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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is the Chairman calling this to a close? I must go.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We should get proposals specific to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is a bang for buck you get from a huge city.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Gang.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Then it can come from them to the organisations.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the low number of apprentices that became fully qualified tradespersons in 2021; his plans for the apprenticeship system given the demands to deliver on housing, retrofitting and other infrastructure needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12800/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Will the Minister report on the low number of apprentices that became fully qualified tradespersons in 2021, the plans for the apprenticeship system and the demands to deliver on housing, retrofitting and other infrastructure? Perhaps he could speak to needs beyond that. Will he detail the dealings of his Department, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the regional skills...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I suppose the question is whether we have the throughput we will require into the future to provide us with the needs we have. We are talking about building and retrofitting and beyond that we have been talking specifically about work on renewable energy etc. Even beyond that we are looking at apprenticeships in non-traditional and non-craft training, even taking in training that might...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate the answers from the Minister and in fairness, I probably threw enough down that it would have taken him another ten minutes to go through everything individually. I request a wee bit of leeway, as I am sure many of us have been asked questions about moves that will be made to facilitate people coming from Ukraine. The Minister is on the record speaking about this. I am...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The situation has obviously got worse since these questions were tabled. Some of us met the Ukrainian ambassador earlier. She is calling for the Russian ambassador here to be given his marching orders and, beyond that, to cut off seaports and such to the Russians. This creates difficulties, particularly for Germany. What conversations have there been in that regard at EU level? I also...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 12. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the German Chancellor. [12798/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of delivery of technical university status; the details of same in relation to Dundalk Institute of Technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12801/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 2 November 2021, if he or his officials have had further engagements with the European Commission regarding the Broadband Cost Reduction Directive 2014/61/EU, specifically in regard to article 8 and new buildings being broadband ready (details supplied); and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 2 November 2021, the details of the engagements he and his officials have had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the Broadband Cost Reduction Directive 2014/61/EU, specifically in regard to article 8 and new buildings being broadband...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a communal heating system at a location in County Louth (details supplied); his engagements on the matter; the possible short-term solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13002/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to capping the gas rates on group heating schemes considering the issues in relation to same at a location in County Louth (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13003/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current waiting time period to sit a driver test by county driving test centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12456/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration has been given to updating the dwelling energy assessment procedure modelling software to reflect the efficiencies of group heating schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13004/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the funding that his Department makes available to local authorities for persons with disabilities and mobility issues for which the current grants for adaptation are deemed to be insufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12432/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (8 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 283. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on processing times for applications for the foreign births register; the current number of applications that await processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12454/22]