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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I thank the witnesses for attending. We are dealing with an issue that is very live at this point. We have all seen multiple questions asked in the Dáil and Seanad regarding dual use and ensuring we have a sufficient number of criteria and checks to make sure we definitely are not supplying anything - while it may have civilian application - that may possibly end up as weapons of war...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Therefore, the Department does not have a position at this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We can all guess where the Commission is going. We have all seen the conversations in the public domain regarding joint security and defence from a European point of view and even beyond that. We have heard Ursula von der Leyen and others talking about the European weapons industry. There is huge fear out there. The Irish people are still very much wedded to the whole idea of neutrality....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We need to be very careful in regard to the drift that is happening in Europe at the minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I thank everyone for attending. In fairness, we could probably spend an hour dealing with each of the witnesses individually. The theme across the board is the idea of skills education and the multiple route maps or roadmaps to education. Everyone is coming off at a different place. Ms Healy got the point across on the National Learning Network. My office has dealt with the NLN in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Yes, it does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: That is it. Society and the whole system loses out on that basis. That is the bit that was sold to me - whether it is somebody getting back into the system and being facilitated into work or education or whether, as Ms Healy said, the education system is not accessible to somebody. Ms Bird spoke about the fact that the NLN is at 2011 rates. I have seen the benefits and what NLN can do....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: That is a longer conversation that we are not going to have here. However, that is a win across the board. Are there difficulties? What can be done to benefit NLN's circumstances? I am sure everyone will say with a greater amount of resources, they could do more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Bulk solutions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I appreciate that. Regarding Skillnet, it is reactive to enterprise and its needs. I have seen locally the connections with the institutes of education, such as the LMETB and even the AMTCE in Dundalk. I probably got the acronym back to front at this stage, but I am referring to the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence. The big one here is Skillnet Ireland was ranked first...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I will follow on from what the Cathaoirleach said there. That is a fair point in relation to Mr. McLoughlin. A big congratulations to him; it was a hell of a win. Possibly it has not been recognised to the degree that it should have been and that may say where we are in respect of apprenticeships. I have a great interest in apprenticeships, particularly electrical ones, because I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: The question I will put to Mr. McLoughlin is about how we need to put that piece in play. The witnesses have all spoken about trying to help particular demographics that require bespoke solutions with regard to getting them into the workforce. We see the importance of that with regard to apprenticeships and also that pre-apprentice piece. It is about what else we are missing around that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Are you backlogged or anything at the minute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: That is good. That is something that needs to be dealt with across the board. I want to ask Mr. McLoughlin about his view of the course and the mix between it and work. Is there anything that could be done to improve it? He is the person who is at it, for want of a better term.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: It might deal with renewables and so forth.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: European Year of Skills 2023: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: The mix is working for Mr. McLoughlin.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently detailed for community policing in Dundalk, Drogheda and Ardee stations, respectively, following the implementation of the new policing model in Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17703/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made to date in 2024 in relation to the CFRAM scheme for County Louth; the current timelines for the delivery of the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17789/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: There seems to be a theme in the lack of ASD units and the interaction at times between the Department, the NCSE and schools. When people are looking for extensions, planning permission and so on, it becomes even more difficult. I have been approached by a number of parents looking for their kids to get into what they had hoped would be a second autism unit in De La Salle College in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: There are multiple issues for multiple families throughout County Louth and the wider State. The Minister of State has supplied me a written answer concerning De La Salle College. The planning permission for the main extension was given on 21 July. Will the Minister of State examine the issue? According to this answer, "The Stage 2b cost report was received by the Department in Q4 2024...