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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Last week, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage recommended 1,720 structures of architectural heritage to Dublin City Council for inclusion on the record of protected structures. It appears the Moore Street terrace did not make the cut despite recent planning observation by the Minister's officials. It is their view that many of the existing buildings, in addition to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Policing Reform (16 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This year marks the 30th anniversary of the global 16 Days campaign. One of central themes of this year’s campaign is the demand for an end to gender-based violence in all workplaces. Ireland has yet to ratify the International Labour Organization, ILO, Convention 190, which commits the State to ending violence and harassment in the world of work. Does the Taoiseach know when his...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It goes without saying there are many issues relating to the British Government at this time. There are the ongoing issues of the protocol, the amnesty legislation, the delivery of Acht na Gaeilge and the DUP's boycott of North-South meetings, the last of which presents legal questions. It is difficult to see how the cul-de-sac in which unionism finds itself will be exited without the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Brexit Issues (16 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 43. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent dialogues with the Government and President of the United States of America providing an update on the Northern Ireland protocol. [54347/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of income eligibility for social housing supports in each local authority; the details of the new assessment methodology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55221/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (11 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the rural housing planning guidelines that are currently being prepared; the expected timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55222/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Defibrillators Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 177. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied with the number of defibrillators located in sports clubs throughout Ireland; the status of the work of an organisation (details supplied) in its development of a State defibrillator database; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55219/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (11 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Certificate of Professional Competence in Road Transport Management, CPC, holders who had their licence issued in Northern Ireland were required complete a transport management CPC examination in advance of the end of 2020 with (details supplied) to obtain an equivalent issued here; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (11 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who availed of the opportunity prior to the 2020 deadline of swapping their transport management certificate of professional competence for an equivalent issued here; the number of persons that remain to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55314/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (11 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the professional competence requirements that now need to be completed to exchange a transport management certificate of professional competence in road haulage issued in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55315/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (11 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when persons (details supplied) can expect a decision on their deportation appeals to be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55299/21]

Science Week 2021: Statements (10 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I was very taken with hearing about the science of "Star Wars". I believe that is something that, obviously, Science Foundation Ireland, SFI, and whoever else should put huge money into because it would only be right that we be given decent working lightsabers. It would be a much better world in that case. I would agree with much of what has been said. We have gone through a really...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have done a considerable amount of work on the Road Traffic and Roads Bill and there were many conversations during pre-legislative scrutiny as well as outside in the real world. What we are looking for is a system that is fit for purpose and allows us to travel as safely as possible, while taking into account the changed world in which we live. We are doing all of this in the context of...

Finance (European Stability Mechanism and Single Resolution Fund) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have dealt with the technicalities and we all accept that, on some level, the need for a safety measure such as the European Stability Mechanism in a crisis scenario and that there will always be a need for emergency credit. However, everyone in this Chamber and beyond will remember the period of austerity, when we dealt with the EFSF, the forerunner of the ESM, and we had the memorandum...

Finance Bill 2021: Financial Resolutions (10 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Níl.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (9 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagements he has had with insurance underwriters to bring more into the market; if an update will be provided on the work of the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54345/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (9 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I ask the Minister of State to give a bit of detail on the specialist insurers he is talking about engaging with. I dealt with the Minister of State before on the matter of a particular business that is now facing the cliff edge. We are talking about a pile of firms and Deputy Doherty and others brought up the case of another firm in Dundalk earlier. We will be hitting that cliff edge in...

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion (9 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Sinn Féin supports the motion. Obviously, the rainy day fund needed to be used for the rainy day we found ourselves in with the Covid crisis. It goes without saying that we are far from through this period. We are still in a very difficult situation. We need to look at the entire way our financing operation works. We need to look at our health system from a point of view of doing...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are beyond time for a citizens assembly on planning for Irish unity. The British Government does not have a strategy on Brexit or the Irish protocol other than maintaining absolute disorder. All we can hope for is that Dominic Cummings is correct and Boris Johnson changes his mind. This is not good enough. The conversation has started and even representatives in the Taoiseach's party...