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Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the next weekly division time.

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We all realise how lucky we have been to have corporation tax income but the fact is that some of it is windfall revenue and cannot be relied on. Everybody understands the idea of putting money away for a rainy day but I will hardly be the first person to say that unfortunately it is raining for a lot of people at this point in time. I do not see how Sinn Féin could in any way...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (10 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 17. 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; to outline his Department’s recent engagement with insurance companies, including new insurance companies, about the high cost of public liability insurance; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flexible Work Practices (10 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the survey that was carried out related to cross Border workers and the issues they face in relation to working from home, income tax and social protection; if his Department has had any recent engagement with the Assembly or the British Government on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15157/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) is not able to open an additional autism unit at the school in September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14810/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a mechanism available to a council tenant who was allocated an OPD property that was not specially adapted and whose circumstances have now changed after getting married, to purchase the property under the tenant incremental purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13660/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will detail the sources of, and definition of, reckonable income for the purposes of local authorities' assessment of applications under the tenant incremental purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14283/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 729. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to allowing the payment of children's allowance to all students over 18 who are still in school, from when they turned 18, and their children's allowance was stopped; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13659/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (9 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 1693. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made into the review of the provision of services to students with disabilities at further and higher education centres; the areas that are being reviewed; when the review is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14187/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I bring up the issue of the difficulty for autistic kids and their families in accessing necessary mental health services. I have just come from a meeting of the all-party parliamentary group on autism with Families for Reform of CAMHS. We all know the ping-pong game that has existed between disability services and CAMHS. At times, it has been a case of no room at the inn if somebody has...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: -----with autism. All private assessments have stated the child has ADHD but that child cannot get an assessment anywhere, which is necessary.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Can I come in?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: It relates to funding and flooding.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the progress being made to raise the mandatory retirement age in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13226/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Middle East (21 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 59. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the current situation in South Lebanon; the current activities of the Defence Forces on the UNIFIL mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13227/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (21 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 15 October 2023, given that Louth County Council has indicated that if work was to be funded by his Department at this location (details supplied), it would have to be done under the locations of interest (LOIs) scheme, the locations for which are decided by his Department, if he will consider...

General Practice and Local Health Services: Motion (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agat. I thank Deputy Cullinane for bringing this motion forward. We could deal with the multiple proposals he has put forward, but I just wish to deal with one. I refer to developing a public contract for GPs and launching a pilot programme in areas where there are shortages of GPs for out-of-hours services and leave cover. We all know the issues that exist, including in my...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: If necessary, I would be willing. I would stand up to the mark.

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: No, I think I could get strung up.

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (20 Mar 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I might get kicked out of the parliamentary party.