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Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion (7 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I will add my voice to what has been said, in the sense that a spectacular piece of work has been done by the Oireachtas committee. I thank Senator Carrigy, Deputy Tully and everybody who worked on the committee, of which I was not a member but I sort of inveigled myself in. I have a tendency to do that. The Minister of State will not be shocked, exactly. We dealt with a huge number of...

Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion (7 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have a tendency to go over my time.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his and his Department’s recent interactions with European states and with the United States of America about Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11114/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the first month of the operation of the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11189/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Nuclear Waste (7 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any efforts are being made to commission an independent or third-party assessment of Sellafield’s operations as a response to media reports, in order to avoid bias or investigative limitations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11113/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Implementation Bodies (7 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his recent engagement with the British government in relation to the re-establishment of the Northern Ireland Executive. [5277/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. agus cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe go léir. Usually I make an apology if I am going to repeat myself but I am definitely going to repeat what has already been said. The need for guidelines is obvious. Even in the last week I have dealt with parents whose autistic child has had the AON but has changed over the years and there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The witnesses just have to agree with me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Did the NCSE say it would introduce it before the end of the year?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I wish the Taoiseach well, but I add my voice to what the rest of the Opposition said about the next Taoiseach and the Government, that is, that the decision should be made now and made by the people. I want to follow on from Deputy Ó Laoghaire. We talk about the assessment of need backlogs and the people who cannot get assessments or therapies but we are not having the real...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Offices (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I raised previously the case of a fire station officer from Dunleer, John Molloy. The Taoiseach's office has responded to me about it. At the end of the day, the difficulty is that Mr. Molloy will turn 60 on 24 May. He is the fifth man in the minimum crew of five. Not only would we lose him with no one to replace him, we could also have an issue with the fire station. The Taoiseach said...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is obvious that Netanyahu's Israel is operating a policy of slaughter, starvation and famine. That is how he intends to ensure that not only will there be no Palestinian state, there might not be a Palestinian people. We all dread what is ahead in Rafah. Sinn Féin welcomed the Taoiseach's letter to Ursula von der Leyen. As Deputy Ó Laoghaire stated, it is somewhat shocking...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The credibility of the EU is at stake. There are more than 31,000 dead, 70% of them women or children, and 72,000 injured. These are just the figures we have at the minute – we do not know what they will increase to. António Guterres is right when he speaks about people facing catastrophic hunger, and that is even before the awaited ground invasion of Rafah. What would one...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Has there been any movement among those who would join us? We need answers.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The EU needs to take action. It is failing miserably.

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We will support this Bill. It is a strange day and who knows what the future holds now? Others have said - and I wish to make sure my voice is noted on this - that if we are going to have a change of Taoiseach, the people should be asked about it. I do not have control over that, though, and who knows-----

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I was only going to say we do not necessarily know that this is the-----

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I will, but we do not necessarily know that Deputy Richmond is the Minister of State who will be dealing with this into the near future. We do not know what-----

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is, and, as I said, we are supportive-----

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agat. I do apologise. Occasionally-----