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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Sector: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Are we going to write to the commission?

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This is straightforward - carbon tax is an attack on rural Ireland and poor people. As has been stated, it is utterly lazy. People have no alternatives and the Government has offered none. This is a failure. Unless someone has €100,000 to pay for a high-end car, he or she will not see the benefit. That is just the way it is.

Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Not by Sinn Féin.

Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have said before that Covid-19 has highlighted the weaknesses we have in society, whether we are talking about housing, healthcare, workers' rights, or the ICU capacity we will need, and which we do not have at this point. From my perspective we are also dealing with the realities of the Border. I call on the Minister of State to bring again to Government the fact that there will be a...

Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Táim ag iarraidh eitilt ar leath-sciathán anois. Tá rud beag náire orm nach bhfuil mo chaighdeán chomh maith agus ba chóir dó a bheith. Ní chleachtaim minic go leor ach bainfimid triail as. Táimid ag caint ar an mBille seo agus ba chóir go mbeidh cabhair agus tacaíocht ag achan duine chun go mbeidh siad in ann a ghnó a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if troops who undertook predeployment quarantine in Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, have been paid the armed peace support allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29132/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 243. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of dentists, dental nurses, clinical dental technicians and orthodontists working in primary care sites in the CHO8 area in February 2020 and June 2020, in tabular form. [29262/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 244. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of dentists, dental nurses, clinical dental technicians and orthodontists aligned to primary care sites in the CHO8 area that are currently seconded on Covid-19 related activities. [29263/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: All of this obviously makes sense. I do not think anyone would have thought about pilotage exemption certificates or anything like it when the Brexit vote went through initially but this is the madness we have to deal with. Is it the case that the Interbus Agreement will not kick in until the middle of next year? The Interbus Agreement already exists and is made up of two parts. It covers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: And parts of County Louth.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What happens in between?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: So that can be operated easily.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: But at the minute we are in the middle of negotiations and the madness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is no bus stopping at the Border.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: And there are a couple of contingencies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree with Senator McCallion's request. I assume that the current legislation is based on the withdrawal agreement and the Irish protocol. Some of the omnibus legislation is very different from that of last year because there was contained within the previous omnibus Bill the cliff-edge scenario, which is not necessarily included in this. The officials must correct me if I am wrong. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (8 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: With regard to what has been said, a significant amount of what would fall within the remit of this committee concerns EU competencies. These are obviously being dealt with in negotiations. From listening to the officials, I would imagine that, in many of these circumstances and if we face a worst-case scenario, there will be contingency plans at EU or State level and, in some cases,...

Brexit and Business: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It has already been said that we need supports, given the circumstances we are in and any possible circumstance we could be in as regards Covid-19 and the pandemic we are dealing with. Brexit and British rule in Ireland is the gift that does not stop giving. I welcome some of what I was told earlier by the Minister for Foreign Affairs that a significant percentage, more than 90%, of...

Pre-European Council Meeting on 15 and 16 October: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome much of what has been said. I believe we should make it our business to have a conversation with the Spanish Government around the disgraceful treatment of the Catalonians and Catalonian politicians. I welcome what the previous speaker said regarding illegal land grabs and occupations in Western Sahara and in Palestine. At every opportunity we call on the Government to do the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Homelessness Strategy (6 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister mentioned Housing First and said there are certain individuals who fall into homelessness who require additional supports. I have always welcomed the Housing First programme, particularly in Louth County Council. There are also family situations that need whatever supports can be provided. Can the Minister provide any detail or a timeline in regard to the roll-out of...