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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2620.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to streamline apprenticeship access and training; whether there has been engagement with education and training boards and the further and higher education sector on these streamlining plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32762/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2621.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for capital investment this year in a further education college in Louth (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32763/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2622.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to replicate a centre in Dundalk (details supplied) in County Louth, around the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32765/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2699.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the work being carried out by the stakeholders’ group on control of dogs issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33299/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2700.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 9 May 2024, if she will detail any application made by Louth County Council for remedial works on previously repaired local improvement scheme roads, damaged by flooding, under the new flexibility introduced to the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33300/24]

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe. They have been straightforward in talking about the decriminalisation of the drug user. However, none of this makes any difference without a proper framework and resources in place. We all know that the resources do not exist, regardless of whether that is politicians anecdotally saying it in relation to issues we are dealing with. We are trying...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: You have already said it. What is a framework that works and that we can put in play now? I do not expect the witnesses to deal with the fact that there is a wider issue that involves nearly every service and Department. We are not looking at this in any way shape or form. We are not in any way serious about dealing with drugs.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I spoke to somebody who was a heroin and crack addict at one stage and who was able to turn it around. They said they were not able to get treatment in Ireland because at the time they could only get methadone. Basically, they went abroad and were able to deal with their problem. There is a drug that they spoke about. I am going to pronounce it wrong. Is it Subutex or something?

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This would have been prior to that.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Even a few years ago, before the Taliban decided how to deal with heroin, a local dealer told somebody after they had lost their partner, "Don't worry about the cost or whatever. I don't have a whole pile of heroin at the minute but I've plenty of crack." This is my last question. Have the witnesses come across and increase in the use of fentanyl recently?

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I believe that is filling the gap.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I may not have been clear earlier with regard to decriminalisation. I am not saying that you do not enter into something unless you have a spectacular, utterly perfect framework. If we wait for that, we will never do anything. I accept that everything we have done to date has not dealt with this situation. Mr. Murray, among others, spoke about the need to introduce that framework in...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The number is related to this but people have come to me in the last while about the kids.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is a separate question.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Has Dr. Kenny seen an increase in kids doing this in the last while?

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have seen it. I suppose it is about looking at a means of dealing with it.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are now dealing with far more intergenerational addiction and I know that anyone involved in youth services would say that where once a child could go to their grandmother, they cannot necessarily do that now. That is an awful thing to say. That means greater levels of supports are necessary to help people when they find themselves in these circumstances. We know that we do not have...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Again, it is about the need for that framework. What we need now is a hell of a lot more complex than what we needed ten years ago and we obviously do not have it.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: If we are serious about this, we are into early interventions in families and communities. We know what we need to do and that is breaking poverty and diverting people. In an awful lot of cases, youth diversion is worth doing, but in some cases it is too late. In fairness, that is what Dr. Quinlan said about benzos. We can stop people going down particular roads while accepting that there...

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are back in here talking about carers and I really welcome the opportunity and thank the Regional Independent Group. The fact is that we are all going to talk about the huge savings to the State through the great effort that is put in by carers and how we could not operate without them but we still fail in delivering for them. We could probably have this conversation forever and we are...