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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We would all then be in a better scenario in relation to the calls we get. This issue needs to be followed up, as it seems that unless we are talking about those sorts of numbers, we will constantly be in this particular situation.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Chair, I have no doubt-----

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is the shooting match.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I think it is accepted across the board what Israel is doing and what it has done to the Palestinians. Things are getting worse with a very right-wing and racist Government.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are talking about breaches of international law, annexation, apartheid, execution and murder. The Minister has said he works with like-minded states across Europe. What action will these like-minded states take? I accept the European Union will not do anything to hold Israel accountable, but on that basis there is an onus on us to stand by the Palestinian people. There must be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Child Poverty (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It goes without saying that many children are affected by the housing crisis and disability supports that are not available. Let us be clear. If we are talking about real and meaningful change in tackling child poverty, we need to look at the pathways available to many of us be they through education, apprenticeships and employment. A significant number of people are born without those...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Child Poverty (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he is considering the establishment of a new division in his Department to tackle child poverty. [4414/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Government has spoken about community welfare or exceptional needs payments as a means of dealing with the cost-of-living crisis that many people are dealing with. We are all aware of many people who are waiting an extremely long time. I know of cases in Dundalk of people waiting eight, nine and ten weeks, or longer. In some cases, we know these people are applying for exceptional...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We need the citizens' assembly on drugs to happen as soon as possible. We are looking at absolute failure. When we talk about drug use, drug addiction, the services that relate to those problems, drug criminality and drug-debt intimidation, we speak about its impact across society, which is particularly bad in working-class areas in urban settings. We need to do something different. We...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 14. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that deals with social protection will next meet. [4413/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Politicians are great at talking about the need to deal with stakeholders. SFI did that. That there were 18,000 submissions is impressive. Reference has been made to the importance of inclusivity and how it is an easy word to use. The difficulty in that regard has also been mentioned, that being, making this world much easier to traverse for autistic people and others who are experiencing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, I did not put enough emphasis on that at the outset. Much of this work looks at ways of introducing inclusivity. There are two elements. First, a lot would work better if we had a greater level of understanding. We could probably say that there has been a general understanding in recent years. Second, we could give people strategies for making situations easier. It is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is a huge amount in that regard. Putting supports in place for people that allow them to be all they can be, to use a terrible term, is the framework the committee generally deals with. There are two parts to this: putting in place strategies that work with professionals and others who interact with various cohorts, including autistic people; and providing particular skill sets or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Dr. Lopez is talking about a genetic variation. There is sequencing of parents and whoever else before and something similar is being found, so Dr. Lopez is saying there is an aberration in that sequence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is a change rather than that a gene comes into play.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I understand. It is not like we are looking at the autistic gene per se.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I did not think so and I am not looking for it. I am just making sure I understand what Dr. Lopez is talking about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is very good to see the parents were interested because I would have an element of interest in that myself. As I said before, our Turlough, my 14-year-old, is autistic. He had glue ear. We thought it was language delay initially. We then went through the chicken-and-egg processes as to what caused what. You go through a whole pile of reasons and you are then seeing a great deal more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No. Dr. Lopez will be looking for people who will not do what I did. This is very interesting. Dr. Lopez discussed sleep research specifically, and sleep is something I am very interested in myself. When talking about drug therapies, will she elaborate on some of the specifics of the precision medicine and what we are talking about in that regard? It is difficult to get people to sign up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This is similar to what Dr. Lopez said when talking about precision-type action and what works for an individual, which is the best time and the best whatever. It is almost looking for bespoke solutions in respect of these, even of sleep.