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Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I may not have been clear earlier with regard to decriminalisation. I am not saying that you do not enter into something unless you have a spectacular, utterly perfect framework. If we wait for that, we will never do anything. I accept that everything we have done to date has not dealt with this situation. Mr. Murray, among others, spoke about the need to introduce that framework in...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The number is related to this but people have come to me in the last while about the kids.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is a separate question.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Has Dr. Kenny seen an increase in kids doing this in the last while?

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have seen it. I suppose it is about looking at a means of dealing with it.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are now dealing with far more intergenerational addiction and I know that anyone involved in youth services would say that where once a child could go to their grandmother, they cannot necessarily do that now. That is an awful thing to say. That means greater levels of supports are necessary to help people when they find themselves in these circumstances. We know that we do not have...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Again, it is about the need for that framework. What we need now is a hell of a lot more complex than what we needed ten years ago and we obviously do not have it.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: If we are serious about this, we are into early interventions in families and communities. We know what we need to do and that is breaking poverty and diverting people. In an awful lot of cases, youth diversion is worth doing, but in some cases it is too late. In fairness, that is what Dr. Quinlan said about benzos. We can stop people going down particular roads while accepting that there...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 23. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update following the recent holding of a stakeholders forum for section 481; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36973/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on plans for affordable housing schemes in County Louth; if there has been a review of the affordability criteria for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36969/24]

Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Sinn Féin remains absolutely committed to delivering a public model of childcare, but we cannot wait on the perfect - things have to get better. While I accept there have been changes, parents and children need us to ensure we deal with the issues of affordability, accessibility and availability. Those are vital. Our plan is straightforward, namely, €345 million to deliver...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Mobile devices across Lebanon, whether pagers or two-way radios, exploded indiscriminately, killing 12, including two children, and injuring thousands. Obviously, this was a clear attempt by Israel to escalate the situation and further destabilise the region, and an attempt to distract from the genocide it is committing in Gaza. In February of this year, the then Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I raise the issue of the Drogheda department of psychiatry in Crosslanes. Planning permission has been granted for a ten-bed extension. The significant issue in Louth-Meath is historically poor bed provision. We are operating at around 12.9 beds per 100,000, whereas in the rest of the State it is more like 15 or 16 beds per 100,000. We need a timeline for that. The Mental Health...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am taking this question on behalf of Deputy McDonald. The Taoiseach will accept that it has been difficult time for supporters of Dundalk Football Club. I wish the new consortium led by John Temple, which has taken over the club, well. We are at the beginning of a process. Dundalk FC could have gone to the wall, which would have impacted on the integrity of the entire league. There...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: According to the Housing Commission report, we need at least 300,000 new homes in the next five years, which is an average of 60,000 per year. Has the Taoiseach or the Minister for housing met the Housing Commission or do they have plans to meet it? Have they sought a briefing from the commission or its officials on its report? Does the Taoiseach accept the report's two key...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the fact that an affordable purchase scheme will be carried out, but the criteria regarding affordable housing need to be looked at. A price of €305,000 for a house in Dundalk is not affordable.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 323.To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to make any changes to the current benefit-in-kind taxation situation for company cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34257/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Sep 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 540.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application for assistive technology was refused for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34379/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 50.To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current number of passport applications in processing; the number of passports issued to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32752/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (23 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 48.To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been a response from the EU following the Irish request for the EU-Israeli trade agreement to be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32750/24]