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EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are dealing with rushed legislation on an issue we all, to a degree, saw coming down the tracks. Long before we entered into the disaster of the war in Ukraine, we had been speaking about whether we had difficulties with energy security. We knew that there was the possibility of blackouts and wondered whether they could be avoided. There was also the issue as to whether anyone could...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is very difficult to talk about well-being if we are talking about situations where people are going to be evicted and forced into homelessness. I return to the issue I spoke about earlier, which is that people in housing assistance payment, HAP, tenancies, if they fall into arrears, are not given an opportunity to enter into a payment plan. People are being asked to pony up money, which...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [34229/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The payment plan is the problem.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: People cannot get the payment plan and that will put them into homelessness.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I raise the case of a lady facing eviction and homelessness. She dealt with a dreadful circumstance of suffering terrible domestic violence. This created a situation where arrears arose in respect of her HAP tenancy. Payment of approximately €3,000 is being sought straight away. I raised this issue with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 104. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the work of a group (details supplied) in addressing the serious concerns arising from the experiences of some members of the Defence Forces in particular women serving and retired members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34228/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 105. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the work of the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34227/22]

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe. I thank the witnesses and apologise for coming in and out while carrying out my important role as a super-sub for Deputy Gould. I am a poor imitation of a Corkman. I will follow up on some of what has been said. I find it very interesting that height is not necessarily density. Every local authority is speaking about compact growth and...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is something I forgot to say. I am sorry to interrupt, but I am terrible and I always do it. The fear there always was with AHBs was the fact that down the line, the AHB owns the asset. What happens at that point in time? It is something that arises regularly at council meetings.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Across the board, Ms Donaghy is saying they are competing but they are not competing.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Well put.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I saw where they opted for the housing bodies. Basically, they said the AHBs could get their hands on the finance quicker than they could, so it all happened faster.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Now, there is an onus on them. They have more resources to do this and they want to do it. However, they are doing this in the middle of not having enough of a maintenance budget to deal with the housing they have. How long do I have left, Chairman?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Obviously the big need to fill is that we do not have enough units, and that gives us no wriggle room to be able to deal with necessary issues as regards transfers and so forth. The witness spoke about dealing with specific cohorts and so forth where the AHBs may have needed additional resources. An awful lot of people blame local authorities and say they have not delivered for them because...

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]