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Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: When we talk about business we want to ensure that businesses can thrive. We need to make sure we have all of the accountability and oversight necessary in place, as well as the means to facilitate business to happen. There has been much talk about accountability, powers of enforcement and oversight. At times like this, a lot of us deviate in respect of very specific issues in our...

Health Information Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Nobody here will disagree that we need digital and electronic health records. That is absolutely essential to delivering an operating health service and improving patient safety. We acknowledge the absolute necessity of ensuring we have all the necessary information, whether specific to a patient or beyond that. Holistic information is required for the data analysis that can provide us...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cur Chuige an Stáit i gCur Chun Cinn Chóras Gaeloideachais: An tAire Oideachais (25 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Tá mé ag iarraidh déileáil le coláistí samhraidh agus mná tí. Tá líon na mban tí sa Ghaeltacht tar éis titim 30% ó 2017. An aithníonn an tAire go bhfuil luach ar leith ag baint le gach bean an tí agus go gcailleann daltaí agus an tír amach ar shaibhreas agus luach na teanga gach uair a éiríonn...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cur Chuige an Stáit i gCur Chun Cinn Chóras Gaeloideachais: An tAire Oideachais (25 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Más rud é go bhfuil muid ag caint ar Ghaeloideachas, agus tá mé ag caint faoi achan rud ó naíonraí, bunscoileanna agus meánscoileanna go dtí na coláistí, cad é an polasaí nó an plean ina leith? Is dócha go bhfuil plean de dhíth mar gheall air seo agus córas a chur i bhfeidhm chun é seo a chur i...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cur Chuige an Stáit i gCur Chun Cinn Chóras Gaeloideachais: An tAire Oideachais (25 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is dócha go bhfuil action plan de dhíth ar an Roinn chun i bhfad níos mó tacaíochta, cúrsaí agus scoileanna a bheith ann. Tá mé ag caint go háirithe ar mheánscoileanna a bhunú. Caithfidh sé a bheith i bhfad níos éasca chun na scoileanna seo a bhunú. Is í sin an fhadhb atá ann i láthair na huaire....

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are back in here talking about carers and I really welcome the opportunity and thank the Regional Independent Group. The fact is that we are all going to talk about the huge savings to the State through the great effort that is put in by carers and how we could not operate without them but we still fail in delivering for them. We could probably have this conversation forever and we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meetings: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: They walked the roads as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meetings: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I will take about 45 minutes if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meetings: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes. Not for the first time. Before we start, with regard to the exercise, were they graded? How did Ireland do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meetings: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: All right. We will chase that one up. I apologise that I missed a considerable amount of the early part of the meeting because I was in the Dáil Chamber. As I was leaving I believe Deputy Howlin was dealing with the escalating situation in the Middle East, which obviously had to take up a huge part of the conversation. If there is any repetition, that is okay. The Minister of State...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate the leeway the Leas-Cheann Comhairle has given me.

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: On some level, there is general agreement on this legislation and the fact it fixes the legal issue. There is scope, however, for considerable sentences being issued where the Bill applies to an offender. We are not opposing the passage of the Bill at this point in time. There is, however, a considerable amount of work which needs to be done, particularly in that field that relates to...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This Bill will amend the Criminal Justice Act 1990 to disapply both the mandatory life sentence for murder and the minimum custodial period for capital murder for those who were under 18 at the time of the offence. We support legal certainty, which is absolutely necessary as regards sentencing, especially in cases involving the circumstances such as the case which led to this, where a...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I understand that, but you know yourself, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle - you do not always have an opportunity-----

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept that, but we are looking at a case where we could have convictions overturned and a huge amount of work that has been done-----

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Well, I think these are questions that relate to the Minister and I would like her to take the opportunity at a later stage to answer them and to tell us when she became aware and what can be done.

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Okay. As I said, we are in support of this. We see it as an absolute necessity from the point of view of ensuring certainty in sentencing. As I said previously, however, when we are talking about the coercion of children into criminal activity, we know that we do not have the tools that are necessary in dealing with this scenario at this point in time. The Government has spoken about a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (24 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 20. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the performance of processing ‘hubs’ for community welfare and other services; whether her Department has any plans for creating similar hubs for other social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37674/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supreme Court Rulings (24 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 37. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current stage of legislation that will allow for the enactment of the recent Supreme Court decision to allow a cohabitant to claim a widow’s pension in certain circumstances; when she expects it to be in operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37673/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (24 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school in County Louth (details supplied) will be granted DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37578/24]