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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy (Resumed): Regional Airports (15 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It will feature in the Oscars.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy (Resumed): Regional Airports (15 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have kept up with most of the meeting in the office or in between, but I apologise if I go over ground that has been covered. It would be a first if I did not. In fairness, the witnesses have been fairly straightforward in the sense of what is needed in the regional airport programme and state aid rules. They are aware that the state aid rules need to be revisited for a number of issues....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy (Resumed): Regional Airports (15 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No, and I am not looking for that. On that product piece, we need that from them in relation to the state aid piece. Beyond that, I am looking for a synopsis on, or answer to, some of what Mr. Michael O'Leary in particular said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy (Resumed): Regional Airports (15 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is later on in the evening. That sounds like there is a wee bit of flexibility, Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy (Resumed): Regional Airports (15 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, was here last week and we were talking about sustainable aviation fuel. He was talking about pilot programmes, and he specifically mentioned Shannon. I wonder if Ms Considine has any information, or if any conversations have happened about that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 20. To ask the Taoiseach when the Housing for All progress report for quarter 4 2022 will be published. [6863/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [5851/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [6864/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (14 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his engagement with stakeholders, including unions and education providers, to resolve the pay and conditions issues of personal assistants who work in some education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6875/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (14 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the work being done to help progress technological university status for Dundalk Institute of Technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6876/23]

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There will probably be a fair amount of agreement on the fact that there is general support for-----

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am not in any way. I would say the Minister is just glad I did not ask him the question I always ask him at this point. That is for another day. We all accept the necessity of the likes of this "bodycam" technology. I think there is general agreement on the necessity of ensuring, as with any solution, that resourcing is available. Part of that is training. Training will need to be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (9 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister has spoken about quick builds, modular builds and 3D printing. We need to consider all options. We know about the multidepartmental conversations that are happening in respect of accommodation. As Deputy Bríd Smith said, though, we are dealing with an accommodation crisis, and we need to get to the bottom of it first and foremost. In fairness, the Minister has always...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (9 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It goes without saying that we need to deal with the housing crisis. There are significant levels of disinformation as well as what one can only call at best "negative actors", the far-right, etc. A large amount of it cannot be called anything other than idiocy, but it is dangerous idiocy. We need to ensure there is no space for that. We also need to ensure that the outstanding issues...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (9 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 78. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline any proposals that his Department has in relation to dealing with accommodating international and temporary protection applicants in the coming quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6166/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 16. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline the process by which her Department contacts the British work and pensions department seeking contribution information about people who have made social protection applications based on their British contributions; the current average waiting times for this information to be received; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 39. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments applied for through the community welfare service in Dundalk, County Louth, in 2022; the number of these applications granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6109/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (9 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 86. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline future plans for the delivery of a sustainable model for early and pre-school education to children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6167/23]

Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister has stated he accepts there are people who are under extreme pressure because of the five interest rates increases by the ECB. We all know of particular individuals who are under significant pressure. We know people on tracker mortgages who may have an added monthly bill of €200. This could be €200 on top of large increases in fuel costs and electricity costs....

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (8 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I had hoped to be in earlier. On the inquiry into how the State dealt with Covid, the Taoiseach is talking about it being scoped out. Would it be possible to get a timeline on how long this scoping exercise will take? Can we get the detail as soon as possible about the remit and whether we are talking about individual modules, as well as a timeline on the inquiry? I spoke to the Taoiseach...