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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 105. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline the current processing times for disability allowance, carers allowance and social welfare appeals; if she will compare these waiting times to this time last year; her views on the increase in processing times for these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46189/23]

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Are the LSSIF grants going to be reactivated?

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I was very good. I named only a small number. I had a lot more of them on my page.

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I add my voice to what has been said about the spectacular entertainment provided by the Irish rugby team. We wish all the players well into the future. Johnny Sexton, in particular, epitomised their never-say-die spirit. People might say I am a great man for jumping on a bandwagon.

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It would be a first for this place, all right. I was at an event the other day by Turas Counselling at the Downtown Hub in Dundalk to launch its new gambling counselling service. Oisín McConville was there for the launch and he gave a powerful speech on what he said was his favourite subject, himself, that lasted for 35 minutes. He got into the ins and outs of the impact of...

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The club is closer to the Minister of State's part of the world. I would like to think he has some power in this matter. I have no doubt it is a very good application. There are other applications in the locality, including from Na Piarsaigh-Blackrock CLG, which is very close to my house. This is very localised politics. There is also Clann Naofa Boxing Club. Again, I am talking about...

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have all been shocked by underfunding in the health service. We went straight from the budget into what seemed like a near disaster. We have all been very worried about the moratorium on recruitment because we are constantly talking about the number of positions left unfilled. The Government promised many more beds - 1,500 or so - but none were allocated in the budget. We are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration can be given to allowing an apprentice butcher who lives in the South and who has been offered an apprenticeship place at a suitable facility in the North (details supplied) to be accepted onto the SOLAS apprenticeship course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45367/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am dealing with a young man who works in Dundalk and wants to do an apprenticeship through SOLAS. He has a workplace in Crossmaglen in County Armagh that is happy to do this but there is an issue in delivering it. I have spoken to the Taoiseach and the Minister, Deputy Harris, about this, and the matter is with the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, at the minute. There is a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am almost shocked with that positive answer, which is the one I had hoped for. Unfortunately, it is not the information the student in question, his mother or I had received previously when dealing with SOLAS so there may be a need for communication. If we ensure the employer meets the criteria and the correct people are communicating with SOLAS, we can get this sorted and bring the issue...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister will not be shocked when I address my next contribution to him. I hope he is willing to accept it. I welcome all that has been said on mobility, whether we are talking about cross-Border, hard-to-reach communities or disability. I will return to the issue of personal assistants. I see the Minister has provided additional moneys to deal with disability in further education....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am fairly sure the Minister of State welcomes the good news for Drogheda United on funding from a professionalisation point of view. If we are talking about development of a new stadium, that is what is needed in the League of Ireland as regards sustainability. That is the big byword. Obviously we have a particular high that is ongoing in respect of soccer and League of Ireland. A club...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 28. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline the progress being made on the implementation of the recommendations of the report on section 481 Film Tax Credit, produced by the Oireachtas Budget Scrutiny Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45369/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 30. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline the engagements her Department has had with the Department of Finance and other Government Departments to progress the establishment of the stakeholders’ forum, one of the recommendations of the recent report on section 481 Film Tax Credit produced by the Oireachtas Budget Scrutiny Committee; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (19 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give an update on any progress made to resolve the terms and conditions of employment of personal assistants who work in some Education and Training Boards; if he will provide a timeline for when the issue is expected to be resolved; if he will outline the engagement he and his Department has had with others in relation to the...

Situation in the Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Palestinian people of Gaza are under an unmerciful onslaught that includes carpet bombing of civilian infrastructure and civilians. Israel has cut off food, water and energy. What it is offering is bombs, starvation and 1 million people being displaced within Gaza. In other places and at other times, this would be called genocide and ethnic cleansing. Then we listen to what this...

Trends in Mortality and Estimates of Excess Mortality: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This has been a useful exercise, in that a lot of information has been put out there by the Minister of State and others. Deputy Colm Burke had no difficulty in reeling off a lot of useful figures. Particularly since we entered the Covid period we have been dealing with a lot of disinformation and misinformation. There have been some who will abuse the data and others who fall prey to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 29. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the UN General Assembly. [43575/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the Taoiseach's interaction to ensure the family of Private Seán Rooney gets the full truth of that devastating tragedy. We are now dealing with the carpet bombing of Palestine by Israel. People are doing without food, energy, water and all those necessities. The Taoiseach spoke earlier about Ireland's interaction in respect of driving home the message, which needs to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have brought up the issue of the recommendations of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight before, and Deputy Boyd Barrett might also have mentioned it once or twice. In fairness, the Taoiseach has been supportive of those recommendations and a stakeholders' forum. Follow-up will need to happen with the Minister and this is vital. There is much talk of the possibility of cross-Border...