Results 5,281-5,300 of 7,597 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects an increase in the amount of funding available to local authorities for grants for persons with disabilities and mobility issues. [14767/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 361. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if steps are being taken to expel the Russian ambassador from Ireland. [13635/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 727. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the workforce demand figures relating to apprenticeship numbers. [14768/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1029. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reopen a rehabilitation centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14769/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1030. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the number of rehabilitation centres in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14770/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It probably could have been aimed at me fairly. I thank the ambassador and her team. I salute the courage of the Ukrainian people. It is fair to say that all of us here and throughout the island stand in solidarity with them. As Ms Gerasko stated, Ukraine is up against a criminal invasion and Russian occupation. We have seen absolute courage. We also realise that it is an utterly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Could we get that list?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank our guests for attending. H.E. Ms Miculet spoke about 340,000 refugees coming to a country of about 2.6 million people, and that is phenomenal. Might there be more detail for the committee following the meeting in order that we can facilitate matters in any way? She outlined two priority needs, namely, the necessity to relocate people, which will involve chartered flights and other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agaibh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank H.E. Ms Sochaska and H.E. Dr. Stefan. I apologise for the dreadful pronunciation but I usually get away with it because people generally mangle my name also. I want to thank the people of Poland and Romania. In fairness, the one beacon of light in all of this has been the solidarity and the fact people have done all they possibly can from the point of view of ensuring they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No hygiene issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Beyond that if there are any specific resources needed other than targeted aid, because they are going to come under severe pressure in trying to deal with these-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The private meeting will probably only take two hours.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I again want to bring up the issue of Carlinn Hall, which is a communal district heating system. It was meant to be biofuel but, unfortunately, has ended up being gas. Domestic users are supplied by Frontline Energy, which is supplied as a corporate entity from Energia and is, therefore, charged at corporate rates. There is no protection for these domestic users. It is an utterly...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There are a number of these throughout the State.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I will allow the Minister to expand on that. The only question I have is on the wider issue of cyber-meets-hybrid and the new world in which we are living and the new threat we are facing. I accept that he cannot go into absolute detail on it, but will he give whatever information he can about the preparations being carried out? Deputies Brady and O'Rourke and I went to a conference about...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the time frame for consideration of the development of an Irish radar surveillance capability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13539/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the Acting Chairman for facilitating me. The timeframe for the consideration of the development of the radar surveillance capability that we are lacking became evident when we had the threat of manoeuvres by the Russian military. There has been much conversation on the criminal invasion of Ukraine by the Russians and the particular circumstances we are in. I mention the capacity...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire and I welcome the answer. There will be general agreement on the necessity involved in this. When I spoke of the Russian manoeuvres I did so from the point of view that it highlighted the issue in the public domain; I get that they told us about them beforehand. Following that we had the Irish Aviation Authority before the Joint Committee on Transport and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Mar 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the case of school secretary and caretakers pension entitlements in view of current deal and ongoing negotiations with unions and officials of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13537/22]