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National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: This is vital legislation. We must ensure we have absolute due diligence and a streamlined process in regard to vetting. I am saying more than I usually would while in the Chair. I received a telephone call just before the debate started concerning a new facility in County Louth to deal with vulnerable children. The caller is dealing with a particular issue and asked me whether I know...

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Anois, tá deich bomaite ag an Teachta Croinin.

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Guím ádh mór ar achan duine agus chífidh mé iad tar éis an samhraidh. Is dócha go mbeimid i lár an catha faoin am sin, ach anois táimid ag déileáil leis an mBille seo. Táimid sásta go bhfuil an Bille seo ag teacht os comhair an Tí. Tá sé ag tarlúint de bharr an bhrú ón phobal, ó Shinn...

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: It is generally at this time that I thank everybody and apologise for all those times I have been a nuisance to everybody inside and outside the Chamber. However, I really want to thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: It is not the first time I have said it. As I said, I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, the Ceann Comhairle and all the staff on the entire campus. None of us would get a whole pile done if it were not for all of them. We are obviously in support of this. It was a proposal from the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and it is supported by the farm organisations. It...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (11 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 21. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the work of the working group on bogus self-employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29896/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Unions (11 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of a campaign by a union (details supplied); if his or other Departments are working on the issues raised by the union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29895/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to increasing funding for primary schools to align that funding to the OECD average; if consideration will be given to providing primary schools with a consistent funding schedule in order to help them better budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29897/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the school inclusion model; to outline future plans for the delivery of holistic therapies in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29898/24]

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: A number of us spoke about an element of the anger regarding Ursula von der Leyen. Some of it goes back to the initial unconditional support for the Israeli regime. The absolute pounding of the Palestinian people was a genocidal action. There is no way to call it anything else. That was always on the cards, given the nature of that regime, Benjamin Netanyahu and all the others who-----

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Fair enough. Of course there is a question. Is it correct that there has been no response with regard to Ireland looking for the EU-Israel agreement to be reviewed? If there has been a formal response, will the Minister of State provide some detail? What discussions were there about Georgia? In the past while, there has been almost a stopping of its journey to accession based on the...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: As I said earlier, over the last eight months, Israel has lain absolute waste to Gaza. The official figure for civilian deaths is 37,396, which is a travesty, a tragedy, an absolute disgrace and a shame on the world. However, The Lancet has stated that the real figure could be 186,000 people. I assume that 70% of that figure could be women and children. That is what Israel has done. A...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: David Teather.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: The roll-out of assistive technologies is an important point that needs to be looked at. It obviously can facilitate-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agat. I ask the Taoiseach to support the idea behind my education amendment Bill. This is the proposal that parents of kids with special needs would be able to apply to schools, primary and secondary, two years beforehand. This would allow the school, the parents and everybody to do everything that needs to be done and the Department and whoever else to play their parts. ...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Overnight Israel bombed a school at Khan Younis, killing 25 people. This follows on from a prior Israeli strike against a school over the weekend that killed 16 people. The terrible total is now at four schools bombed in the past four days. A medical journal, The Lancet, said last week that even if the conflict were to end immediately, there would continue to be many indirect deaths in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: The so-called legacy Bill of the previous British Government is callous, cruel and irredeemable in its entirety. The intention of the British Government was clear, that inquests and investigations would go unfinished and families would remain without truth or justice, which they deserve. We all understand why the British Government did this. That particular British Government was not...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Education (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Education Act 1998 and certain regulations made under that Act for the purpose of allowing a certain timeframe to be specified in respect of students with special educational needs when an application is made for admission to a school and to provide for related matters. Deputy Sorca Clarke and I are...

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I commend the Social Democrats on bringing this motion forward. Obviously there needs to be understanding and the delivery of a zero-tolerance policy when we talk about domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. I commend Natasha O'Brien, who has done huge work to highlight what was absolutely necessary. She pointed out some of the issues regarding how victims or survivors are dealt with...