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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I wish to ask the Minister of State about the Government's short- and medium-term plans to ensure there are reductions in premiums for insurance products, particularly public liability insurance. This question follows on from the question that was previously on the floor. We are talking about reductions in settlement costs and the reforms that have happened in respect of duty of care, etc....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We know what the Minister of State cannot do but it is a question of what he can do and what interaction he intends to have with these insurance companies as premiums are still going up. I get the idea that we knew that an issue existed in respect of duty of care. An argument could have been made that it could have been dealt with at an earlier stage. The problem was that a huge number of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We want far more companies to come into the market. We need the likes of OUTsurance, or whoever else, to engage specifically on public liability insurance. We know the issues that exist and the other added costs at the moment. It is an issue that affects community events, event tourism, sporting and community organisations. We all know the ridiculous premiums that have been charged for...

Housing Situation: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I spoke earlier during statements and, not for the first time, I brought up the so-called affordable housing scheme at Cois Farraige, Blackrock, just outside Dundalk. In fairness to Louth County Council, it extended the time to ensure people could actually apply. Of the initial 26 applicants – I do not know how many more applied later – only five were able to meet the...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I wish to discuss the affordable housing scheme in County Louth, specifically Cois Farraige in Blackrock just outside Dundalk. Time was extended to allow more people to apply. Initially, there were just 26 applications, only five of which met the criteria. Council officials said that the difficulty lay with the criteria. Not for the first time, I will put it on the record that I do not...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 22. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [22676/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I commend the kids of Dundalk Grammar School on their campaign regarding the playing of Gaelic football. I have had very positive discussions with the principal, Mr. Graham, and with the GAA. It is hoped we will see something positive at the end of that. It was a very well-conducted protest. As I said, the kids were brilliant and the school was great to allow it. It was democracy in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I want to bring up the issue of the De La Salle College in Dundalk and an autism unit. There was one autism class last year. It was put in a class that was freed up by a teacher. There will be a prefab unit that that class can go into.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I know. The problem is we are talking about a number of families. We are talking about five families that have been told there is no room at the inn. It is a four-way conversation including the school, the NCSE and the families. We just need to bring it to some sort of completion. The problem is if the school building programme had been earlier, we would have had the solution with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Taoiseach has spoken about a sustainable migration system and the idea of streamlining processing times for those trying to avail of international protection. We all want to see something that is fair, but it also needs to be efficient and enforced. The Taoiseach has spoken about how countries have been added to the list of safe countries. He has also spoken about how we have improved...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (21 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 334. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the status of funding applications related to an athletics track (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22600/24]

Neighbour Disputes (Vegetation) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes, we have a problem with most things in Dundalk. I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for bringing forward the aptly-named Neighbour Disputes (Vegetation) Bill. I thank the Minister of State and the Government for not opposing it. Everyone agrees that this is the sort of thing that can become a big issue for neighbours and for many of us as elected representatives. I remember as a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (16 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I will bring up a similar issue. It is not only the lack of bus drivers. Sometimes, it is the issue of the number of buses and the state of some of them. Yesterday, there were five cancellations of the 100X expressway, which is the Dundalk to Dublin bus. It is the bus that goes to the airport so it can be imagined how much of a disaster cancellations are for people trying to avoid...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (16 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Could we look at the 100X route?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree that we have a great history of peacekeeping. I, like many others, have referred here many times to the Irish people’s belief in staying non-aligned. They do not want to see any move away from neutrality. The fact is that it is very difficult to see the removal of the triple lock as being anything but a step in a particular direction. It does put our troops in danger and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Deputy Carthy and many others are seeking greater engagement with the Opposition. The record of the House will show that the Tánaiste has denied requests to refer matters to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence for detailed scrutiny and that votes on related but distinct matters have been taken as a singular vote. Deputy Carthy and other members of that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (16 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: On the numbers, there were 1,094 personnel in 2019. That is now down to 722. A determination has not been made yet on how many more are required to reach llevel of ambition 2. I assume that figure will be made available fairly soon. Irish waters make up 12% of all EU waters and 75% of subsea cables in the northern hemisphere pass through or near Irish waters. To monitor, surveil and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (16 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have no doubt that huge extra moves will need to be made in ensuring that we get through what is obviously a recruitment and, particularly, a retention issue regarding the Defence Forces in general. The issue many of us have is what matters and is seen to qualify as a priority by the Government. It seems removing the triple lock is one. Officials are to proceed without delay in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (16 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am looking for the establishment figure of the Naval Service, the strength as of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, the current strength of the service, the number of personnel required under level of ambition, LOA, 2 and the current number of ships that can simultaneously be put to sea.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Where does the Tánaiste intend to deploy Irish troops in the event that he is successful in progressing legislation that would remove the triple lock neutrality protection, considering that the Government has withdrawn from the UNDOF peacekeeping mission due to capacity constraints?