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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: Domestic violence and child abuse concerns that were recently raised in a Department of Justice report found that assessors do not have adequate training or accreditation to properly assess family violence. I am dealing with a case where a family were told last year by Tusla that they should not allow recommended access to go ahead. One parent was told by Tusla that it should not go ahead,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Jul 2024)

Verona Murphy: 479. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals to CAMHS Wexford south in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of referrals to CAMHS Wexford north in the corresponding timeframe; the number of referrals accepted to Wexford CAMHS south in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of referrals to Wexford CAMHS south not accepted in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; to provide similar data for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wildlife Regulations (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Minister of State for the clarity. Unfortunately, the misinformation came from him. It was he who said that there had been the first meeting of stakeholder engagement. I am glad he has corrected the record. However, it is fundamental to the success of any policy that all stakeholders are included and that the Minister of State does not pick and choose to decide on the agenda,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wildlife Regulations (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Minister of State for appearing. Last week, I withdrew my Topical Issue because he could not be here. I am pleased to see him here. The National Association of Regional Game Councils, NARGC, is the organisation on whose behalf I am interested in asking this question. It has 26,000 members nationwide. Last August, the Minister of State announced plans to amend the open...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: Clearly Mr. Rowland did not tune into the last discussion we had about this with the Department of Transport. I will go to Mr. Walsh and maybe Mr. Rowland will be better informed after this. The criteria for the medical in the NDLS for professional drivers was extended to the age of 75. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: The requirement for a medical is now 75 years of age.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: Who advises on that? Contrary to what Professor O'Neill would say, we now have a situation where one cannot drive a school bus under a Bus Éireann tender at the age of 70 because of Professor O'Neill's advice, yet, somebody told the RSA that it was okay to extend the medical to the age of 75.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: We can only go on the number of deaths on the road. That is why the RSA here: to give us answers about why that is happening. We have a situation where we cannot get bus drivers under the Bus Éireann tender. I received a text today that states there are 110 pupils going from Kilmore to Wexford. We will have at least 60 extra cars on the road for the want of two bus drivers. Mr....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: We are not talking about cars.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: The medical pertains to driving a bus.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: Hold on now, Chair. Do not run down the clock on me with rubbish. I put a question about school buses. We are not talking about cars.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: Did you not understand the question? The question is not about what Professor O’Neill advised. It is about why we have a medical at the age of 75. Who advised that?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: Why have you not committed to doing that already? Why have you appeared here to be told that? Have you not recognised that contradiction up to now?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: Sorry, I have been raising this for ten years and it is only in the last three years that the RSA has increased the medical to the age of 75. It was since Covid.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: Do you believe-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: Do you believe it is a contradiction?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: Common sense would dictate that there is something, apart from the fact that it is Bus Éireann’s policy, which is a Department of Transport issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: You can fudge away but the reality here is that we could have two bus drivers taking 110 children to school or we can have 100 cars on the road. Mr. Waide’s objective should be the two bus drivers. It is not up to me to come up with a solution. Mr. Waide is being paid the big salary as the chief executive of the RSA to reduce road deaths. Primary to that is putting in a modal...