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Seanad: National Maternity Hospital and Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (1 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I welcome the Minister. He really has had a baptism of fire since becoming Minister for Health. He had no ministerial experience, and I do not mean that in any disrespectful way, but he has shown good leadership. He has settled very well into his brief. He is dealing with a lot of issues that had not been dealt with for years and particularly in relation to the National Maternity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension and Social Protection Related Issues: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I am glad to be here to speak to the witnesses this morning. As others said, we are delighted to have them here. I pay tribute to foster parents throughout this land. They have a very nurturing and caring approach to people. I constantly meet people who have been in foster care who say they are heading back to their parents, which are the foster parents, to see how they are. They might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension and Social Protection Related Issues: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I have a very brief comment. All members appreciate the wonderful work foster parents do. Let us be clear about that. My question on the assessment, and I should probably know this, was whether people who are re-fostering have to go through the full assessment again, if there is only a short period between placements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension and Social Protection Related Issues: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension and Social Protection Related Issues: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I can totally identify with what Ms Corridon was saying, as I am sure the Chairman can as well. There are so many people who would love to do this but who think they do not have the ability. What she said was so true. How can we overcome that or help our guests overcome it?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Fearaim céad míle fáilte roimh na daltaí agus a múinteoirí as Cill Dara. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, to the House. The Minister of State was always very strong on educational matters. The matter I raise this morning relates to St. Teresa's Special School in Ballinasloe, County Galway. Last November we were very proud that the Taoiseach, the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Minister of State. His response is quite positive and I am delighted with it. The Minister of State mentioned the temporary classrooms which were put in place in the not-too-distant past. The school principal is very happy with that accommodation for now. As the Minister of State said, it is on the move and it is most important that things are happening. As the Minister of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Inland Fisheries (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: We move now to our final Commencement matter. The Minister of State is very busy this morning as he has also to deal with this matter in the name of Senator Kyne, who is very welcome to the House this morning. This Commencement matter deals with the need for the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to make a statement on the review to be conducted under section 18(3) of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Inland Fisheries (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I have no control of what the office does-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Inland Fisheries (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: The Senator may take up the issue with the Cathaoirleach's office himself.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Inland Fisheries (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I have been very generous with time.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Inland Fisheries (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I am sorry I interrupted, but I let Senator go way over on time. Can the Minister of State make a short response, please?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Inland Fisheries (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: Obviously, the Senator will take this matter up again. I wish to express my thanks to the Minister of State for taking the four Commencement matters. I know some of them were not in his area. I also thank Senators Garvey, Warfield and Kyne for being with us. As always, I thank the staff of the House for their assistance and co-operation, and the ushers as well.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: We discussed this matter previously. I welcome the witnesses. Do they agree that there is a new awareness among the public – communities, local authorities, Tidy Towns groups and environmental groups – about trying to avoid using most of these sprays, particularly glyphosate sprays, given the serious questions around them? This has been my experience. Is it that of the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: That is all I want to ask for now. Thank you.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I wish to come in with a few comments rather than a question. It is important to ask questions, but we are in a completely different place in 2022 than we were years ago. Biodiversity is now the key word and the new word in all local authorities. Schools and Tidy Towns are really buying into biodiversity, and that applies to rural as well as urban communities. There is a new debate...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: They can work on biodiversity this evening.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I support what Deputy Buckley said. I also thank the secretariat for the work it has done on this matter. I am willing to accept the proposal.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (26 May 2022)

Eugene Murphy: I agree that Mr. Lynn should be invited in because we all accept there is a massive crisis. In my own county and region it is very difficult to recruit and retain staff. As the Chairman will know, in many respects it is an employees' arena in terms of jobs. One of the reasons it is difficult to recruit and retain staff is because some hospitality work involves working unsocial hours....