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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: You cannot make up for mental health services and addiction services. Unfortunately, this is a more difficult job than it was 20 years ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: When I talked earlier about local authorities, it was not that I was expecting a rip-roaring row. It was more that I had seen there was some element of pushback, but it has been said there is enough room for everyone to survive because we do not have enough houses. We will move on from there. I was going to deal with what Ms Hegarty spoke about regarding the necessity for economic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33222/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (23 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address rising homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33223/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 37. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of her engagements with the hotel sector to ensure that price-gouging is stopped; the plans that are in place to address the soaring hotel costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32462/22]

Special Educational Needs: Statements (16 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are discussing special needs and disability and I agree with many previous speakers that it is all about delivering for our citizens as regards their rights and entitlements in education and any other area. They should not be discriminated against on the basis of their special need or disability. Let us reverse this and deal with the issues parents face in an awful lot of cases....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Coverage (16 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 12. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the status of his plans to address the rising cost of and limited access to public liability insurance; the detail of his recent engagements with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30058/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Coverage (16 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This is not the first time we have spoken about public liability insurance. We all know it is a disaster. Many companies and organisations cannot get public liability insurance at all or if they are offered such insurance, the premium is terrible. What engagement has the Minister of State had with the industry on this? We all know that we need certain things to happen, some of which are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Coverage (16 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate some of the work that is being done. In fairness, this issue was thrown to the Minister of State when the area was already a disaster. We are dealing with issues now that should have been dealt with years ago. I am delighted to hear that more players are coming into the market and would be grateful if the Minister of State could provide an update on that. If it is not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Coverage (16 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is the best news I have heard in relation to public liability insurance but the Government must make sure it happens. I have spoken previously about insurance for those in the entertainment sector. At this point in time, none of the companies that offer bouncy castles for hire has insurance and that needs to be rectified.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (16 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We all know the situation we are in. We are not taking away from what has been done by the Government to date but the fact is we are in a crisis and a disaster, to use terminology that is interchangeable now. We need to see action. It is no more than what any of us hear when we go around canvassing. No one is very interested in what has been done because they are more interested in what...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (16 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We all accept we are in a situation that is far from perfect. We know that interest rates, inflation rates and all the rates one would not want to rise are rising. Unfortunately, the consumer, householder and citizen can feel all of this on a day-by-day basis. We must be able to offer them something so they can get through it. We all accept that employment, particularly highly paid...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (16 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an emergency budget and targeted measures to support struggling households following a research paper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30059/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (16 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There has been a significant amount of to and fro today arising from the fact that a huge number of people are now in serious financial difficulty due to rising costs. I accept the Government cannot do everything but we need to see it doing more. We want to see an emergency budget, but I will not get into that now. We could talk about the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Functions (16 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will introduce a public service oversight body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30060/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would like to deal with the issue of the Irish protocol. Britain has shown itself not to be a great supporter of international law, as Boris Johnson clings on to power with the help of the ERG and puts himself in the same bracket as Erdoğan, Putin and Viktor Orbán. Like most occupying forces, the rule of law was never top of the agenda for Britain in the North. That can be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with the French Ambassador (15 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the ambassador for coming. I apologise for being a couple of minutes late in attending. I was listening to the meeting on my way in. I had to deal with logistics relating to children this morning. Many of us would say that if we were dealing with the European question during the financial crisis, we would not necessarily have got support on the street for the European project...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with the French Ambassador (15 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That was why I got in early.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the European Committee of the Regions (15 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Ta fáilte roimh gach duine atá anseo. It is great to have this interaction. In fairness, Deputy Howlin probably dealt with the first issue I was going to deal with, which is the weakness of our local government. Certain powers lie with us or with the Executive, and not with local representatives. Beyond that, there is a general under-resourcing of those areas for which there is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dublin Airport Authority (14 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is no point repeating the question. On the DAA, we all accept that it was a disaster and that the authority is paying for some of the sins of the past. The Minister of State referred to mid-July. Does that mean that by mid-July every one of the additional 370 staff previously identified as being needed will be in place, trained and certified? Anybody who has been in the airport...