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Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We support the Bill, but we really need to get down to brass tacks when it comes to medical cards. I do not think there is anybody in this building who will not have heard of cases, some of which are very sad, involving people who cannot avail of a medical card and are in really brutal circumstances. I have a limited amount of time so I will go directly to an example. One of these examples...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We are talking about health.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I will be raising the issue again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: And data mining.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agat. Mr. O'Leary is very welcome back and I am sure he has many stories that are probably far more interesting. We will wait until we go into private session. That is a different kettle of fish, however. It is vital that we have the infrastructure to be able to deal with the world we are now in, of cyberthreats, hybrid threats and Cambridge Analytica, to which Deputy Howlin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: So I hear. That can happen. There are other players, however, that are less benign. They may be state actors or non-state actors. They may be absolutely disorganised but there may be many of them. That is a problem. The engagement of an coimisiún regarding how the algorithms work is of importance. We are all aware of the issue of reinforcement. When a person sees a particular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Mr. O'Leary has also met with the umbrella group.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: What did Mr. O'Leary ask the companies and what have the companies offered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I have been called worse, a Chathaoirligh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: There was logic to it. We were talking about Limerick. People used to mark 1, 2 and then 3 and 4, but you could see the indication of the preference on that particular ballot. People only do this once every few of years. They do not exactly know. No one wants to ask. It was a hell of a lot better before that judgment. Not that I would case aspersions about what would be determined by a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Is it misinformation or disinformation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: In fairness, some information on how to vote would be helpful. That is clear to anybody who has looked at spoiled ballots.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I recall that Louth County Council looked at duplicates a while ago. It was a case of removing all of them rather than just removing the duplications. If someone was down four times, all of the four entries were removed. In some cases the entries probably related to rental properties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I am talking about something that happened ten or 15 years ago. In fairness, the council has been good. The fact we are now dealing with a rolling register is a real success. As regards the review of the register and automatic registration, I accept there are issues relating to GDPR. We must really get down to dealing with whether we can use PPS numbers and people leaving because that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Will Mr. O'Leary comment on Part 5?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (20 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I thank Deputy Healy-Rae.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (20 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We all welcome the increase in payments and thresholds but we also understand that a significant number of people who are not on big money can be detrimentally impacted depending on where the thresholds are. I suppose that is why the Minister is looking at the interdepartmental working group. I understand that when people hear those sorts of terms, they think it is an excuse to do nothing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (20 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: All right. Perhaps the Minister could give an update on the timeline. She said later in the year but perhaps we could have some sort of notion of roughly when the report from the interdepartmental working group might be available.