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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate that. I just have one last question in relation to the DTSS, which I missed. What is the lay of the land in relation to the Irish Dental Association's interactions with the Minister and the Department and getting to a solution? We have been talking about this forever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is it the case that he has not done that yet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Right. When was the last time the Irish Dental Association had an interaction with the Minister?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yet, currently, the association is waiting for him to click the officials into operation and that has not happened yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Could the committee make an intervention and possibly ask the Minister to get himself into gear?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Glacial. It has not moved at all. We are having the same conversation we had previously. We can all table motions, Private Members’ Bills and all the rest. We have all asked multiple parliamentary questions. Everybody gets up and says they realise this is an issue and that this is incredibly serious, but it has not moved. They say that it is with the Minister, and we are awaiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (2 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 19. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider funding an organisation (details supplied) for patient services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19293/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (2 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the targets for 2024 for the climate division of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19814/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (2 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what engagement there has been between his Department and other Government departments this year in relation to the delivery of necessary flood protection schemes in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19815/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (2 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of students expelled from courses at each technological university and institute of technology from 2020 to date; the reasons for the expulsions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19945/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Programmes (8 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 19. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [17708/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Programmes (8 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 27. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new unit in his Department to tackle child poverty. [20535/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Programmes (8 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have already brought up the issue of the chaotic circumstances we find in respect of the context this question refers to, the specific issues we have to deal with and the supports that are not there if we are talking about the council, Tusla or the Garda in dealing with these matters. I heard the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, talk about a plan to run over the next several years, but we need...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Programmes (8 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: You can imagine what the principal said. It is the loss of hours. What began several years ago at 47.5 hours has now reduced to 40 hours. This is impacting on the school's ability to deal with the kids who need this support the most.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 37. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive. [20536/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The meeting with the First Minister and deputy First Minister sounded positive. It dealt with the issue of budgets. I imagine the issue of British Government underfunding was top of that agenda. The Taoiseach said he spoke about migration. It is welcome that conversation happens across the island. This is not a devolved power, however, and obviously relates to the British Government....

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are here with statements on Europe Day a day early. I do not think many people in here are proposing that we leave the EU. There are many of us who can talk about the absolute benefits we have seen from the EU. People have described it as the most successful peace process in the world. We know the help it gave our own peace process. We saw the significant solidarity we were shown...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 10. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the assessment of applications under the community services programme, administered by Pobal, to include the numbers of applications received, the numbers that were successful and whether there will be additional funding provided this year, given the volume of applications received; and if she will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Will the Minister provide an update on the assessment of applications under the community services programme administered by Pobal? Will she provide the number of applications received, the numbers that were successful, those still being assessed and any plans for providing additional funding before the end of this year? I do not think it will come as any surprise that my follow-up...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the Minister's answer. We are dealing with a huge number of applications because there is a huge amount of need. That goes without saying. Everybody across this campus could probably speak to the work done by many community organisations and its absolute necessity for the community. I ask that whatever can be done is done to ensure we can deliver as much as possible. We know...