Results 1-20 of 88 for going forward speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

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

Richard O'Donoghue: ...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 and more over stuff...

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: I also congratulate the Minister of State on her appointment and I look forward to working with her. The Government is the carer of the country, but it is not reflected down along when we look at the legislation in place on carers. Carers go above and beyond to care for people in their homes. In regard to the value for money they give, there is no Government agency or employee that can...

Acknowledgement and Apology to the Families and to the Victims of the Stardust Tragedy: Statements (23 Apr 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...of love. I was 11 years old then. I am now a father of four children, all of whom are the ages of those who died in the Stardust fire. I am now a grandfather. It has taken 43 years for the Government to say sorry. It has taken 43 years for all these families who have fought for justice for their loved ones to see this day. As a parent, I cannot comprehend what any one of these people...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: Just to clarify, and this should go back to the petitioner, the way forward is through the Seanad. Send in the letters to everyone in the Seanad. On the basis that if the Government falls, this falls with it, we have to learn from mistakes. We saw what happened with the two most recent referendums that went to the country, where the result came back with a no vote to both. We have seen...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...after the vulnerable people who need to be looked after. There should be a proper democratic debate in respect of all sectors. The parties there should come to a position where they actually look forward to representing all the people of the North, no matter their religious background or the country from which they come. They should all be looked after in a proper manner. The parties...

Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 Jan 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...male single parents. I would like that to be recognised. While they are in a minority, they must be acknowledged because we have fantastic parents out there, male and female, who are doing the best for their children. This legislation is going in the right direction but it needs to be looked at in its entirety to make sure it covers all family members. We must look again at inflation...

Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Dec 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...the House. There were no markings on the truck and it was my only means of transport on the day so I followed the rules of the House. It did not break any rules, but it showed some of the TDs in Government parties who did not realise the amount of tax that was being taken on fuel. Deputies were voting on things in the House that they did understand. Social media taught them about that....

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the Regional Group for bringing this Bill forward. The Bill provides that each Minister shall report annually on large capital expenditure in his or her Department five years after the expenditure has occurred. Infrastructure Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil promised not only five years ago, but decades ago, still has not been done. Reporting on something not done after five years is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Work Permits (12 Oct 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...a week and they find the cost of living very high. During peak season, they can work 40 hours. They are the ones actually helping us at the moment in the hospitality sector to try to keep it going. I agree with what the Minister said. I look forward to seeing both Departments working together to help this situation speedily.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...in the UK have four-year-old EVs they cannot sell. Why is this case? It is because of the lifetime of the battery, the cost of buying a second-hand EV and what has to be done to maintain one going forward. As I said, I am not a denier; I believe in hybrid vehicles. Then again, many of the hybrids have a battery life of between 50 km and 100 km. The Government needs to listen to common...

Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Sep 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...I want to talk to the Minister of State, Deputy Collins, about affordable homes and rentals for people in Limerick, as a fellow Limerick man himself. I was at the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage a while ago with the Minister, Deputy O'Brien. I am going to ask the Minister of State the same question I asked him. Thirty-eight years ago, a sewerage system was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...those towns or villages where the zoned land is located. I had an update from Uisce Éireann on upgrading infrastructure in certain towns and villages around County Limerick. Some of the work is going out to 2030 and it will only investigate, not upgrade any of the infrastructure. That means the zoned lands I am talking about in County Limerick cannot be built on because of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: We will return to County Limerick. I understand there is much work going on in Limerick city. Many houses are being built and I welcome that. However, I represent the county of Limerick. The Minister was in Limerick recently and we visited a couple of sites where he announced houses in different areas. We went to a hospital and showed that in hospital there were five existing new houses...

Reform of Carer's Allowance Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank Deputy Harkin for bringing forward this motion. Qualifying for carer's allowance is not easy. People must be means tested, be over 18 years of age and provide care for a minimum of 35 hours per week. They cannot work outside the home for more than 18.5 hours per week. There are 500,000 carers in Ireland with some aged ten to 17 years old providing regular unpaid care for family...

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am proud to say I grew up old school and that I am a self-employed person. I can go back to times when my father, God rest him, and I used to go to get a few supplies. We would go to Limerick or wherever and before he left the yard, whether it was for hardware supplies or whatever, he always gave the man who loaded the trailer a few bob, or the price of a pint as it was called. I have...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...the field must also be overseen to reach the necessary standard. Resourcing is a major issue, and the problem can be fixed by additional resources. First, we must make it viable for people to go into these positions and help other children. Investment in IT and in other ways is the way forward to helping CAMHS.

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...Government already has it on the taxes. This excise duty is only a minor concession that was given. We cannot have it reversed. We need to make sure that it is not reversed for the future of farming going forward. I met the Minister in County Limerick when he was in Kilmallock last year. We were in the mart. At the time I said to him that when we looked around the mart there were...

Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...more debate on this and I would not like to see the Minister of the day have full control over this. I have reservations about this. Something needs to be done with An Bord Pleanála. We must ensure that building can go forward.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Dec 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Last night we debated an important Bill on patient safety. How can we have a good hospital system if the HSE investigates itself? Why can we not have an independent body to investigate serious complaints against hospitals like University Hospital Limerick? Some 70 health professionals - the Tánaiste is also a health professional - came forward on Q-Pulse to report incidents. Some 140...

Impaired Farm Credit Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...with the Minister coming from a farming background, because many of the problems the farming sector has had with raising funds throughout the years have been because of the detrimental changes the Government and its predecessors have made with legislation and rules they brought in. In 2011, the Government told the farmers of this country to invest in white gold, which was milk, and to...