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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The centre deals behavioural issues and whatever, such as where kids can get themselves into distressed situations.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (31 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the new Israeli government’s stated intentions to develop settlements in the Palestinian West Bank and the further annexation of territory; the Government’s plans to react to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4383/23]

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Was it a big submission?

Interim Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: As people can see from all around me, I am operating the same paper-based system as the HSE. That is a joke, but the system is a joke that we need to fix. It is an easy fix that we have managed not to implement for many years. Like other Deputies, I wish to thank the Mental Health Commission. I also thank Dr. Susan Finnerty for her excellent work on this. We will all say that we are...

Forestry Strategy: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There has been much discussion of this issue. I assume the Minister, the Ministers of State and everyone else across the House has received a large amount of correspondence from people who have been put out by what they have seen. We can probably all make easy politics of a situation where natural resources are being sold to a British investment fund. That sells well. The problem is that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (26 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 45. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her future plans for the expansion of the Imbloc/Bridget of Faughart festival in the coming years; if specific funding for the festival has been ringfenced; if specific funding for County Louth is available for the festival; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3295/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (26 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 71. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline the plans there are in 2023 for the employment of a fulltime tourist officer in Dundalk, County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3294/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the targets for 2023 for the construction of public housing on land owned by Louth County Council; the 2023 targets for the construction of housing on otherwise publicly owned lands in County Louth; his plans for progressing these targets in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3592/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (26 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his Department's allocation to local authorities in 2023 for schemes (details supplied), including when the local authorities will be able to draw down the money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3306/23]

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (25 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: My apologies for interrupting, but the Minister of State has indicated his support for all of these amendments.

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (25 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister of State stated that he was accepting it but he had not bothered putting his own name to these references to "public order". "Public Order" is mentioned in multiple lines and Deputy McNamara has covered that base.

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (25 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I will attempt not to repeat myself or labour the point but it is almost the same point that arises in relation to all of these matters. We are back to the need for a process. I accept that all states will make determinations on the basis of national security. There needs to be some element of oversight - we can call it accountability - and making sure there are eyes on, that due diligence...

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (25 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This issue is similar to others we have conversed about already. It is about a process. We can get into components and how critical or not they are. Stakeholders who work in the field would consider every component critical in the sense that without it, the system would not work. The Minister of State has made his arguments about why determinations would be made. We need a greater level...

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (25 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept some of what the Minister of State said. Nobody wants to display our weak points and ask that no one kicks us there. I understand that point as it applies to infrastructure. However, Deputy McNamara made his point in a straight manner. The idea is that there are components that are not to be used. We are talking about a situation where a blanket ban could be applied in respect...

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (25 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is about the technological logistics. Let us say a decision is made. It is about engaging with the alternative supplier and then with the companies, ensuring the supply chain is there and enough time is allowed so that we do not end up in a ridiculous situation where we take out components and we cannot make phone calls.

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (25 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am not sure our backlogged court system will provide any solution, so I would hate it if anyone were to suggest that judicial review was the way to go. We know the issues with court services, which are insufficiently resourced. Will the Minister of State go into some detail about the consultations he mentioned? All of this comes with the caveat of national security, which presumably...

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (25 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, I acknowledge that we will be dealing with some amendments that will look at this further, namely technological questions. We all get the idea of the changed geopolitical set-up in the world. We are all aware that the State, in the context of security, requires the necessary powers to ensure that communication networks are protected. However, we need some sort of clarity on...

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (25 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I do not believe it will come as any shock to the Minister of State, given that we have had this conversation earlier, that we support this. It is caught in one term: "sustainability". We all know the benefits provided by the post office network and the network's absolute necessity, particularly in rural communities that have lost many of their hubs. We welcome the fact that we are talking...

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (25 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is worth pointing out that there has been unease in the local community in respect of the removal of the digital hub. We sometimes deal with communities that have not necessarily been dealt a fair hand by the State through many years. All present know the reality of what needs to be done in such communities. We all know the real way of dealing with problems such as poverty and...

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (25 Jan 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the recognition by the Minister of State of the need for a significant number of this level of interventions. Technology and start-ups are vital but sometimes there is a fundamental piece that has to be done with regard to communities and some of those who have not necessarily had a perfect roadmap through the education system and have become somewhat distant from it. I accept...