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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: The N5 is across from that as well. Some works will be done there. There is talk of a bypass for Tulsk or a new route there. Those are the main issues. The other matter is Roosky Bridge, which is on the N63. That is a very narrow bridge. A pedestrian cannot get through it if two vehicles are on it. Under active travel, there seem to be proposals to extend the footpath, which is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: There were a lot of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: That is 100% fine. I think active travel is included in the new-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: No. It is at Strokestown-Elphin, as part of the new N5 project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I am willing that the TII comes back to me. I will not put pressure on now. Obviously, I do not expect-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: May I-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Cuirim fáilte roimh gach duine. They are very welcome. Engagement and debate are very important. It is good to hear Ms Dubsky talk about the engagement she is having with people in Macra na Feirme about developments in respect of the environment that are obviously very exciting for her. If I may say so, there is a gulf. I was reared on a small farm in County Roscommon. There is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: The other question I want to ask the panel and which is open to anybody is whether the witnesses will continue to fight the derogation staying at 220 kg N/ha? It is correct to say that we are one of the very few countries now at 220 kg N/ha, most are at 170 kg N/ha. Will the witnesses continue that campaign? If they are going to continue that campaign, will they make a greater effort to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: On that point, from my own experience of growing up on a family farm, which was then pretty small, my parents put in a huge effort to buy an extra bit of land to make it viable, as did many families. To go back to those days, I can recall the family farm was really efficient and environmentally aware. You would watch how the whitethorns and the blackthorns would develop and you would hear...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I am not because Mr. Moore made an important point in terms of fruit. From a farming stability point of view, we import €20 million worth of blueberries into this country. They can be so easily grown in Ireland. I made the point to the Minister, Deputy Ryan, that one of the problems is that it does not pay farmers to do that. You need to incentivise them. It is the same with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: If it is okay with the Chair, I have one final short question. We cannot overlook the fact that we exported €19.5 billion worth of agrifood last year and that more than 150,000 people are employed in the businesses. In all of this debate, we have to find a way in which we do not substantially lose those jobs or those farms. Do the witnesses have an opinion on that?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. Gabhaim buíochas léi as ucht teacht anseo. I appreciate that she always deals with areas of special needs with sincerity and honesty. I wish to draw her attention to a lovely school in a rural part of County Roscommon, Granlahan National School on the Roscommon-Mayo border. It is a small school which had 32 pupils...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I appreciate the Minister of State's reply. There is nothing I can argue with as such. She is right. However, I said that while there is no doubt that there has been an increase in special education teaching posts throughout the country, it looks like some of these smaller schools could lose out. I appreciate that the school authorities can have conversations with people within the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I extend a céad míle fáilte to the people from Belmullet. Being a Rossie, we always give a great welcome to the west except when we meet them on the football team. That will be happening in a few weeks. We need to beat them this year though. We hope they enjoy their day.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I join with others in expressing my sympathies with the wife, daughters and extended family of Michael O'Regan. I always followed him as a journalist and I enjoyed him as a journalist. When I came to Leinster House in 2016, I got to know him really well. We became good friends. There was always a good bit of slagging between Patsy McGarry, also a well-known journalist, Michael and I about...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Early Childhood Care and Education (22 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Go raibh maith agat, a Sheanadóir. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Early Childhood Care and Education (22 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: I hope Senator Currie has a cure for that cough or cold. I have one myself; it is going around.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Directives (22 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Richmond.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (22 Feb 2024)

Eugene Murphy: It looks like we have a good outcome to that problem. It is a good result from the Minister. I echo the Minister of State's compliment to Senator McGahon for raising the matter, which I know is an issue for many of us currently. It has now been clarified.