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Report on the Summer Programme 2023: Motion [Private Members] (2 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Deputy Canney should not take ten minutes.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It was wrong and unfair that households struggling to pay bills were subsidising big business and large energy users. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, failed to protect the public interest. That is why Sinn Féin has been pursuing this issue. The reason my colleague, Senator Boylan, submitted freedom of information requests on the issue was to get fairness for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (2 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the use of the rapid prompting method to assist learning for children with autism who are non-verbal in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4387/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress being made in the investigation into the death in Lebanon of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4386/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Strategies (2 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress in relation to plans for the protection of critical State infrastructure in the coming months and years, including against cyber and hybrid attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4385/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place in her Department to deliver a greater number of ASD units in County Louth, particularly to address the issue of creating additional space in a number of schools and other logistical difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4388/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I must apologise. I could say that I listened to everything from my office but it would not necessarily be the truth as I was trying to be in two or three places at one time and I failed miserably on all of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I will definitely repeat a lot of what has been said before, so the witnesses should feel free to move through it fairly fast. I presume there has been much discussion on the €55 and on those who should have got the rebate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have no doubt in that regard. On that, when do we believe we will be able to offer a fit-for-purpose system in regard to the timeline, and what is the timeline on that? When the witnesses were before the committee previously, we were talking about the end of quarter 1.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is it still that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: With regard to recruitment and the difficulties that existed previously, in particular in regard to mechanics, the Road Safety Authority believes it will still be able to deliver on that timeline.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Senator Craughwell brought up the issue in regard to virtual driving. Has the Road Safety Authority looked at that to any degree? I understand it operates in places like France. The way it was sold to me was the idea that, between lessons, a considerable number of people can be rusty, and the fact they are able to do this inbetween and it is still counted as actual hours can be incredibly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The idea sells itself to some degree and there are many people who would voluntarily take this up. Maybe it is something we could look at into the future from the point of view of there being a benefit to them, and insurance companies and others could take it into account. Would we be talking about it being mandatory?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In terms of the hazard perception campaign to which Mr. Waide referred or what that would contain, I assume virtual driving will be a major part of that. Is that how he foresees it being done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Mr. Walsh said we are talking about the middle of 2024 before the ten-week delivery for driving tests will be possible. The NCT issue will be resolved a considerable amount of time before that. Recently, I saw varying results as to the percentage of people who had passed their tests. These were provided on a centre-by-centre basis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes. I imagine the number of cars that pass the NCT is considerable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What is the variance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What is it generally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would have expected it to be higher. That is one thing. I was looking at a number of pass rates. The pass rate in Dundalk for last year was 56.9% but in Drogheda it was 49.8%. One particular figure was 75%.