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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-----

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I much prefer Deputy Carrigy. I am better coming in later.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: All right. It is hardly shocking that people have spoken about the need to streamline Garda vetting and how public liability insurance is killing an awful lot of organisations. I get it. There is nobody here who can answer that. Groups might have to come together but, with the duty of care legislation, the feet of the insurance companies may need to be held to the fire. It is as simple...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It will be in most counties at that stage.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: With regard to the recycle mobility programme, there is a sufficient amount of funding for that at the moment.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Does it need any more? The big one is making sure we have sustainable disability cycling groups. There will be a need for supports from the Government and local authorities for that.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Obviously, the supports for the disability cycling groups-----

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 32. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider applying at the point of sale a zero rate of VAT on aids and appliances designed for usage by people with visual impairments, given the recent increased flexibility under EU VAT law and given the administrative burdens relative to the VAT refund order currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57540/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (22 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence 2022-2026 will run until June 2026, or to the end of 2026; if there will be a public consultation drafting a new national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57560/25]

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (21 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 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 Joe Neville - To discuss issues concerning the Ryevale House IPAS centre in Leixlip, County Kildare. Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss ongoing human rights abuses against the Uyghurs. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - To...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (21 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Tá Ceist Uimh. 97 in ainm an Teachta Cleere ach tá an Teachta Lahart á thógáil ar a shon.

Irish Unity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Partition has been a failure. It has a been failure for those communities, North and South. It has been a failure for unionists, nationalists and others. The Minister of State would agree with me in relation to that. Let us be absolutely clear, there has been an abject failure by this Government in relation to the necessary work as regards planning. Even for people who do not believe...

Finance Bill 2025: Second Stage (21 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This budget and this Finance Bill are beyond disappointing. It is straightforward. It is a budget that abandons working people to look after those at the very top. The Finance Bill is nothing but a huge level of broken promises, including on income tax and renter's tax credit. There are no changes to income tax for workers in the middle of what is a cost-of-living crisis that I assume...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (21 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (21 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Taoiseach is just running down the clock in order that he will not have to answer the question.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (21 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We support Ukraine in the context of the absolutely brutal invasion by Russia. We would like to see proper development of a peace process and to do anything we can to facilitate that. We all know that communications from the White House are, at times, not necessarily things we can absolutely stand by. There is talk of a Trump-Putin summit in Budapest. The Taoiseach has had engagement on...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (21 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in meetings of the coalition of the willing in support of Ukraine. [51664/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [51663/25]