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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We need to recognise a Palestinian state while there is still a Palestinian people.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I still say we need to take action on those things that we can do-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: -----such as enacting the occupied territories Bill and the Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have spoken about greater involvement in relation to Palestine.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (14 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is fair to say that people see double standards. I am not taking away from the fact that Germany, the Czech Republic and other member states started with what was not necessarily a helpful outlook with regard to Israel, and that is the nicest way I can put it. We have seen that many in the European Union and its various bodies were overly supportive of Israel and provided cover that was...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (14 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 7. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent special meeting of the European Council. [21523/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (14 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the progress being made in local authorities to establishing climate action plans; what additional funding will be provided to councils for the implementation of these plans over their lifespan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21526/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (14 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to increase the funds to local authorities this year or to provide additional funding this year for housing grants such as housing adaptation grants, housing grants for older people and mobility aid grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21249/24]

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is welcome that we are having this discussion. The problem is that we could probably all operate on the basis of 25 minutes each and deal with multiple issues we all have spinning in our constituencies of parents who have come to us in absolutely dreadful need of services, places in schools and all that is needed when they are dealing with their kids with disabilities. First, I need to...

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: -----good enough. There is an appeals process but I am very worried that we do not take into account complex needs and those with other additional resources-----

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: -----they are getting at the moment that might not fall into that bracket but could end up in a bracket on the basis of not getting supports. Like everyone else, I have received a huge amount of correspondence from parents and grandparents with kids with autism-----

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: -----Down's syndrome and others who require these services. We need to get a hell of a lot better at all of this.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his Department's interaction with the British Government on the 30 April implementation of new Brexit-related customs checks on EU goods using Britain as a land bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20538/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Will the Tánaiste provide an update on his Department's interaction with the British Government with regard to the 30 April implementation of the new Brexit-related customs checks on EU goods using Britain as a land bridge, and will he make a statement on the matter? It is that issue that has been brought up in the past while regarding interactions with the British Government on a whole...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the fact there seems to be a significant amount of interaction in dealing with this. I also welcome the Tánaiste's own interactions with regard to all the stakeholders. Can I take from his answer that, at this time, he does not foresee any major issues with regard to this particular implementation and that if there are, we have sufficient facility to deal with it? We all...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is obviously absolutely necessary that the work of this consultation group and all those other stakeholders would take place. We need to make sure we allow for the free flow of goods as easily as possible, with all the difficulties Brexit has caused. We know a huge amount of effort has been put in, particularly at this end, from the point of view of ensuring mitigations. The European...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: European Union (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Tá an t-am caite.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: European Union (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister is over time.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: European Union (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Tá an t-am caite.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (9 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the Minister's answer. We are dealing with a huge number of applications because there is a huge amount of need. That goes without saying. Everybody across this campus could probably speak to the work done by many community organisations and its absolute necessity for the community. I ask that whatever can be done is done to ensure we can deliver as much as possible. We know...