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Seanad: Leaving Certificate 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Eugene Murphy: .... The error caused stress but it was not of the Minister's making. If anybody in this Chamber believes that we will ever get to live in a world where nobody makes errors, then he or she is in the land of make-believe. I express my admiration for leaving certificate students. As has been said here on numerous occasions, they certainly have been put through the mill. The way they live...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Prevention Measures (1 Oct 2020)

Eugene Murphy: ...was stressed and lost, and much of the flora and fauna was damaged. For some time, there has been a national debate about Lough Funshinagh, mainly because of the damage that has been done to farm lands and farm sheds, and the threat to housing and livestock. An OPW report was commissioned four years ago which gathered information from Roscommon County Council and the Geological Survey...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2020)

Eugene Murphy: ...issue continues. As I said, a lot of work has been done.We have protected towns and villages but we have pushed the water out into rural areas, which is causing more flooding of agricultural land and affecting businesses in rural area. I ask the Leader to ask the Minister of State with responsibility for this issue, Deputy O'Donovan, to come to the House and give us an update on what is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jul 2020)

Eugene Murphy: ...The need for a Ballaghaderreen-Strokestown bypass on the N5 in Roscommon was talked about for years. It is very badly needed and is finally under construction. However, a number of the farmers who lost their land have not been paid and that is outrageous and disgraceful. Their land was taken over and they are left years without their money. Many of them are the owners of small farms...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (16 Oct 2019)

Eugene Murphy: ...and I know the Minister of State has worked well and the agencies have worked well with him. However, the fear is that this flooding is going to expand. As the Minister of State knows, more and more land around Clonown in south Roscommon is being covered by flooding and this has been happening for years. With regard to Tarmonbarry and Jamestown, I understand that we cannot carry out...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Eligibility (2 Oct 2019)

Eugene Murphy: 120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the cost-benefit analysis criteria set down by the OPW will be permitted to take loss of income, workable land, payments to farmers and the environment into account when assessing the need for flood relief works in the Lough Funshinagh area of south County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40015/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Eugene Murphy: ...in the House. An independent inquiry was established last July. We are now told nothing can be done in regard to this flooding, which is affecting 40 to 50 families, has destroyed fodder and land and has been a threat to householders and flooded roads. I find it incredible that the Government and its agencies cannot find a solution to a flooding problem and cannot build a drain from...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2019)

Eugene Murphy: ...that these boys wanted 300,000 tonnes of beef coming in and that the EU side had brought it down to 99,000 tonnes. What does that tell me and my colleagues? Does it tell the farm families of Ireland that the Government has decided to go with this deal? Excuse the pun but the Government is making the beef sector the sacrificial lamb. That is the reality; it is taking a gamble. There...

Climate Action Plan to Tackle Climate Breakdown: Statements (Resumed) (27 Jun 2019)

Eugene Murphy: ...the central point in the joint committee's recommendations, that the just transition task force will need to apply itself to other industries and sectors, not just to the challenges faced by the midlands. I am sure the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Bruton, is aware of the significant challenges faced in that part of the country. Last week the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Eugene Murphy: ...tolerated anywhere. Senator Conway-Walsh referred to programmes for children with special needs. That is an area with great potential for development. Animals could be moved to local authority land and looked after under some sort of employment scheme, and people could visit and spend time with them. Interaction with animals is very good for children, particularly those with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: ...probably cannot answer my initial question about aid for the beef industry. However, I am concerned. Statistics in the past five years show that in excess of 2,000 families have left the land. There is constant decline. Having attended IFA and beef forum meetings in recent times, particularly on my side of the country where the suckler cow and suckler cow to beef sectors are so big, as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): KBC Bank (21 May 2019)

Eugene Murphy: .... With regard to specific evictions and in cases where there is a home and a farm involved, does the bank make an attempt to allow the family to remain in the home and, perhaps, secure additional land in the procedure, rather than tossing them out?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Feb 2019)

Eugene Murphy: ...not happening in my constituency of Roscommon-Galway. In terms of job creation, it is the area is most neglected. Recently my colleague, Deputy Kelleher, tabled a question about vacant IDA Ireland sites. The reply showed that, nationally, 64% of IDA Ireland properties were vacant. Let me outline to the House the list in Roscommon-Galway. In Roscommon town there was 4.8 ha of land...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural and Community Business: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Eugene Murphy: I do not want to be repetitious so I will be short. I am a big advocate for rural Ireland and its difficulties. I pay tribute to Mr. Seamus Boland of Irish Rural Link. He kept the debate going at times when very few people were talking about rural Ireland. I pay a particular tribute to Ms Louise Lennon. She is focused on her job and is a credit to the organisation she works for. I say...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural and Community Business: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Eugene Murphy: The problem here is if one goes into a bank tomorrow morning to buy a bit of land, it will ask quite openly if it is for forestry, dairy farming or beef farming. If one says forestry, straight away one will get better terms. One does not have to put up as much money to get that loan which, again, is outrageous. Something needs to be done on the basis of fair play. What has happened with a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Eugene Murphy: ...not expect the Minister to go back over things because he has already answered. I wish to put it on record that the suckler cow scheme is very important to my part of the country - to the west, midlands and north west. The scheme is as important to my area as the dairy business is to the south of the country but in reality the scheme cannot continue, which other speakers have said here....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Engagement with Ms Marie Donnelly (20 Sep 2018)

Eugene Murphy: ...plead the community card, it did not work. Something I suggested at the time was that one wind farm should be made available to the public as that would cover their ESB bills. This happens in Scotland and it works well, as Ms Donnelly probably will be aware. What is happening now, in terms of communities meeting and those developing the wind farms having a conversation, is very...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Drainage Schemes (12 Jul 2018)

Eugene Murphy: 30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reintroduce a national land drainage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31056/18]

Palestine: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Eugene Murphy: ...has long advocated and supported a two-state solution in the Middle East, although I acknowledge that it may be difficult to achieve given the crossroads we are at. When in government, Fianna Fáil led Ireland to be the first EU member state to declare that the solution to the conflict in the Middle East had to be based on a fully sovereign state of Palestine, independent and...

Topical Issue Debate: Fodder Crisis (29 Mar 2018)

Eugene Murphy: ...harsh weather is expected. As stated earlier, there was a hard frost last night. There is no growth anywhere. According to Teagasc 85% of farmers in the west, northwest and in part of the midlands are affected by this crisis. In my view, the transport subsidy scheme is a farce. I do not believe it was ever meant to work. The silage is gone, the hay sheds are empty but the cattle...