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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: Why the delay on details regarding the opening of hotels, public houses, restaurants and other businesses? If the intention is to open businesses for Christmas, why all the secrecy? If people are having a turkey for Christmas dinner, they will already be making plans for this. People make plans one month or five weeks in advance because they have to order the turkey or whatever food they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for attending today and for their presentations. Anything that would help our environment should be encouraged and assisted. It was stated in one of the presentations that work is taking place with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and an energy review has been carried out of Ireland's energy requirements. Local Government and...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: What is rural community development? It is vision, which the Government seems to lack. It is infrastructure, which the Government has never invested in outside of the cities. It is water and sewerage services, broadband and ESB connections for industry in rural areas. It is compulsory purchase orders for vacant and derelict properties which are included in the results that we have for...

Working from Home (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: In County Limerick, a person can look at the map and see the orange areas and all the different areas they say we have broadband. Nineteen houses built by the local authority in Patrickswell, which is within walking distance of Limerick, had no broadband. A company called Imagine offered to give them broadband because Eir could not give them a connection and claimed it could take two or...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (18 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding upgrades to vehicles for persons already in receipt of a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37201/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the EU deal for 300 million Covid-19 vaccine doses; if he will report on the dose supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37200/20]

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: I grew up around quad bikes and scramblers. Now they are faster and people buy them as Christmas presents but do not think of the consequences. Many people, however, use quad or scrambler bikes responsibly in a controlled environment, wearing the proper gear. I have great friends who are still doing it. We have a minority, however, who do not respect those around them when they are on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 322. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the matter of individual training at gyms and non-contact sports will be reviewed in view of the mental health impact and winter weather; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36822/20]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: The UK formally left the EU on 31 January 2020. The protocol around the Good Friday Agreement has always to be upheld. There are 21 Parts to this Bill. I will focus on customs aspects and how Brexit will impact on the transport industry for all our exports to Europe and the speed with which we can get products to market. I am bothered by the number of reports produced for Brexit. This...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: First, for people who qualified for a primary medical certificate before the Supreme Court judgment in June of this year and who are upgrading their vehicles, are they still entitled to the VRT payment or has that been restricted? Second, with regard to the cost of the Supreme Court judgment, has it cleared the backlog of people waiting for their primary medical certificates?

Regional Airports: Motion [Private Members] (11 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank Deputies Mattie McGrath and Michael Collins for sharing their time with me. Since Deputy Michael Healy-Rae is not present, I will share my time with Deputy Danny Healy-Rae. I thank Deputy McNamara for tabling this timely motion. Deputies have stated that this is not a fight between Dublin Airport and the rest of the country's airports, but it is. Pre-Covid, 33 million people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: I understand the 25 cu. m. basically takes out most of the farms ranging from small to medium size. If we consider water extraction where it is being used for irrigation or cooling, my issue is when we have a very hot summer and where certain people's crops are under threat, they go to the rivers to extract water to try to keep their crops going. I have seen in one or two years where they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: As I said, some of our waterways and rivers have not been maintained for many years. If some areas are at high risk of drought, a certain area could be licensed to allow abstraction to take place because it has a higher volume of water, rather than it being taken from farther up the river where it would prevent the water from making it down to the next place. It could be investigated to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: Many people have made the point that because of the pinch points and the water levels changing, and given that much water is held in different areas, it has widened embankments. What is causing many of the flash floods at the moment is that while the river bed may be 15 m wide, when the water comes there may be a section downstream that is only 6 m wide because it has not had the flow from...

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (4 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: This Bill shows how far out of touch the present Government is with reality. I refer to the reality of rural Ireland. It shows how little the Government thinks of anyone outside a large city. The Government wants those people to pay the most for all its projects, but it returns nothing to the counties. A budget of €18 billion was presented for 2021, but the allocation of €5...

Flood Prevention Policies: Motion [Private Members] (4 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: I propose to share time with Deputy Michael Healy-Rae. Climate change has a considerable impact on flood risk in Ireland. This means rising sea levels, increased wave action, potential winter rainfalls and intense rainfall events. Other factors are changes in land use through house building and other building developments. These are factors that we cannot control. However, what we do...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (4 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reconsider the exclusion of theory test centres from level 5 restrictions given the need for persons to obtain a licence for employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34018/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 48. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will reconsider the exclusion of minor and under 20s championship games from level 5 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34017/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 128. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dancing at weddings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34015/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: 129. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding hair and make-up professionals services for wedding parties only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34016/20]