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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Official Engagements (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Will the information be supplied to the families?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 163. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his Department's plans this year for funding, resourcing, recruitment and retention at the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16861/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Could the Tánaiste detail the plans this year as regards funding, resourcing, recruitment and retention at the Defence Forces? We all know that if we take this over a five-year period, we have had more losses than we have had recruitment. It is a huge issue. We are well away from reaching what is necessary for level of ambition 2. I think that at present we could be below the numbers...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate the answer, particularly the statement that we still have more to do. Obviously, we are starting from a point of view of legacy issues as regards pay and conditions. Has any detailed study been done of the reasons for the discharges? As much as there was an improvement last year, and we hope for a greater improvement as regards recruitment versus discharges this year, we...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would appreciate it if that information could be shared.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Official Engagements (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 182. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on his meetings in Lebanon recently about a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16860/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Official Engagements (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: My question is about Private Seán Rooney. The Tánaiste put in the public domain the fact that he was having engagements in Lebanon and that he was dissatisfied. The family and the rest of us all want to see justice. We have not seen that progress. I believe the Tánaiste and the Government are dissatisfied. How did the engagement go there? Has he any update on the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Crime is an incredibly serious issue that many of us are dealing with at the minute. Yesterday in my own constituency, 20 pipe bombs were found in a ditch behind a property in Ardee. This happened after great work by An Garda Síochána in relation to a significant drugs find. It shows the reality on the ground, particularly when combined with an incident last Friday in Ardee in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is necessary that LSSIF funding would follow through for the stadium in Dundalk. My understanding was Louth GAA and Drogheda United were on that reserve list. The argument that was made was shovel-ready projects would get first dibs but given what is happening, particularly with Louth stadium, the first phase of which will be under way, we have to consider additional funding. We have to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 102. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline any engagement there has been between his Department, the Louth county board of the GAA and GAA headquarters about the funding of the new GAA stadium in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22861/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This has been a really great time for Louth football. We had the Leinster final win by the under 20s against Meath, the minors won last night against Dublin and are now through to their Leinster final and, hopefully, an historic injustice will be righted on Sunday against Meath. I would say there is much support around the House on this. It is vital that the GAA stadium in Dundalk is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister of State might have an interest in a particular game at the weekend, I would imagine. We will all be glued on Saturday to the match between Armagh and Donegal. It should make for a very good weekend of football. I commend the work done by Louth GAA and the teams under Fergal Reel, Ger Brennan and Johnny Clerkin. I wish them the absolute best of luck and we all hope for a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Promotion (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I could not agree with the Minister more.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress being made to complete the N53 road project in Louth; the timeline for completion of this project; the funding allocation for this project for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22734/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline any new methods of road repair, road upgrade technology or modern methods of road construction that are currently in use, or under consideration of use, in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22733/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (8 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 129. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the actions that will be taken on foot of the section 481 stakeholders’ forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22860/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (7 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Okay. The Deputy put his question.

Childcare: Motion (7 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We do not have a fit-for-purpose childcare provision system in this State. It is failing and I will provide examples of how that works in the real world. One person told me: Regarding the ongoing struggle we are facing in securing childcare for our 12 month old son, his name has been on multiple waiting lists since November 2023 while my partner was still pregnant. Despite regular...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I take this opportunity to commend the Louth under-20s and Fergal Reel, their manager, on what was obviously a fabulous win in the Leinster final against Meath. The minors are playing in the quarter finals tonight against Westmeath in Hunterstown and I hope that goes well. We obviously have an historic injustice that needs to be dealt with at the Leinster senior final on 11 May.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would think that most right-thinking people will offer support. Let me refer to a very serious issue. It concerns one of my constituents who contacted me. She had been working for Liberty IT as part of Liberty Mutual. She believes that in her section, which is in Dublin but with an awful lot of remote working, about 100 jobs are gone, and possibly another 20 in Cavan. She would have...