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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes. They will not have the control they would have had previously. They are afraid that they will not necessarily benefit.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the Minister. To follow-up on the issue of the Defence Forces, the Minister states it is a piece of work on the outside perimeter. Initially, the Minister and others had stated there is not a whole pile the Defences Forces could do in these circumstance and that there was no point calling them in. The Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, told the committee the DAA is a private...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Better to have and not to need. We all are in support of whatever can be done from the point of view of ensuring flying is as seamless as possible given the significant difficulties. I will not labour the point that we probably could have done this piece at an earlier stage because it was stated by the Minister and others that there was not too much to be gained and, to a degree, there is...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Okay. We have constantly spoken at this committee about regional rebalancing. It would not come as any shock that many Deputies, and even Senators at the joint committee, would extol the virtues of Shannon Airport, which obviously would have nothing to do with their geographical location or whatever. In fairness, despite some of the serious discussion that has happened here regarding that...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There are new machines.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have one final question. It relates to somebody who lives in the North, who has a Northern driving licence and who may want to become a taxi driver in the South. I am talking specifically about Dundalk, which will not come as a shock to anybody. The problem is that this person is not able to take the small public service vehicle test because a Southern driving licence is required in...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The problem is that we submitted a written parliamentary question on the matter previously. What came back was an answer from the NTA which was just a restatement of the for a person to hold Irish or EU driving licence, or-----

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have been over and back to the NTA. I just got a formulaic answer. We are into semantics in the context of what is a recognised licence.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (5 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the work programme and engagements of the Drogheda implementation board; the status of the recommendations contained in a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35982/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (5 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the status of the work of her Department in tackling drug-related intimidation and reporting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35981/22]

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree that a lot of people use dramatic language about the health service. We all know how difficult the work in the health service can be. Sometimes that is down to the weaknesses that exist there but it is not to take away from those who work in it. All of us and our families have received great care there but we also know about the issues with waiting lists and we know about the...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: -----under severe pressure but the Minister had met-----

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: -----some of those families and they had spoken about the fact that they needed a mechanism to provide them with the necessary answers. We always look for a public inquiry but the Taoiseach and others have talked about the type of inquiry they do not want. We need to see what sort of inquiry the Government will come up and we need it as soon as possible. I apologise greatly-----

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are all here for the one reason. We want to see the spaces and places provided for some of our citizens, that is, children with disabilities. Up to this time, we have not had the necessary planning to deliver that. We all welcome this legislation and, if it streamlines the section 37A process, then that needs to be done because it seems to be a process that is far too long with far too...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Where do we start? Regulation, building product surveillance: it is fair to say they were not up to scratch, far from it. We have failed a number of people miserably. We are talking at the minute about Donegal, Mayo, Clare, Sligo, Limerick, Tipperary and up to seven more counties. I have heard a number of Teachtaí talk about my constituency of Louth. This is a small island and it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Examinations (30 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We all understand the logistics leading to the lateness in the leaving certificate results, but it is causing a huge amount of heartache. A family have contacted me as a young woman has been offered a course in the Netherlands that must be accepted on 26 August. She has also been offered a course in Coleraine that has to be accepted on 1 September. The first round of CAO offers will not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (30 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied); her plans for the continuity of Irish-medium education in Dundalk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34884/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (30 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to ensure there are no delays in the publication of the leaving certificate examination results, which would cause unnecessary frustration for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34883/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Cost of Living Issues (30 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 213. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline further supports that will be made available to lower-income families to mitigate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27826/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We all know we are dealing with disastrously high rates in relation to rentals, particularly in towns such as Drogheda and Dundalk. It will hardly be a big shock that since news of the increase in the housing assistance payment, HAP, discretion level to 35% was first talked about that the local authority, namely, Louth County Council, has been inundated with calls. Can we get an actual...