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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jul 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: My thoughts are with the family in Dundalk who are burying a man today. He was a husband, father and brother who was hugely involved in the community. On Sunday, we heard the sad news of his suicide. This is not the first time I have dealt with this issue. I spoke with the family and they said that the difficult part was that this man presented himself to the mental services in...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jul 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: During this whole period we are talking about the July stimulus. As a number of Deputies said yesterday, this stimulus is bring introduced at the same time as the initial pandemic unemployment payments are being cut, when we were implementing regressive measures in the economy and reducing the free flow of money in the economy. We need to take all that into account. We welcome some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 1421. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place for workplaces having to close following an outbreak of Covid-19. [20840/20]

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (2 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Táim breá sásta tacaíocht a thabhairt done Bhille seo We welcome the necessity and reason for this Bill, including the additional powers that will be necessary for An Garda Síochána in what I imagine will be a very small number of situations. Before I speak to the Bill and the provision of additional Garda powers, I would like to commend the Garda, a number...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (8 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 39. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to put in place measures to ensure childcare providers servicing disadvantaged areas will not be forced into closure when transitioning from the community childcare subvention plus scheme to the national childcare scheme. [22373/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (8 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I think the Minister is aware of the issues I wish to deal with in this question. They relate to a number of childcare providers operating in Dundalk and Drogheda, namely, in Cox's Demesne, Muirhevnamor, Toberona and Moneymore. I know there is a short-term saver status - I am sorry if I have used the wrong terminology - but I do not think the referral solution the Minister was talking to me...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (8 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I appreciate that. First and foremost, the saver status has meant that these services have managed to continue with the quotient of service users already using the service. The problem is that this set of kids, if they were to apply now, probably would not meet the criteria. While there was a workaround for the services, whether it was Tusla, Louth County Council or a number of other...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (8 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I thank the Minister and I agree with him that there may be a possibility to short-circuit this and sort this problem. We were talking about sponsors and the people I have spoken to would say that if a problem could be circumvented without their having to deal with Tusla, that would be an advantage. I accept that parents can be iffy at times in dealing with Tusla and State agencies. We...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Negotiations (8 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue matter. It does not shock me that several Deputies have decided to row in on this issue. Deputy O'Callaghan has already said that we are talking about a breach of "international law in a very specific and limited way". It is an utterly crazy term. Initially, we thought that this was sabre-rattling and the British Government...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Negotiations (8 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: It is absolutely unacceptable for the British Government to bandy about the idea that it is okay to breach international law. It is like playing poker with a guy who never keeps to the rules. It is an impossible and unacceptable position. It is almost a throwback to previous imperial times when British Governments did deals and reneged on them. Considering where we have come from, this...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (8 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 56. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to put in place supports to assist young persons in terms of their extracurricular development, namely youth centre supports. [22372/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 652. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Covid-19 unemployment benefit for the self-employed will be requalified as a subsidy for the self-employed; and if it will be adjusted to the employee subsidy rate with retroactive effect since the beginning of the pandemic in order to comply with Article 40.1 of the Constitution which upheld that all citizens shall,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (10 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding allocated to implementing the national drugs strategy in County Louth; and if there is scope to increase funding following the outcome of the recommendations presented in the Drogheda scoping exercise. [22994/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (10 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend to other areas in County Louth the Drogheda scoping exercise that is due to be undertaken. [23176/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (10 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: What amount of funding has been allocated to implementing the national drugs strategy in County Louth? I am also asking about the level of resources required and whether there is scope to increase funding following the outcome of the recommendations presented in the Drogheda scoping exercise. I have made a request that the exercise be escalated to involve major towns such as Dundalk in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (10 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I welcome the Minister's response. The scoping exercise is absolutely necessary. She spoke about how this problem in Drogheda has seeped into other areas, including County Meath. Criminality is interconnected and any scoping exercise must at least look at the entire county and beyond, particularly where there are major connections to organised crime between Dundalk and Drogheda. We are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (10 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I welcome what the Minister said. In that scoping exercise, they will need to look above and beyond just Drogheda and will have to take into account wider facets. There is a necessity for an audit of all services and the capacity and capability of the gardaí, who are doing brilliant work tackling these crimes. We are, however, starting from behind. I have recently been in houses in...

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Is it possible to have an exchange with the Minister of State?

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I realise that. If I do not ask-----

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Okay. I congratulate the Minister of State on her appointment and wish her well in her endeavours. Like many other issues in the State, we would like to start from a different place. We all know the difficulties that faced family carers prior to Covid, such as the requirement for respite and, in some cases, residential services, which were not always necessarily available. The history of...