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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: 93. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether he intends to provide additional funding in 2025 for the local improvement scheme, LIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36845/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: As I am sure the Minister will agree, the local improvement scheme, LIS, and the community involvement scheme are two critical supports at local level that are vital to the fabric and function of rural Ireland. Are there plans to provide any additional funding before the end of this year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Good morning. Thank you for being here. Today's meeting will be in two separate public sessions. The first session is to conclude at 10.45 a.m. Apologies have been received from Deputies Pa Daly, Grace Boland and Michael Collins. Senator Mark Duffy has allocated his speaking slot to Deputy Emer Currie. Deputy Pa Daly has allocated his speaking slot to Deputy Paul Donnelly. Deputy Grace...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: I am going to have to ask Mr. Gavin to conclude. I think all the witnesses were told there would be three-minute opening statements.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: I thank Mr. Gavin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: I thank Mr. Gavin. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise engage in speech that might be regarded as damaging to the good name of that person or entity. Therefore, if their statements are potentially defamatory...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: I thank Mr. Curran. I welcome Professor Tim McCarthy from the Department of Computer Science at Maynooth University and invite him to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: I will set the scene with some very simple questions that reflect the questions I am being asked by the citizens I represent, some of whom are not very tech-savvy. Can somebody fly a drone over my house and is there a height restriction?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Apart from those zones. Could somebody fly a drone over my house?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Is there a height restriction?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Somebody could fly a drone 10 m over my house and there is no restriction, provided it is not in one of those zones.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: In terms of the sites that are restricted, is there a map that tells me nationally where those restricted sites are? I presume they include airports and prisons
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: Someone could fly a drone 10 m over my house in Clonmel, in an estate of 30 houses, and there is nothing I can do about it under current legislation. It has nothing to do with the weight of the drone or whether it involves private or commercial use. Anybody can fly a drone over my house as it stands.