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Ceisteanna - Questions: Good Friday Agreement (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit of his Department. [9470/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Given the circumstances at this time and the incredible dangers for the people in Ukraine, the State, through the embassy, has told Irish people in Ukraine to leave. I have been contacted by a constituent of mine who has said there are still major difficulties with visas for his family members who are non-Irish. That is something we need to move on. I believe the British Government and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 11. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Europe will next meet. [9471/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the witnesses from the three organisations. In fairness, there is agreement around the fact that the European Year of Youth is probably not well known in the real world and there is an onus on all of us to play our part in highlighting it. Beyond that, it needs to be something more than thinking of the young people. There has to be something substantial relating to it. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: And poverty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: They are well removed from this. That is the problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is about doing those pieces of work that will bring them closer to that point where they are open to it. It is a big body of work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept all of what Mr. McNulty said. It is a great benefit to anybody. I have seen the fabulous work that is being done by the likes of NYCI and others. However, I would also say that sometimes they get the low hanging fruit, for want of a better term. It is those who are engaged and who are coming from engaged families. There is a bigger piece of work that needs to be done. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, the Chairman has dealt with a fair amount of the questions I may have had.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It would be a first, if I did. Am I right in saying that ComReg has not seen the legislation at this stage? It has obviously been involved in a significant amount of engagement, but has it seen the legislation? No. When I came in to the meeting, I had in mind to ask one question, namely, whether this legislation is going to be good enough. To a degree, that question has been answered....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: So, it bypasses what previously would have gone through the court system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Obviously, even though the procedure will need to be fair, ComReg will be able to do this in a timely manner, unless there are obstacles that we cannot foresee in the legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Of course. I think we all accept that there needs to be fairness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes. We do not want to be pushing cases through what is an already clogged court system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: All of that makes sense. There should not be any obstacles in this legislation in relation to how ComReg operates. It needs to see-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Obviously, the Department has the intent of delivering on this. It is just about making sure that we get that added information if anything has changed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is brilliant. ComReg is going to have greater powers, such as "a broadened information gathering power, ability to reuse already gathered information, ability to better assist the Minister with policy making and improvements to the notification, privilege and overcharging provisions." What is that extra power exactly in relation to how ComReg is handling the information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That makes complete sense. Mr. Mourik talked about other legislation and secondary legislation that will be passed to give ComReg greater powers. I ask Mr. Mourik to outline them. I will leave my other questions for the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Are we playing 20 questions?