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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: No, it is fine. I just thought that at yesterday's private session, we agreed something else, but now we have added a plan for 9 November. Perhaps I missed that yesterday and we did agree on 9 November.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: We are now saying we are going to bring in the petitioner on 9 November.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: It does not matter to me.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: I will not object.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: That is fair enough. That was all I wanted.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: That is fine.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: We have difficulties in this area and we need to work with it. The money is available for carers at the moment and we do not have the carers, so it is really important that the Department gets its act together on that and smooths it out as quickly as possible.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: I am quite familiar with this subject. It is close to my area. A lot of work goes on with greenways and people fighting to get railway lines restored. It is important to listen to these people. I wish a good afternoon to the gentlemen who are present. We should indicate to them that we would be prepared to let them make their case before the committee in the not too distant future....

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: We have no objection to letting them come before the committee; none whatsoever.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: Deputy Griffin made a crucial point. We cannot wait around. We cannot wait for things to happen with regard to the rail line. Mr. Quinn and Mr. Mulligan are not against railway development. One of them worked alongside the other. You could get this work up and running very quickly but if you are going to wait for reports on what is going to happen with the railway lines, you are right-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: That is the point Deputy Griffin was making.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: I accept that.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: Nobody wants that. I acknowledge where Senator Lombard is coming from, given that he is from a big dairy area. When a previous Minister, Deputy Coveney, rightly lifted the cap, many dairy herds expanded massively. I know this. I used to work down in Cork. I know a lot of the dairy farmers. We have to be careful. I agree with Senator Lombard that we have challenges. I am not going to...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: Absolutely.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Staff (18 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Cathaoirleach for seeing the importance of this Commencement matter and for allowing it to be discussed. I really appreciate that. I thank the Minister of State for being here to speak about this national school issue. Keadue National School in County Roscommon is a two-teacher school with a current enrolment of 48 pupils. The pupil enrolment has doubled in the past two years,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Staff (18 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Minister of State. After I compiled the figures I gave him, I received a telephone call to say there is even further good news in that a family is moving into the village with three children eligible to attend the national school. I did not include them in my figures. That family will not be resident in the village for approximately five weeks. I welcome the decision to which...

Seanad: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: On my own behalf and on behalf of the Senators, I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, to the House. I call on Senator Ollie Crowe, who has eight minutes.

Seanad: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2023)

Eugene Murphy: I thank the Minister of State, his officials, Seanadóirí, the staff of the House and the ushers, who are here with us during all our debates and who are of the utmost help to us all.