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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (22 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: 113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the household benefit package can be made available to all persons once they reach State pension age of 66 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23258/24]

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: Housing for All is a miss because the Government is not providing houses for all. If it were, it would allow the people who want to provide their own houses to build them, and it could then provide more houses for the people who need them. What it is actually doing is pricing people who want to build their own houses out of the market. It is then allowing vulture funds to buy up housing in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am not a climate change denier. I know we need energy, but I also know that we need people to enjoy this country and have the opportunity to enjoy the future. Nobody should be left behind. New South Wales in Australia issued an energy noise guidance at 35 dB LA90. This is designed to protect people's health. The Government here continues to allow 45 dB LA90, or double the loudness....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am not against wind turbines. However, I am against wind turbines that do not allow people to have a night's sleep. I have been trying to think of a way to get through to those in government in order that they will understand how important it is that they listen to this. The Minister, Deputy McEntee, is alongside the Taoiseach. In addition to them, how many parents, grandparents and...

Delivering Universal Healthcare: Statements (15 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: I wish to share time with Deputies Michael Collins and Mattie McGrath.

Delivering Universal Healthcare: Statements (15 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: What we do not have in healthcare in Ireland is accountability. If we want to have proper healthcare, we need accountability. Since I first came to the House I have mentioned UHL. The previous speaker was involved in the appointment of the person who is over UHL. I have sought an investigation into that because of the ongoing crises there. It has been at the top of all the trolley lists...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (14 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: 121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether BER assessors are more than qualified to provide the home energy assessment required for the home energy upgrade loans scheme, and that excluding domestic BER assessors that are not on the SEAI technical assessors panel is anti-competitive and restricts choice to the homeowner; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (14 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: 122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will change the policy preventing BER assessors that do not have a background in a few select professions from joining the SEAI technical assessors panel, and instruct the SEAI to immediately invite and approve applications to the technical assessor panel from those experienced BER assessors that are ten years...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: International Protection (9 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: 14. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the future services and infrastructure her Department will provide for communities that are housing refugees fleeing war. [19528/24]

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: I wish the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, the best of luck in his new role. At the outset I must say that I am a block layer and a building contractor. I have been in the building sector all my life. One thing the Government never sees is the person who wants to buy his or her own house and we all hope that down the line, our children will be in a position to buy their own house. Do...

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: I appreciate it, but-----

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: Europe Day. Let us hope in the upcoming European elections it will be an Ireland day. It is heavy-heartedly I say this because we have not heard from the people representing us in Europe in five years. They turn up on European election day looking for votes and say, "we are here again." They say they are here to represent Ireland in Europe. Some 70% of the regulations for Ireland come...

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: Tax.

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: Tax.

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: She does not have the record so she should not comment. She would want to have her facts.

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: This is something the Minister has inherited. It is before his time but it is within the remit of the whole House to rectify wrongdoing. People were put into institutions and used as free labour under terrible conditions. Their families were taken from them and they were dispersed with no records, and in cases where there were records they were hidden. I have met many survivors of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: I hope that what the Taoiseach is saying is that Jessica Sheedy will not have died in vain and that somebody else's life will be saved. However, that was 2018. Now, we are talking about Aoife Johnston. Where are we going? There has to be accountability within the hospital system. The other thing the Government has to look at is how much has been spent on legal fees fighting these cases...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: I will take the Ceann Comhairle back to my maiden speech when he was also in the Chair. My maiden speech related to UHL. What disappoints me is that it has taken four years for the Opposition to finally stand up and join me over UHL. It has taken four years for Opposition Deputies to stand up officially and talk about UHL. Because an election is coming, they are all jumping all over it....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: That is a matter of public record. It is written on the papers.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: Okay. I will take whatever comes down the line on this. People are dying in that hospital. If it was your daughter or son, would you be sitting here and pulling me on the same thing? Would you? Four or five years down the line, there has been no change.