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Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am about to do something I do not generally do, which is to quote the remarks of the Tánaiste. This follows on from some of the conversation on Palestine and the brutal actions of the racist and apartheid Israeli regime, which no longer even bothers to put up a pretence. He stated: I am conscious that there is general consensus in the House about having a two-state solution and of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is widespread agreement, including a fair amount among Government backbenchers, that it is crazy to lift the eviction ban. The Government has made a number of proposals. It is bonkers that anyone would consider lifting the ban until those proposals were at least in place. Regarding the tenantin situscheme, specifically in relation to HAP, are instructions given to local authorities...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Strategic Autonomy: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This is my first opportunity to publicly welcome the Chair to his position. I hope he will allow me plenty of free rein, as the previous Chair did.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Strategic Autonomy: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank Professor Cottey and Dr. McDonagh. We are in a changed geopolitical set-up. We probably had a certain element of consistency over many years that Vladimir Putin has turned on its head. Some will say we could look back at what he said and did previously and that perhaps there were lessons, but sometimes these things can be missed. When strategic autonomy is discussed at a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Strategic Autonomy: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I did say something about leeway, did I not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Strategic Autonomy: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, when dealing with bright people, they know where the questions are in the middle of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Strategic Autonomy: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The last thing I will throw out is that when I am talking about strategic autonomy, the fear and danger are that we must ensure we are not talking about European protectionism or a certain element of madness that puts further pressure on the Third World, given the issues it has and we have, such as climate change and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is that work under way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The sooner the better.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: To follow up on the Chair's remarks on uninsured drivers, the committee has had engagement on this matter and the Road Traffic and Roads Bill will deal with certain scenarios. There was talk of the British legislation and the idea that a car as opposed to a person is uninsured. That would place a greater onus on us to ensure this does not happen. However, one of the big problems is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Motorcycling Ireland raised an issue yesterday. The Minister of State may have heard some of the material in the public domain about the difficulties it has with getting insurance. It spoke about the huge importance of the sport. We have a large number of issues, covering everything from community centres to community groups when it comes to public liability insurance. I will ask the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No, that is fine. We have had representatives of the Irish Road Haulage Association, IRHA, before this committee a number of times. They speak of securing some sort of recognition at European level that we are an island. That needs to be taken into account. There is a particular status, the term for which has gone from my adult brain at the moment. The IRHA spoke about changing rules and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have a final question on ports, which I am sure the Minister of State has dealt with to some degree. It is mentioned in his opening statement. We all acknowledge that ports are run by private entities. We are constantly talking about Ireland becoming a wind superpower but only Belfast Port is fit for purpose. How do we make this happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: On the timeline-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I was about to ask what the timeline was.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am assuming the issue of drones was dealt with. This is my only question. The Minister of State indicated that a measure will be in place within a couple of weeks. I am curious as to what happened. The Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, informed the committee that a huge amount of due diligence and work had to be done by the Tánaiste and the Garda. Then, all of a sudden,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Does the Minister of State not foresee the ports holding the process up, while accepting there are still other issues around planning, etc?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Does the Minister of State still have a couple of minutes? It is now 4.01 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for assisting us with many issues. I am sure many of them will be revisited time and again, but that is the nature of what we do. Our next meeting will be a private meeting via MS Teams at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 28 March.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: United Nations (21 Mar 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is decent of Deputy Brady. I would have ploughed ahead.