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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Many of us have brought up the infrastructural deficits we are talking about here, namely housing, Uisce Éireann, the electricity grid and communications. The recent Storm Éowyn showed serious pressures and the need to deal with this. Housing is just a crisis that has, in no way, improved for those who are impacted. We also know we are under severe pressure in respect of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Child Poverty (8 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We all wish Deputy Boyd Barrett the best of luck. It is apt to do this during Questions to the Taoiseach because if ever there was a Deputy who made very great use of Questions to the Taoiseach, it was Deputy Boyd Barrett. When we talk about child poverty, we are all aware of the added costs of dealing with children with additional needs. The issue of special school places and the fact...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Child Poverty (8 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the progress made by his Department in reducing child poverty and promoting well-being. [13487/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional space will be provided at a Louth primary school (details supplied) to accommodate an extra classroom and additional ASD places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16890/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to keeping a teacher at a primary school in Louth (details supplied) as its projected pupil numbers will be higher in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16889/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (3 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would appreciate that. The interdepartmental group has responsibility for delivering on policy and we saying we cannot have enough protections and mitigations. We know we are dealing with rising sea levels. When we talk about the likes of Dundalk, we are talking about a significant amount of redeemed land. Therefore, we were under pressure from the beginning. There are many houses...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (3 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is necessary to make these interventions. All these schemes are very important because we have seen the huge issue with flooding in the last while. We are talking about better preparations for extreme weather conditions. It is absolutely vital we see delivery of these particular projects. I did not expect the Minister of State to come back with specifics. The Dundalk-Blackrock south...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (3 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It would be very useful to have a greater level of detail regarding the issues they put out there with the planning system and infrastructural obstacles and the workforce piece, and then if there is a timeline and even projections. While I accept that some of this will involve public works and we will also have works that happen in the private sector, it is what we are looking at even...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (3 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement there have been between his Department and other Departments in 2025 on the delivery of necessary flood protection schemes in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16111/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (3 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I wish to ask the Minister about the Department's engagements on the delivery of necessary flood protection schemes in the State. This is a follow-up to the two parliamentary questions I asked him previously to which I received written answers. It is that whole idea of everything from the minor flood mitigations, the works that are being done regarding coastal protections and the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (3 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the recent meeting of a group (details supplied); if there is a work plan for this group for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16112/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (3 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I seek an update on the recent meeting of the construction sector group, whether there is a work plan for this group for 2025 and if the Minister will make a statement on the matter. This takes in all the construction stakeholders. We could have an over-and-back discussion concerning the 40,000 houses last year, but the fact is there was a failure to deliver that number. We are where we...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (3 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Can more detail be provided on those discussions? We have all heard about the issues that exist in this area. The Minister mentioned the need to ensure we have an adequate workforce pipeline. We know there are constraints now. Additionally, how much conversation was there concerning new methods of construction? We have recently seen 3-D concrete printing and several such houses have been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Relations (3 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: First and foremost, on the tariffs, we all understand there is no win here. Deputy Moynihan spoke about the discrepancy between North and South now and obviously there will be ongoing issues in relation to partition. However, be it 10% or 20%, neither is beneficial. There has been a lot of conversation on future engagement. First and foremost, it has to be about negotiation. I expect a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (3 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work being carried out in his Department to fix the anomaly where many workers who live in the North and who work in the South are precluded from working from home because of the significant revenue implications for their employers; if he will detail any contacts his Department has had on the matter with the equivalent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (3 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s latest engagement with insurance companies and new insurance companies regarding the high cost of public liability insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16110/25]

Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity: Statements (2 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Some of us were very lucky to play football, very badly, in Mountjoy Prison recently. I would probably hate to see rap sheets of the guys we played against. I also hate to point out that we lost very badly - twice. The fact is we were probably dealing with people who are very different from when they were charged and when they were involved in criminality probably many years beforehand....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (2 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We need an absolute focus on this issue. We have all seen the silo operations. On the particular issue around Senan, we need the multidisciplinary team to be set up as soon as possible. Will the Minister of State respond with a timeline for that? I hope the pay and numbers strategy will not negatively affect the delivery of it as this would be unacceptable. We are talking about a family...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (2 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, for being present to respond to this issue. This is World Autism Awareness Day. I want to specifically discuss autistic children who require supports provided by mental health services, including CAMHS. The Minister of State was in the Chamber when I raised with the Taoiseach the case of Senan Maguire, a 13-year-old autistic boy from Grange on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (2 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I understand. This is in the public domain. It was put there by the family itself.