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Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and Build to Rent) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I do not have very long and I will not need very long. Everything has been said. We have heard the various terms to describe co-living, if that is even the correct term. We have heard the word "bonkers". We have heard about almost battery-cage living. Members have said it straight; there is no need for a review. Co-living needs to be banned. The terms I keep hearing are "substandard"...

Post-European Council Meeting on 15 and 16 October: Statements (Resumed) (20 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the answer about co-ordination. I accept what the Minister of State said regarding health competencies but it is just about that level of cooperation and coordination. It is not only from a health point of view. There have been a number of financial initiatives, for want of a better term. It is probably about looking for a point in time when we will have something which is...

Post-European Council Meeting on 15 and 16 October: Statements (Resumed) (20 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: On the EU Council meeting, pandemic solutions come to mind. We have taken particular initiatives in terms of a health solution. We need co-ordination across Europe in that regard. We have had an element of co-ordination in regard to financial packages and the possibility of future financial initiatives. This needs to happen on a global basis and on a Europe-wide basis. Yesterday, in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 40. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31380/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (20 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the technological university status bid of Dundalk IT, DKIT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31378/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (20 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions being considered for third level cross-Border students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31379/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Workplace Safety (20 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applicants currently awaiting the renewal of their safe pass registration card; the way in which the matter will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31161/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 595. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided with a home care package by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31185/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Foreshore Licences (20 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 788. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a foreshore licence application by a person (details supplied); and the expected timeframe for a decision. [31141/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is a regular occurrence that Opposition Members stand up and say the budget is a missed opportunity but the reality is we are operating in a scenario whereby everybody is coming up with plans, whether budget plans, plans for Brexit or roadmaps for opening, but then we come to the old quote that everyone has a plan until they get hit in the mouth. This is where we are at present. The one...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Tánaiste mentioned rapid testing and some of the work that has been done. Last week the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, spoke about HIQA operating a number of pilot schemes for antigen testing running in parallel with polymerase chain reaction, PCR, testing. He answered this question when people raised the traffic light system we have signed up to. I assume it is...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 72. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the supports he plans to provide for those working in the drinks and hospitality industry; the supports to the sector to ensure these jobs are protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30136/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (15 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 73. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the supports in place to help businesses that have no income to alleviate the pressures of commercial rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30137/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (14 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the errors that have been discovered in coding provided to a company (details supplied) to date regarding the calculated grading process; her plans to establish an inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30134/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (14 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students impacted by the errors in the calculated grading process; the number that have sought another course; the number that have deferred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30135/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Council Presidency: German Ambassador to Ireland and Portuguese Ambassador to Ireland (14 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank both Ambassador Potzel and Ambassador de Almeida e Sousa and I also apologise now for my pronunciations. An awful lot has been dealt with. I also thank our guests for their solidarity on Brexit. They may not feel inclined to answer the following question but I am going to ask it anyway. The Minister for Foreign Affairs spoke to the committee last week and expressed his view that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Council Presidency: German Ambassador to Ireland and Portuguese Ambassador to Ireland (14 Oct 2020)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Our guests could just answer my questions, in that case.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have all met many travel agents. They are in a particularly precarious scenario and I suppose it is because they are at the front line. It is like working in a bank during the previous economic downturn when the teller got the blame. Similarly, people are asking travel agents why they are not refunding money because that is who the consumer sees. I get the challenges. Our guests...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The letter of the law could save them there.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is not viable and it needs to be dealt with as quickly as possible. My next query is probably a wider issue concerning more than just Mr. Hackett. Some travel agents are small, one to two-person operations. While there was an extension on tax returns this year, unless a person made his or her return in October and instead sought the later date in November - it is now December - it was...