Results 41-60 of 6,508 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I had an opportunity earlier to discuss this issue and I discussed my constituent, who luckily got a second opinion for his daughter who was at that stage three years and three months old. She had been engaged with Temple Street since 2016 when she was 14 months old. I put some of this information on the record earlier. At the end of 2018, the doctor recommended proceeding with a Salter...

Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This relates to 1970 and 1973. The man was kept there for a considerable amount of time-----

Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: -----and it relates to those particular issues. I will pass the information to the Minister.

Children's Health Ireland: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I know but the daughter involved has undergone two surgeries. The week before the story broke, the surgery, for which she had been waiting for three years, was cancelled with 24 hours' notice. Dealing with Temple Street is like dealing with a sheet in the wind. Everything is a sort of vague response.

Children's Health Ireland: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Meanwhile, the girl's father is left wondering if she even needs the surgery. I will provide the Minister with the information. That is the issue with all of this.

Children's Health Ireland: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Deputy Cullinane and my other colleagues have dealt with the gamut of failure in respect of scoliosis operations, the lack of such operations, the time children lost and the great impact this had. We have also heard about the significant capacity issues there have been and the non-medical grade springs that ended up in three children and the untold impact that had. However, I will deal...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This is not the first time I have given out about the divisional structure. I have said many times that I am not sure the most sensible solution was combining Louth and Cavan-Monaghan into one area with a single superintendent. We all get the idea of streamlining, but the issue, as Deputy Carthy said, is that the number of gardaí to operate the system is insufficient. There is a major...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 25. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [16859/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Artificial Intelligence (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 15. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the AI Action Summit. [15163/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Artificial Intelligence (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The AI Action Summit issued the Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet. That sounds wonderful. It is how we deliver it and what our plan is in this State in that regard. We all know the dangers of artificial intelligence in the sense that it is the garnering of information and machine learning on a huge level, or on steroids for want of a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The tenant in situ purchase scheme was a means of saving people from homelessness. It is frightening that Louth County Council, which was provided €18.884 million last year for social housing acquisitions, has only been provided €12 million this year. That is a reduction of 36%. The previous Deputy spoke about the tighter constraints and conditions. In my engagement with...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [15162/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Safety (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 103. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the development of protocols for the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20931/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the waiting times for assessment of needs across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20930/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medical Cards (29 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2471. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review and revise the medical card means-testing system to assess income after deduction of essential disability-related expenses, in order to more accurately reflect disposable income and improve fairness in eligibility decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21215/25]

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A considerable amount has already been said about how vital water is. That goes without saying. It is not difficult to make such an argument. A fair amount has been said, especially recently, when we have seen flyers from the other side about the return of water charges. A public service model is all that will be acceptable to the Irish people, so we just need to make sure we get to...

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I was told initial protection would be provided in 2026. We must make sure that happens. We must also ensure that communication takes place.

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I also want to bring a particular issue to the attention of the Minister of State about the waiver system where someone made an application and I believe there are mitigating circumstances.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if specific funding will be provided this year for the development of communal and district heating schemes; how that funding will be made available; the amount of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17988/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding mechanism currently available to established communal and district heating schemes (details supplied) for necessary upgrades to systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17987/25]