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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (30 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh. In fairness, that last issue is an incredibly serious one. If there were some sort of modality to deal with it in Europe, it would be very beneficial. Over the years there was probably an element of the EU which was overly protective of the market, and its own rules on state aid and everything had to be thrown out the window in the past while with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (30 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is Mr. Murphy aware of a general conversation? I appreciate he is not going to be able to go into the ins and outs of what exactly the European Commission is proposing as if somebody told him in the corridor last week and he were going to give it to us now in public session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (30 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have been called worse Chairman. I have been called a lot worse.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (30 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Mr. Murphy has not been asked for an opinion on this in the past while.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the Minister and his team for attending the meeting. In fairness, they have given a timeline of September in regard to the taking of Second Stage of this legislation. The framework about which Mr. O'Leary spoke as regards the master licence record is absolutely necessary from the point of view of any safety or security checks we consider introducing but we will need to interrogate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the Minister's remarks with regard to Narrow Water bridge. I do not think anyone would disagree with him that there is a need for traffic connectivity, but into the future all design for projects such as this should make provision for safe and secure cyclists and active travel tourism and so on. That should definitely be built into future design. A considerable amount of my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I support what the Chair said about antigen testing. I welcome what the Minister said about further information that may be in the digital Covid certificate and that it will be delivered with regard to aviation. I thank the Minister for his time and leeway. I apologise for any leeway I may have sought. It is always easier to apologise afterwards. To back up what Deputy O'Rourke said...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would have called for this legislation at an earlier stage, particularly in relation to Louth County Council which is a considerable way through the process of completing its development plan at this point in time. Sinn Féin councillors and other councillors in Louth have done spectacular work through a large number of online meetings. I accept, as others said, that it is far from...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (29 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 25. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to retain Defence Forces officers following a survey (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34602/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cybersecurity Policy (29 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 39. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the cyber-security capacity within the Defence Forces; his plans to increase such capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34601/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (29 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the ongoing works along Carlingford Lough Greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34557/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the shared waters enhancement and loughs legacy project; the anticipated Covid-19 related delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34558/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 280. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) considering the close proximity of travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34554/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 281. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) considering the close proximity of travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34555/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cybersecurity Policy (29 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 294. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff with the Defence Forces directed to deal with threats to the security of the State specifically in relation to the recent cyber-attack; his plans to increase the number of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (29 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the SUSI stakeholder desk phone lines were down recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34556/21]

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The first thing to say about affordable housing is that it needs to be affordable. A number of contributors today stated the Government and Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage will be graded on the basis of the delivery of houses. The issue is not just the delivery of houses, but of affordable houses. Reference was made to affordable purchase but it cannot just be a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I want to raise the issue of the public liability insurance crisis, which is impacting on businesses, community centres and community and sporting organisations. They are being charged either astronomical insurance premiums or they are not getting quotes at all. I know of a rural community centre in Louth with a turnover of €6,000 that is paying substantially more than €2,000...

Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (23 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It seems all of us sound like a broken record regarding housing at this stage. On some level, if it were not so serious, I would say I absolutely bore myself but we all know the realities. Anybody engaging with constituents in the town of Dundalk will know the realities. I am fed up talking about the levels of rents people are dealing with. We are all aware that the rent pressure zone...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (23 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, DUP. [31501/21]