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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Promotion (15 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 16. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline the marketing strategy employed by Tourism Ireland to promote Brigid 1500 abroad; whether it was deemed to be successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6366/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Promotion (15 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Could the Minister outline the marketing strategy employed by Tourism Ireland to promote Brigid 1500 abroad, whether it was deemed to be successful, and will she make a statement on the matter? If I talk of my home town of Dundalk and obviously Faughart, we had an excellent festival of lights that was run by Dundalk Bids, Louth County Council and many others. It and other events that I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Promotion (15 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We can all see the successes that there were when I talk about Brigid 1500, whether it was in County Kildare or whether I am talking about County Louth and, as I said, Dundalk and Faughart. Tourism Ireland needs to play a far bigger role with regard to more joined-up thinking. None of us wants to get into a spat, and we have seen that from time to time. People in the general north Louth...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Promotion (15 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is obviously disappointing that there was not greater involvement with regard to this content and the festival that was to be operated in Dundalk and north County Louth. Into the future, I would request that the Minister would take a hands-on approach to ensure engagement with Tourism Ireland. Other elected representatives from the area and I will follow through on this. We need to make...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (15 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 46. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update following the recent holding of Stakeholders Forum for Section 481; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6365/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many affordable houses will be made available in 2024 in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6364/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (15 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the review completed by his Department on local authority adaptation grants; how long it is expected to be under consideration by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; when he expects it to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Lá stairiúil a bhí ann, an 3 Feabhra, nuair a toghadh Michelle O’Neill ina Céad-Aire. We have all overused the term “historic” before but I think we need to look at what happened when Michelle O'Neill became First Minister. I congratulate her on that. She is the first nationalist First Minister in the North. It has been a long journey from Basil...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: He cannot.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are talking about the western Balkans and accession to the European Union. I have no doubt that when the Taoiseach spoke with the leaders of North Macedonia and Montenegro in particular, he got that element of annoyance - probably more than annoyance - that they have because the whole conversation on accession has not been real for the last while. We all accept that some of that was down...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are all very interested in the response Premier Li gave regarding China's well documented human rights issues. China is a huge geopolitical player. What questions did the Taoiseach put to the Chinese about their engagements on a worldwide basis, not only in regard to ongoing conflicts but also the Chinese engagement across parts of Europe and right across Africa, particularly as those...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 18. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his visit to the western Balkans. [3958/24]

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 11. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. [3957/24]

Business Costs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I do not believe there is anyone in this entire building who has not been contacted by those in business. I thank the Regional Group for bringing this motion forward and giving us the opportunity to debate. We know the issues being faced by micro, small and medium enterprises. We have often had an over-and-back in relation to energy costs. There is an accommodation crisis and a property...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (14 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider calling on the Israeli government to lift its restriction on supplies of insulin, other diabetes supplies and all other medications for long term conditions from entering Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7017/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thought of a couple of points as I was listening earlier. I wish to make sure I have them correct in my head. The witnesses can correct me where I am wrong, which is usually the case. We are talking about primary prevention, part of which is selling. We all probably become hospital-centric, at times, when we think about being healthy and looking after ourselves. We think in individual...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We deal with every issue in a silo.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is that same idea and framework. However, it is a real framework and the targets we are setting are not just subsets where we are missing the point of the idea, which is that we are all eating healthier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is also what the Cathaoirleach has said, which is the idea that we are facilitating and not just hammering people in lower socioeconomic brackets.