Results 4,781-4,800 of 6,541 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

Seafood Taskforce Final Report: Statements (9 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree with an awful lot of what has been said. We are dealing with the final report of the seafood task force. It lays out starkly the position of the fishing industry and the communities that lie behind it. We have had many reports on many issues over many years but we have not necessarily done anything other than bind them and present them well. We have not always done the business or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that all farmers receiving notice of a penalty to their basic payment are advised through the same notice of their ability to appeal on force majeure grounds. [60851/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: If Deputy Carey is not available, I can take this slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I did not expect to have this opportunity anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Apologies for any confusion I may have caused. I am really good at causing confusion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am not the best either. I caught a significant amount of the previous engagement, but apologies if I engage in any repetition. I have come across a number of people who tested positive in a PCR in respect of which they isolated, but for a number of weeks afterwards still triggered positive PCR tests. They had great difficulty getting back to work at that particular time. That would be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I get that. I am asking about the timeframe. I am differentiating between the person who did not expect to get a positive result and someone who, because he or she had the infection some weeks prior, is still triggering a positive PCR. What is the Department proposing the latter person would do? Are there specific rules and how would police that travel? It can probably only operate on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Obviously, somebody who has not been vaccinated will have a difficulty, but that is the way things are. My next question is for Mr. O'Connor. It refers back to the glorious conversations on digital Covid certificates. In fairness, the digital Covid certificate was rolled out eventually for citizens living in the North or, at least, those who had been vaccinated in the North and a number...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What would it take to fix that? We could be living with the pandemic considerably longer than people had imagined.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept that. The system is somewhat imperfect in the sense that we are looking after some of our citizens but not those under the age of 18. I accept that there were some technical difficulties. I imagine that I will have an exchange of views regarding this. I am fairly sure that my next question was dealt with previously. Regarding the determination of a single antigen test or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: For the single antigen test. Many people who are dealing with antigen testing, even in a personal capacity, are probably doing so on a serial basis. I refer to the idea talked about by Professor Mark Ferguson, in particular.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept that. It makes complete sense in respect of the point of law. Regarding antigen and PCR testing, it is believed a vaccinated person presents a lower risk than an unvaccinated person. That is where I assume there is a differentiation between the two.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I was right at least once. We are all dealing with Omicron and its outworkings, combined with the disaster that Delta has been for us. Regarding our sampling, updating and all the rest of it, has there been further information? We are all getting the idea that Omicron is more transmissible and that it might be slightly more resistant to antivirals and vaccines. However, we were not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, it seems that due diligence is being done and all information sources in respect of Omicron are being chased down, which is vital and will play a significant part in making determinations on moves in respect of these new restrictions. I appreciate all that has been said. I ask the Chairman to allow me to put a slightly tangential question relating to an issue that has arisen....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No, it is not indoor dining. I am asking about the rules that have changed. The venue is an indoor soccer hall, for want of a better term, but I assume it falls under the same category as leisure centres. There are adults who take the kids playing soccer and are responsible for them and actually play alongside them. I suspect that some of the cohort may not have bothered getting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is okay. It was an unfair question. I was just looking for clarity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would appreciate that because it is slightly anomalous. It is not clear from the guidelines published on gov.ie.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would appreciate that. I know some of my questions are somewhat tangential.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (7 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There should be no diminution in numbers.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (7 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is fair to say that communities have been failed over the years. This is where we are starting from. When we talk to any organisation working in the community and voluntary sector that deals with drug addiction and the communities that are being ravaged by it, they tell us that it has become more difficult to deal with the State. I hope that what the Minister of State is saying will be...