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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have listened to most of this but it is always possible that I missed something at the beginning so if I repeat something, just tell me and I will accept the slap. There is an issue relating to carrying out the plans around Tailte Éireann. Will they speed up the valuation process? We are talking about local authorities possibly losing significant amounts in rates due to delays in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: On some level, the Department does see that they will all still have responsibilities. The Valuation Office is responsible for valuation, and I get that. Does the Department see there would be streamlining and a speeding up of the process? I imagine there would be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Will this organisation be subject to freedom of information legislation? Obviously this is a very relevant issue at this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This is vital because from time to time many organisations and campaigners have difficulty accessing information. Given all that will be involved in these three organisations together it is vital the new entity would fall under the freedom of information legislation. That is good to know. How long does Ms Reeves reckon the entire process will take? What is the timeline?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I assume the powers the bodies have at this point in time will not be lost when the new outfit is created. With regard to staffing, does the Department expect any major changes?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; the advances that have been made following Covid-19 delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44229/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with the RSA regarding the need to increase driving testing and theory testing capacity to clear the current waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44227/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the Commissioner and his team for coming before the committee. If possible, I will do over-and-back questions and answers. Some of my questions are very short.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: To follow on from the points made by Deputy Haughey regarding the corporate tax rate, the Commissioner has spoken about the fact that he believes there is a decent possibility of an international deal in this regard. He referred to the minimum effective rate. There is a 12.5% rate in Ireland. However, although France, for example, had a rate of 26.5%, in many cases there were workarounds...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I get that. There will be an attempt to deal with it within the rules, which will need to be consistently and constantly reviewed to ensure they do exactly what they say on the tin. That is vital. Mr. Gentiloni spoke about the fiscal rules and governance. I am going to take an inference from what he said and some of what has been reported to the effect that Mr. Gentiloni believes Europe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: To have flexibility.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: You could be sorry about this. My apologies beforehand. I appreciate the previous two answers. I welcome what Mr. Gentiloni has said and I welcome the solidarity that has been shown on the Brexit issue. I particularly welcome his statement that the only show in town is the Irish protocol and it is just about finding the best case scenario with regard to its operability. We need Europe to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate the answer. The Commission has already shown its want and ability to address situations as they arise. That needs to happen with respect to the Irish protocol. Irish unity is something that is on the agenda. At some point in time, it will need to be planned for. The European Union has allowed for a situation where if there is a vote on Irish unity, the North, as part of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I both apologise to the Commissioner and thank him for his patience. I will follow up on what the Chair has said and on some of what the Commissioner has said himself. He framed it well in the sense that he did not refer to the usual green and digital recovery but to an equitable green and digital recovery. That is absolutely necessary given the difficulties we had during the banking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would not say that.

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Motion (21 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Everybody is in agreement about the necessity of ensuring we deal with these issues, particularly in regard to the sharing of vital information - fingerprints, DNA and vehicle registration data. In the world we live in, there is an absolute necessity to ensure we have not only the legislation but also the technological capacity, etc., required to allow us to share information when dealing...

Residential Tenancies (Tenants' Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank Deputy Bacik for bringing this legislative measure forward. We are dealing with "renovictions". In that context, protections are needed for people who are losing their tenancies. I agree that the accidental landlords require a professionalising of the system so they are also protected where there are cases of good landlords and tenants with extra difficulties, etc. We also need to...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are here to discuss what is obviously a technical Bill. When I heard about the reorganisation and division, and the fact that County Louth was going to be connected with counties Cavan and Monaghan, I had a fear of losing senior gardaí and losing the focus that is needed, particularly in the huge urban settings of Dundalk and Drogheda. Anybody who has watched the news in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Official Engagements (21 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 30. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his recent engagements in Croatia and Slovenia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44779/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (21 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the recent engagements he has had with insurance underwriters in order to bring more into the market; the further progress made in relation to the Action Plan for Insurance Reform Implementation Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44778/21]