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Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Dr. Tamming sees it as working, I imagine.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Follow-up.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This only works if therapists engage with parents and the kids themselves, but also with the teaching staff and everyone. If everyone engages in best practice, the kids benefit.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: With assessments of need the big fear is that the Government is going to undermine that one right people do have. People are absolutely open to a conversation on how best to deliver assessment. What are the witnesses' views on the CDNTs and that particular question? Has there been a discussion with the representative organisations? What engagement has there been with speech and language...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No, I understand that. It is a huge part and there have been constant conversations about it. The Government has spoken at times about the issues with it. I have no problem with the issues being addressed if there are issues, and maybe not everybody needs a 30-hours plus assessment but my fear is that the right to it would be removed. This is where I and many others have a particular...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree. Does Dr. Hartney have a view at this stage on what could be done? Again I am jumping the gun on the best means of delivering assessments and therapies, and beyond that assistive technologies, on which the HSE is doing a piece of work. We have all seen how that can make a huge difference.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have a particular view on the CDNTs, and this is not to take away from people within them doing huge work. It is a positive model. The witnesses spoke earlier about the communication failures in relation to where parents are. In fairness, Mr. Bernard Gloster also said that those who had a more positive view of CDNTs were those who had a single point of contact or somebody they could have...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Outside of the issues that exist across the board of CDNTs, how many family link workers are there like that? Is every area covered in this regard?

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A family link worker would seem to make complete sense and would deal with that communication piece.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We could say it is shocking - maybe it is not shocking - some of the positions we find ourselves. It makes sense that 14 countries are engaging against. The proposal is to have these SDGs dealt with under the auspices of the Department of the Taoiseach as opposed to in the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment. We all know the issues that exist. Despite all the wealth that...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am going to shoot the line.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: They were considered an environment niche; it stays there and does not percolate through.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I apologise as I have to go to a meeting someone else promised me access to. On what Mr. McGeady said earlier about the sustainable development goals, they are a tool for two things, namely, grading and framing policy. He put it better than I would have about the scenario we are in at the minute. For all the wealth we have, there is a huge issue with inequality. It is also about...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Obviously, there is the shared island unit. While it has gone to some good places, it should probably go further. I do not think that will come as a shock to anybody. The proposals the witnesses have about making sure we have this are from two points of view; it is leverage in relation to ensuring you have the policy that is fit for purpose but making sure it is in the right place and has...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In a very simplistic way, is Mr. McGeady talking about almost check-listing against-----

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I was going to say multiple contradictions, which will happen.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is the leverage. Initially, you can grade poorly bad policies and bad legislation. That is straightforward. On the grading system, impact assessment tool and even checklist, what will it take to put those into operation? I get it. Political will is a major part of it. I am not sure about the Government but there would be plenty of civil servants who would have a particular issue...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank Mr. McGeady.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Would it be possible to get a short and concise paper on the future generations commissioner? I recognise the proposal is already there in legislative form but I am asking for an outline of everything from the impact assessment tool to implementing something much simpler. We could look to it as something to put forward as part of the budgetary process. I would say it would be welcomed in a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting at the emergency department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34880/25]