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Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I thank my colleagues, Deputies Wall and Sherlock, for tabling this important motion. The care system is increasingly in crisis. From cradle to grave, we have seen care farmed out to private investors who think of profits and not people. The current crisis is driven by two factors in particular. These are the natural ageing of the population and the State's hands-off approach to providing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Artists' Remuneration (2 Jul 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the next opportunity for artists to be included in a universal basic income for artists project will be; if the project will be expanded to include all those eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36369/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (2 Jul 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers that have been culled to date in 2025; the number that have been vaccinated for bovine TB (bTB); of those culled, the number that tested positive for bTB; if he will provide similar figures for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36433/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (2 Jul 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 20 May 2025, how he intends to “reduce the impact of known high risk animals in spreading bTB”; if he is referring to badgers in this sentence; to outline those measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36434/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (2 Jul 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his statement on 24 June 2025 that “Heydon gets approval from Cabinet to address current high levels of bovine TB”, to confirm the measures that were approved by Cabinet; when those proposals will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36435/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (2 Jul 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in Fingal west who attended an HSE dentist in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36431/25]

GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jul 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: The GPO is more than just a building. It is the beating heart of Dublin city and of our history. It is the centre of civic memory with a 200-year history and, crucially, it is a site with enormous potential. The GPO stood witness to the events of 1916 but the walls have seen far more than that. It bore witness to the 1913 Lock-out, which was a defining moment for workers' rights. It has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 475. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to the tenant in situ scheme in Fingal for the years 2023 and 2024; and the amount ring-fenced for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35738/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (26 Jun 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he expects to receive the findings from the independent review of the night-time economy pilots; and if he anticipates these findings will recommend the appointment of night-time advisers across all local authorities. [35189/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (26 Jun 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: Will the Minister outline when he expects to get the findings of the independent review into the night-time economy? Does he anticipate the findings will recommend that a night-time adviser is appointed to each of the county councils?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (26 Jun 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: It is good to hear support for the plan, especially in respect of public transport, which is a particular difficulty outside Dublin when people try to get in and out to venues in cities. I attended the launch of the report from the Give Us The Night campaign yesterday. Its members have been campaigning for reform of the Irish nightclub industry for more than 20 years. Parts of that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (26 Jun 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I thank the Minister. We can work on this issue on a cross-party basis. I thank him for his contribution and look forward to the publication of the report.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reviews (26 Jun 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he expects to receive and publish the report on the independent review of the night-time economy pilots (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34878/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (26 Jun 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to fulfil the Programme for Government’s commitment to maintain funding for the Post Office network; if the Government intends to back this commitment with real and lasting investment to secure the future of the network and safeguard these essential community services in the long term; and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Film Industry (26 Jun 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will support the Taxes Consolidation (Rights of Performers and Film Workers) (Amendment) Bill 2025, which seeks to link tax reliefs for film and television productions to compliance with the EU Copyright Directive and other basic protections for performers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34877/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (26 Jun 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the pension increases to come into effect for retired An Post workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34876/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (26 Jun 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will urgently address the growing public safety concerns surrounding the widespread and largely unregulated use of electric scooters; if he is aware of the increasing number of serious accidents, including a recent hit and run incident involving an elderly woman in Dublin, and many similar cases across the country, resulting in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Night-time Economy (26 Jun 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he is taking in the short and medium-term to support the night-time economy through the creation and protection of cultural spaces through clearer planning definitions, promote creative partnership models to activate vacant properties, encourage regular engagement between the cultural, nightlife, and development...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jun 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 319. To ask the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a 48-year-old woman (details supplied) who has been waiting over two-and-a-half years for a complex hip revision procedure in Beaumont Hospital under the care of her orthopaedic consultant (details supplied); the supports available to patients with long-term, complex surgical needs who are in unrelenting pain and have...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses for their presentation; I really appreciate it. I have a couple of questions. Given the recent escalations in the Middle East and the renewed focus on defence and security spending, are they concerned about EU spending on SDGs? Many member states want increased defence spending while retaining CAP spending and regional funding. This is not doable, quite frankly,...