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Seanad: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: On my own behalf and on behalf of the Senators, I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, to the House. I call on Senator Ollie Crowe, who has eight minutes.

Seanad: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Minister of State, his officials, Seanadóirí, the staff of the House and the ushers, who are here with us during all our debates and who are of the utmost help to us all.

Seanad: Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: There is an eerie silence around here today because we are all genuinely in deep shock after what has happened recent events. You look at the blood-splattered faces of kids on the TV, whether they are in Israel or Gaza, and you see them holding on to one another so tightly with fear written all over their faces. I have kept some of those pictures and every night, no matter what time I get...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: Yes.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: This is going to be hard to solve. I have an issue with this. If you are going to keep a thatched cottage as it is in the old-fashioned way, that is fine. However, there are difficulties involved in modernising houses and then putting thatched roofs on them. If we are honest, there are fire dangers involved. I do not know how we can get around or manage that but it is one of the things...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: We do not want to lose our heritage, by the way.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: We should forward the correspondence to the petitioner and see what she reverts to us with.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: What happened there? It was not clear.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: The petitioner did not get a copy of the reply from the Minister. Is that correct?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: The reply was there but it did not go to the petitioner.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: I am not blaming anybody.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: Should we not wait for the reply?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: We are waiting, however, for a response from the petitioner. Would it not be better to wait for her to reply and then set that date?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: I thought the recommendation was to forward the correspondence to the petitioner and await a reply. Now we are saying we are going to bring in the petitioner on 9 November.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: No, it is fine. I just thought that at yesterday's private session, we agreed something else, but now we have added a plan for 9 November. Perhaps I missed that yesterday and we did agree on 9 November.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: We are now saying we are going to bring in the petitioner on 9 November.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: It does not matter to me.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: I will not object.