18. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the progress being made on a public sector pay deal. [74754/26]
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Ruairí Ó Murchú
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We have already had a fair interaction about how we ended up in the situation of having the strike in the first place. Like everyone else, the Minister saw huge solidarity for those public sector workers who were out on strike. Like many others, I engaged with them. These are the workers we absolutely depend on. We are talking about council workers, civil servants and those who work in our hospitals. I was at the Ó F…
We all want to see this pay agreement delivering for the workers as they deliver for us. The Minister has spoken already about significant provision but I am still working on the basis, and we have seen some commentary around it, that there is further headroom. While I accept he cannot get into details, I would appreciate if he could just give an indication that is the sphere we are in. We know this whole process was…
We have a history in the State whereby even when we try to address mistakes made and circumstances that people have been put through, we do not go the full road we need to in relation to all those who have been adversely impacted. I was at the children's committee earlier. We had the special advocate in and we were dealing with the mother and baby homes, the residential institutions and the Magdalen laundries, and al…
It is.
We had the civil legal aid review group, under former Chief Justice Frank Clarke, which operated from June 2022 to July 2025. In fairness, a considerable amount of work has been carried out by the justice committee. I congratulate all those who were involved in what has been a sizeable piece of work by that committee, particularly the Chair, Deputy Matt Carthy, much as it might pain me to say so.
In fairness, the wo…
If we go out on the street at this point in time and ask people what their view is on the triple lock, if we ask them their view on the idea of neutrality and an independent foreign policy for Ireland, we will find they have an absolute belief in that. We all know the history of Ireland. It is a history of occupation, persecution and colonialism at its abject worst, and we still deal with the issues of partition and …
19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [66852/26]
32. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [68789/26]
39. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [66850/26]
We have had the slaughter of a family, Philip, Kim, Callum, and Jaden, and all our thoughts are with Nadia and Elliot. We need to ensure that both the caring and policing resources required are provided.
This is not the first time any of us has had to deal with the issue of organised drug criminality and the violence that stems from it, whether we are talking about intimidation, threats, violence, destruction of pro…
16. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available to Louth County Council under the 2026 town and village renewal scheme; the criteria used to assess applications; the expected date for announcing successful projects; and whether additional funding will be considered where the value of eligible applications exceeds the funding available. [72813/2…
We have all seen where these projects have made a genuine difference. We all welcome the fact that the living city initiative has been introduced to major towns in County Louth. We have all seen the flight of shops and other things from our towns. It is about putting a process and a framework in place so that we can deliver living towns, villages and cities, as the people of Drogheda would often say. That sort of com…
I welcome the Minister's comments in relation to flood relief schemes. County Louth, and particularly Dundalk, is utterly susceptible to flooding. In the near future, as that piece of work is done, I would like to think we could have projects that will facilitate the betterment of the region and of people's lives. The issue, first and foremost, is actually delivering on those schemes which are all behind where we wou…
"I just get the sense now that people want industrial action irrespective of what happens." That is what the Taoiseach said. It looks like the Minister has facilitated this. It was said to me at many locations, whether at schools, with council workers or with healthcare workers at Louth County Hospital, that it looks like the Government just decided there needed to be a strike and it was going to let it happen come w…
I do not think any of us doubt the Minister of State engages with constituents, the same as the rest of us, but there has to be some level of embarrassment in relation to Simon Harris saying help is on the way. There is a €43 reduction on a 1,000-litre fill. What are we talking about? In County Louth, the average cost of 1,000 litres of oil is €1,653.05, while the lowest is €1,610 and the highest is €1,680. I accept …
We should all consider, as Deputy Clarke referenced, the families and individuals who suffered with mental health issues over many years who did not always get the support they should have. We all think of those in our families and beyond whose circumstances finished very tragically, with lifelong impact for surviving family members. It is incumbent on us to deliver as much as possible as regards mental health.
It i…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach as an seans caint ar an mbuiséad inniu. What do we say about the budget? What have we heard the Government present it as? It has been presented as a workers' budget and a budget that will make work pay. I wish that was the case.
As a result of additional costs arising from what Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and their Independent colleagues have done, 1.5 million workers are…
The Taoiseach should make it clear to the British Government that a march should not be allowed to go down the Garvaghy Road.
105. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has responded to a letter sent to his Department by An Taisce about a proposed housing development (details supplied); and whether he intends to exercise the powers outlined in the letter by An Taisce. [68197/26]
Has there been a response to, or a decision made on, the letter sent to the Minister’s Department by An Taisce about a proposed housing development? People may have read about this development, particularly online. It is the housing development located close to what is known as Cú Chulainn’s Castle in Dundalk. An Taisce laid out its fears about ensuring that this national monument is looked after. It spoke about part…
I thank the Minister for his answer. One of the requests from An Taisce suggested that an archaeological investigation and test would be carried out before the application was granted permission. The application has since been granted permission, albeit with some changes by Louth County Council. I understand that it is now with An Coimisiún Pleanála and that a number of observations have been submitted. There will be…
I am not taking away from the work that has been carried out from an archaeological due diligence point of view. A number of people are worried about this. I have already made the argument that there has been a failure to look after Cú Chulainn’s Castle in general. Work needs to be done in that regard, whatever the outworkings of this case.
I understand that the zone of 5.2 ha is slightly greater now following the c…
I commend the community of Garvaghy Road on their courage and resilience against what we hope is one of the last pangs of Orange supremacism and triumphalism. Political unionism really needs to take a look at itself. Is this the road it wants to go down? None of the rest of us want to see that. I would include in that many within the unionist community and even probably many within the Orange Order.
We think of the …
It was found to be farcical. I ask that the Tánaiste would continue his engagement with the British Government.