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Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A number of us spoke about an element of the anger regarding Ursula von der Leyen. Some of it goes back to the initial unconditional support for the Israeli regime. The absolute pounding of the Palestinian people was a genocidal action. There is no way to call it anything else. That was always on the cards, given the nature of that regime, Benjamin Netanyahu and all the others who-----

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Fair enough. Of course there is a question. Is it correct that there has been no response with regard to Ireland looking for the EU-Israel agreement to be reviewed? If there has been a formal response, will the Minister of State provide some detail? What discussions were there about Georgia? In the past while, there has been almost a stopping of its journey to accession based on the...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: As I said earlier, over the last eight months, Israel has lain absolute waste to Gaza. The official figure for civilian deaths is 37,396, which is a travesty, a tragedy, an absolute disgrace and a shame on the world. However, The Lancet has stated that the real figure could be 186,000 people. I assume that 70% of that figure could be women and children. That is what Israel has done. A...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: David Teather.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The roll-out of assistive technologies is an important point that needs to be looked at. It obviously can facilitate-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agat. I ask the Taoiseach to support the idea behind my education amendment Bill. This is the proposal that parents of kids with special needs would be able to apply to schools, primary and secondary, two years beforehand. This would allow the school, the parents and everybody to do everything that needs to be done and the Department and whoever else to play their parts. ...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Overnight Israel bombed a school at Khan Younis, killing 25 people. This follows on from a prior Israeli strike against a school over the weekend that killed 16 people. The terrible total is now at four schools bombed in the past four days. A medical journal, The Lancet, said last week that even if the conflict were to end immediately, there would continue to be many indirect deaths in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The so-called legacy Bill of the previous British Government is callous, cruel and irredeemable in its entirety. The intention of the British Government was clear, that inquests and investigations would go unfinished and families would remain without truth or justice, which they deserve. We all understand why the British Government did this. That particular British Government was not...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Education (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Education Act 1998 and certain regulations made under that Act for the purpose of allowing a certain timeframe to be specified in respect of students with special educational needs when an application is made for admission to a school and to provide for related matters. Deputy Sorca Clarke and I are...

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I commend the Social Democrats on bringing this motion forward. Obviously there needs to be understanding and the delivery of a zero-tolerance policy when we talk about domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. I commend Natasha O'Brien, who has done huge work to highlight what was absolutely necessary. She pointed out some of the issues regarding how victims or survivors are dealt with...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We very much welcome this Bill. This issue was put on the agenda because of the very significant amount of work done by Sinn Féin and Deputy Mairéad Farrell. It has been brought up for a considerable amount of time. It was first a matter of identifying the number of these places owned by vulture funds and the average rents charged. There was then the question of 51-week leases,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (9 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome what the Taoiseach said about a cross-Border enterprise hub to deal with certain issues. I probably failed to say that there would need to be engagement with the British Government and some sort of bilateral agreement. Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves might be more open than the people who sat there previously. The issue of the underfunding of the Executive needs to be dealt with....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (9 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We all welcome the plans for Narrow Water Bridge but we need to make sure it is built on time and within budget. I welcome a lot of the research from the shared island initiative but we need to look at research and modelling on a higher level. I do not believe I would shock anyone by saying that I believe the State has a responsibility to prepare for the possibility of constitutional change...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (9 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Definitely. Either which way, they will not be found wanting, unlike myself who sometimes is found wanting. Remote working or working from home is not a possibility for people who are working cross-Border and there are other issues in relation to pensions, tax codes and such.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (9 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have a document that the Taoiseach had requested and I believe action that needs to be taken.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (9 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 15. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the work of the shared island initiative of his Department. [29485/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (9 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I will also deal with right to housing. I brought up the issue before of the affordable housing scheme in Cois Farraige in Blackrock, just outside Dundalk. I am expecting word back. First and foremost, €305,000 is not affordable for a huge number of people in the general Dundalk area. Only five of those who applied qualified when there were meant to be ten houses offered. Louth...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (9 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [29484/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (9 Jul 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any changes will be made to the CFRAM projects in Louth following analysis of the impact of severe flooding in north Louth last November; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29512/24]