Ruairí Ó Murchú

8. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the most recent EU leaders’ meeting or Council. [34545/26]

We know the issue in relation to the Israeli genocide and continuing violence. We have seen no movement on the EU-Israel Association Agreement. Where is it now? What can be done to move that on? If we cannot move it on, we have to accept that we have to do what we can. We are all disappointed as regards the occupied territories Bill and the fact that services will not be included. Given the Tánai…

What about the united Ireland question?

What about the united Ireland question?

27. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [34546/26]

We are already seeing displacement due to artificial intelligence. We know that there are huge possibilities in relation to innovation. As my constituency colleague just said, it is necessary that we allocate funding and resources, whether through Skillnet or however else we do it, to make sure that businesses, including local businesses in County Louth and everywhere else, have the facilities and…

The Taoiseach had a way of doing it. We can move on.

I was asking about how the Taoiseach would implement a social media ban.

I am trying to stay in contact with a committee.

I was putting it out of the way. As I said, it is addictive.

Taking up on what Deputy Kenny said, there are two things. This is not the first time we have dealt with legislation like this. We are talking about transposing the EU e-evidence package, the regulation and the directive. It has been on the books for a considerable amount of time. It has taken too long for us to get to this point and now that we are, as per normal, it is utterly last minute. We wa…

-----to really put it up to these companies so we can make this place safer for all who use social media, particularly young people,-----

-----and tackle the issues in relation to disinformation and even more nefarious material that we keep seeing.

I am colour-blind.

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Jen Cummins - To discuss Kilmurry National School's SNA allocation and the summer programme. Deputy Pat Buckley - To discuss an application for an interim ancillary grant by Ballygiblin National School, Mitchelstown. Deputy Fionntá…

5. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [28189/26]

20. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [28190/26]

It will not comes as a shock to Members that I have a particular problem with the legislation in that it does not deal with the issue of geoblocking, in respect of which Sinn Féin had proposed a measure, and how wrong it is that RTÉ programmes and particular events, including sporting events, are not available to those in the North. We hear the Taoiseach talk about the shared island unit and we do…

I would like to think that RTÉ and others would follow it.

It was in remembrance of their mother, Geraldine, who had frontotemporal dementia. She was diagnosed in her 40s and died at 52 years of age. Unfortunately for the two boys, they have that particular gene. Today was obviously a great day for them and for the whole community. There was great support shown across Ireland. In fairness, they spoke about the good news that their sister does not have it.…

Would that be in general?

I also thank Deputy Rice for bringing this forward. It is an opportunity to deal with the issue of advertising. Over the years, if we go back long enough, within my lifetime, I can remember sports events being sponsored by alcohol, cigarettes and many things which have now become very much unacceptable. In Ireland, we have the particular issue of starting from a point where we have a very bad rel…

It is really unfortunate that we have to have another one of these discussions. As we are all aware, the reality out there in the world is that people are under severe pressure. That severe pressure started long before Donald Trump, led by genocidal Israel, brought us into the madness we now find ourselves in. That madness also increases the absolute necessity for us to see delivery on the occupie…

In a rapidly changing world, it is very difficult to follow from one headline to another, whether it relates to domestic matters or geopolitics, which are in constant flux. Somebody said that we seemed, unfortunately, to be almost returning to the 1700s, just with better weaponry. It is a necessity that we deal with the realities of the world we live in and ensure we have the appropriate skill set…

The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach, has completed its consideration of the National Treasury Management Agency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026, and has made no amendments thereto.