Results 141-160 of 7,771 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In relation to artificial intelligence, we all know the possibilities but I suppose I am conscious of the recent worries about the possibility that we are in a boom that could see a bust and how some of the guesstimates in relation to AI are probably years behind where they could have been if we were talking about coding or whatever. Does Mr. Sweetman see any issues in that regard?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: One hundred percent.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 522. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 32 of 22 October 2025, if non-medical aids and appliances for people with vision impairment would fall within Annex III of the EU VAT Directive, given the inclusion of goods essential to compensate and overcome disability; if assistive technology would fall within said category where it is not specifically constructed...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Special Educational Needs (4 Nov 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1520. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which additional funding to clear the backlog of assessment of need applications, allocated under Cara’s Fund, will be detailed in the National Service Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58670/25]

Office of the President: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am very glad to have an opportunity to speak on this motion. It is straightforward. We all know that we need to facilitate far more people in the democratic process. Anybody who has been involved in elections over many years will know the issues that exist when somebody has to go on holiday and the difficulty of getting a postal vote. It is one of those things that is a lot easier to...

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe go léir. It is great to have everyone here. The whole idea for many of us is that sport is involvement in community. For some of us, it can be very competitive. Some of us would like to be more competitive than we are, but that is a different kettle of fish. I agree with Deputy Keogh. It is no shock that the GAA is here on a day like this,...

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: People would say I am doing that when there are other things I should be doing.

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Mr. O'Brien should explain what that is to people and how it works.

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is all about involvement and engagement. As we have all seen, this as very positive. It is about how we can facilitate as many people as possible. What resources need to be provided to facilitate people? We all know the projects that are working well, whether it is the High Five boxing academy or the all-star inclusive clubs programme. I have seen the work that Mr. O'Brien has done to...

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Due diligence so we can make the best bang for our buck.

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is what every community organisation will say. They are constantly chasing money. It will be chased down the wrong cul-de-sac at times and they are not doing what they could. If we could get multi-annual funding delivered, we would be in a far better place. Specifically on the GAA, we are talking about a voluntary organisation where a chairperson will be hammered if they cannot...

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: How can both be sustained? At the end of the day, the GAA is always going to be a competitive sporting organisation that is based on volunteerism.

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: May I just-----

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: One would think there would be some element of flexibility from the Chair.

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I know.

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We can be a bit more flexible than a minute, in fairness. Right, it is no-----