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Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Curim fáilte roimh an Aire agus a chuid oifigeach. The Internet could probably lead you to believe that the sustainable development goals are a different set of things. People would find it difficult to argue against no poverty, innovation and infrastructure, peace and justice, movement on climate action and responsible consumption. We are all aware of what is a very dangerous world...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It should take about four minutes.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No, it was utterly unacceptable. Joking aside, though, could the Minister of State refer to Sudan and the wider issue of selling, and the necessity of delivering on, the SDGs?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Industry (5 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the most recent meeting of the construction sector group; if there is a work plan for this group for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60170/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (5 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targeted measures being developed under Priority Action 5.6 of the new National Human Rights Strategy to support disabled entrepreneurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60296/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (5 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 129. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the means by which charities, not-for-profits and community organisations, who have paid employees and who are funded by multiple Government Departments and agencies, will be able to make financial provision for their workers for the pension auto enrolment scheme commencing in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 135. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by grade, that are based in both Dundalk and Drogheda Intreo offices as of 24 October 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60364/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and vans that are attached to Louth, Cavan and Monaghan Garda division as of 28 October 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60366/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Equality Issues (5 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 163. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality given that no data is currently gathered on disabled entrepreneurs, the body that holds responsibility for ensuring accountability and measurable progress in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60297/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE ophthalmic physicians based in Community Services within CHO8 in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60362/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (5 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in knee and hip replacement surgery based at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; the days and hours of the week each of those consultants are at this hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60363/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Schemes (5 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 206. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications for CLÁR funding under measure 1 and measure 2 in 2024, and to-date in 2025, from County Louth; and the number of successful applications under each measure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60361/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Staff (4 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Go raibh maith agat, a Aire. I welcome some of what the Minister of State says but I am not sure it is going to give the answer we need. As I said, there is serious concern among the staff and the public that the position that I am talking about - the clinical specialist radiographer - will not be filled. We need to make sure this happens and I would like to think the Minister of State...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Staff (4 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Will the Minister of State go back to the senior Minister to find out if this position will be in Dundalk?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Staff (4 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank everyone who facilitated me to do this. I have just made my way up from the civic reception in Dundalk to celebrate the Louth Ladies Gaelic Football Association, the Louth senior team and the under-20 team after a spectacular year. Hopefully, there will be more of that to come. I had to leave Jarlath Burns and Marty Morrissey, but this is obviously an incredibly important issue. ...

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (4 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have just come from a meeting of the foreign affairs committee where we engaged with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland. We talked about geopolitical circumstances and the situation in Gaza. It is fair to say there was disagreement on the occupied territories Bill. I believe we, like many other states, are on the right side of that argument. We also spoke about the current uncertainty...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Transatlantic Trade Relations: American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (4 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am a poor stand-in but I will do my best. To follow on from where Senator O'Reilly left off, all of us will agree there is a need for a long-term solution in relation to the Middle East. An awful lot of us would consider what the Palestinian people have been through as nothing short of genocide. We need to see some sort of route map through to freedom and justice for the Palestinians. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Transatlantic Trade Relations: American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (4 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is a fact that we have to maintain. I agree with Senator O'Reilly that sometimes you just have to do the right thing. We would like to think the American Administration would also do the right thing and I would like to think that any companies that have any sway with it would have those sorts of conversations. Obviously, Ireland has its own specific political conditions. We, like...