Results 341-360 of 5,599 for speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community (7 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Gabhaim buíochas le Rónán Ó Domhnaill. Tá bealach fada romhainn agus níl sé ró-shimplí. Maidir le Coimisiún na Meán, an bhfuil imní ar bith ar Rónán Ó Domhnaill go mbeidh go leor acmhainní ag an gcoimisiún chun an jab uile a dhéanamh leis an mbealach fada atá romhainn agus an obair uilig...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community (7 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Ní hé an coimisiún an réiteach uilig mar sin.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community (7 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Tá an coimisiún ag déileáil leis na comhlachtaí seo. Tá cuid mhór rudaí curtha ar siúl agus ag tarlú agus beidh níos mó sa todhchaí. Conas mar atá siad sin ag dul faoin am seo? An bhfuil an coimisiún go breá sásta go bhfuil siad ar an mbealach ceart nó ag dul i dtreo an bhealaigh chirt? An bhfuil...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community (7 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: An bhfuil Rónán Ó Domhnaill in ann a rá cén t-am a tharlóidh sé nó an bhfuil sé ró-luath é sin a insint faoin am seo?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community (7 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Chífimid ansin.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community (7 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Tá Rónán Ó Domhnaill measartha sásta but like the French Revolution, it is too early to tell.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community (7 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agat.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (7 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 237. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline Tourism Ireland’s strategy and budget to market Brigid 1500 abroad, to include the locations in Ireland and the number of any press or promotional trips for journalists or influencers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5688/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (1 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work plan for 2024 by his Department, in conjunction with other agencies, to improve road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4580/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (1 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the mechanisms available to a resident in north Louth (details supplied) whose home has sustained over €50,000 worth of damage following three serious RTAs on the road in the past 12 months, including one fatal RTA, when Louth County Council is not minded to install a crash barrier or other traffic mitigation...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (1 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work of the Office for the Promotion of Competition in the Insurance Market, particularly in relation to reducing the cost of public liability insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4576/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (1 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work being done to ensure that cash cannot be refused in retail and other premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4577/24]

Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Nobody has any difficulty with the IRC and SFI coming together and there being a single body for research and research funding. There is a logic to that. As many previous speakers stated, none of this really matters unless funding is put in place for research. Previous speakers also gave voice to the difficulties PhD students experience when their stipends do not cover their costs. At...

Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We must also focus on the apprenticeship model, put the numerous roadmaps together and ensure the money is there for research.

Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: The Ceann Comhairle did not expect the Deputy to come back to him with that.

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: It is fair to say that we have at least agreement on one issue, which is that the war on drugs has been an abject failure. I recall that there was a period in Dundalk a couple of years ago when, following cuts to Garda funding, we did not have a drug squad and then the drug squad was suddenly in operation again. In fairness, no one is going to have a problem when action is taken against...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (30 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 76. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration is being given to providing an enhanced or additional LIS package for areas, particularly in north Louth, that have been badly affected by recent flooding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4007/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (30 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I ask the Minister if consideration is being given to providing an enhanced or additional local improvement scheme package for areas, particularly in north Louth, that have been affected by recent flooding, and if she will make a statement on the matter. The Minister has visited the area and is aware of some of the issues. We will probably have time later to deal with some of that but the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (30 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. I do not think anybody will complain about any moneys for the local improvement scheme; obviously the more the merrier. We are all aware of the necessary works that have been done and while local authorities will, in normal times, be able to prioritise, the problem with this is that the huge level of damage done by the recent flooding has impacted on a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (30 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I appreciate that and welcome any flexibility there can be that would benefit Louth and particularly the Cooley Peninsula and the huge damage done. Louth County Council has done some short-term mitigation works. It has an application in at this point for €260,000. As regards the Department of Transport, there is an ask in of €1.6 million because of the huge damage that was...