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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (20 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the supports being provided to businesses following Storm Éowyn, if he is considering schemes to provide supports following future extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6761/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (20 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the plans for the development of communal and district heating schemes; if consideration is being given to funding streams such as the RHSS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6005/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 20. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [6984/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 34. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [6985/25]

Disability: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I almost feel that we are on a hamster wheel having these discussions on disability. I get that everyone across the board is aware from the issues that are raised in their constituency offices, from canvassing doors and even from familial connections, of the huge want and need that is out there and the huge amount of frustration we are addressing with families, even if we only deal with the...

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There seems to a fair amount of time if the Deputy wants to leave it until the end.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I congratulate the Minister and Minister of State on their new positions. There are major issues in the disability sector, whether we are speaking about recruitment or retention. All has to be brought to bear. We hope there will be success at the talks. The workers want to see delivery of the WRC pay agreement of October 2023. A large number of section 39 workers in the disability sector...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No, I have asked a supplementary question to Question No. 119.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I generally add confusion anyway.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 121. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide the updated figures from the CDNT workforce report carried out in October 2024; if she will outline the strategy to deal with the current vacancy rate in CDNTs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6975/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would like to ask the Minister of State if she will provide updated figures from the CDNT workforce report carried out in October 2024. Will she outline the strategy - some of this has been dealt with - regarding the current vacancy rate in the CDNTs and what can be done to rectify that, assuming we can provide the best result across the board to the children and families who are in need?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agat. I would appreciate if we could get that full report as soon as possible when the Minister of State has an actual deadline. My last parliamentary question contains the same detail in relation to this issue. My understanding is that almost 530 whole-time equivalent positions were still missing or not filled at October last year in the children’s disability network...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Obviously everything that can be done from a recruitment and retention point of view should be done. On workforce planning, we must ensure that have not only the best possible work conditions and pay but that we have enough students training. That all needs to be done. I am going back to two particular issues. I would be grateful for an update on how many whole-time equivalent positions...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Government has it in its power to deal with the committee issue. That just involves making it clear that a Member is either in government or he or she is not. I want to bring up an issue that falls into the Minister of State's own bailiwick - the Mental Health Act and the proposals to amend it. I have come across a number of unfortunate cases relating to an issue that lies with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: They are a danger to themselves and others.

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Time is up, Deputy.

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A Theachta----

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is leor sin. Déanfaidh sin cúis.

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Thank you.

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I probably allowed more flexibility than I ever will again. I call An Teachta Carthy.