Results 3,001-3,020 of 6,508 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I could have done it myself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The point I failed to make earlier is that people want their children to have the skill sets they need to be able to operate. The witnesses are trying to build a framework whereby they can be themselves but be themselves in society and play a part. That is a benefit all round. It can be difficult to put all that together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Such as why you are missing an arm?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept what Ms Doherty is saying about funding. There may be a need with regard to flexibility in how that can be spent. The pay and conditions of personal assistants must be dealt with at a ministerial level. My final question concerned in-house supports. What supports are available for someone who may need a bit more of a foundation to provide the framework? Could the witnesses talk...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: When Dr Sweeney was talking about diet, all I could think of people having to stay in the room when people are opening crisps or whatever. You have all those individual issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister has dealt with the issue to some degree in terms of workforce planning. We all accept the need for physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists and speech and language therapists, but from what he said, there probably has been a failure in the Department of Health or wherever else to come forward and say it needs certain services. I acknowledge what the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, the Minister referred to retention. We all know the issues regarding conditions. At least if we have that part done, it means we will have something positive in the years ahead. We must bridge the gaps in the short term. In the presentations made to us we heard about the Trinity centre and the fabulous programme from the point of view of work placement and job activation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is fair to say I can be a nuisance in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have all dealt with the issue of the cliff edge that can happen after secondary school, whatever about the issues beforehand. Obviously, the positivity from the earlier meeting was the fact there was a framework that will work for a good cohort of students who are autistic. It is a case of making sure that parents do not have to fight multiple battles. It is that piece of the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree completely. Obviously, Trinity College has the capacity to deal with the small number with which it is dealing but that can be very easily expanded without the centre having to change. It is a win-win across the board. Faster, quicker, better goes without saying.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 38. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports available to sporting clubs and associations to deal with the rising cost of energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56376/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 58. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update in relation to interactions with the IABA; the current position with regards to future funding for the IABA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56375/22]

Post-European Council: Statements (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I reiterate what Deputy John Brady said about the 52 officials, including members of the Government and Members of the Oireachtas, who have been declared personae non gratae. I am fairly sure that nobody was preparing to travel to the Russian Federation. This is an affront to our democracy and to our place in the world. We need to ask Ambassador Yuri Filatov to make his journey home. If...

Energy Regulations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: He will at the wedding.

Energy Regulations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are dealing with another motion about how things are in the real world in the context of the cost of energy. Whether it is individuals or businesses, we all know that we have been inundated in respect of this matter. Some of my colleagues spoke about the weakness of the CRU's remit and powers with regard to standing charges. There are huge anomalies. Many of us will have dealt with...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This is a reply to the Minister and he is correct on some level in the sense that I did not speak about the huge successes there have been in the Irish film industry. Maybe I should have said that at the outset but the fact is that we want that to continue. We want to ensure that we have what I spoke about earlier, namely, a sustainable industry that provides a good level of employment and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I said I would take 30 seconds and I hope I will not make a liar of myself. I welcome the Minister's interaction. There is an acceptance of the need for a greater level of collective agreements across the board. However, the power differential needs to be taken into account. That is the reason some individuals are keeping their heads down. We need to find some means whereby they can make...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A lot of this has already been dealt with by Deputy Doherty. He spoke about his own amendment, which just looks for something that is more directional and takes into account the anomalies with which he dealt. There will be certain firms, particularly smaller operations, that will need a greater level of support. It is a fair ask with regard to the credit unions. I will throw another...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: On communal heating systems, I imagine that the likes of Frontline can avail of it on that basis. The problem is that two or maybe three of these companies have a huge number of individual locations. The limit of €30,000 or whatever could mean that a company would not necessarily qualify. This is not about saving Frontline, but about the residents who live in these residential...