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Toll Charge Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Tax.

Toll Charge Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Minister spoke for only two minutes and 40 seconds. Is that as much as he could give to rural Ireland?

Toll Charge Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Government does not want transition; it just wants tax. Every time someone turns, it is tax. In the Minister's last address to us here on COP, he mentioned the trillions of euro made by fossil fuel companies. However, he forgot to say that it was great because we are charging people 50% tax on that fossil fuel in this country without transition. The Minister wears glasses and I...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: And never delivered on ash dieback. Fair play.

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: One for agriculture and one for forestry.

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: COP 27 was a meeting of about 137 world leaders, representing 90% of global forest cover, committed to halting and reversing forest loss by 2030. Last week here in the Dáil we saw at first hand the gallop out to COP 27 while the forest farmers in this country are on their knees to keep going. They remain on their knees. There has been no funding here for the forest farmers affected by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Recent Trends in the Private Rental Sector: Residential Tenancies Board (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses for coming in. My colleagues have already spoken about the issues within the RTB and we have covered most of that. I am going to go straight into the questions. Roughly 15% of landlords are leaving the market, with 10% doing so to return the property to a family home. There are also people returning from abroad who had rented out their property while they were away...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Recent Trends in the Private Rental Sector: Residential Tenancies Board (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Where was the survey based? Was it based on the size of a population within a certain area? Was it based on all of Ireland? Was it based within the different sectors within each individual county? In that survey, which would have included larger landlords of apartments blocks, down to the person with four or five properties down to the person with one property, did it differentiate county...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Recent Trends in the Private Rental Sector: Residential Tenancies Board (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Are people wanting to get into the rental market just in Dublin, for example, because they are getting a high market price? Then there is a certain market price in Limerick or Clare with different returns. As you go out of the cities, how many are dropping off within the county areas or within the town or village areas because of what they face with infrastructure and things like that?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Recent Trends in the Private Rental Sector: Residential Tenancies Board (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: It is one of the reasons I joined this committee. The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage is very interesting because we all have different and diverse backgrounds that add into the committee, which is very good. The committee probably listens to me talking a lot about rural areas and the lack of infrastructure. I believe the information the RTB has can show a full...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Recent Trends in the Private Rental Sector: Residential Tenancies Board (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The RTB has the information and statistics, however.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Recent Trends in the Private Rental Sector: Residential Tenancies Board (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Okay. I thank Mr. Dunne for that.

Forestry: Statements (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I believe the Minister of State believes that farmers are going to rush into forestry to save the planet. Sorry, but that is not going to happen. The confidence is gone in the industry. Farmers were never compensated for ash dieback and, in fact, no one is even applying currently for licences for felling or thinning. This year less than 2,000 ha were set. If we were ever to reach carbon...

Abuse at Certain Educational Institutions: Statements (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: On 19 November, some 13 years after the publication of the Ryan report, the Taoiseach confirmed that a further inquiry will now be set up to examine allegations of abuse at one of the country's leading private schools, Blackrock College. The inquiry should cover other schools about which allegations have emerged in recent weeks. Complaints have been made about abuses in other Spiritan-run...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Before the vote on the Impaired Farm Credit Bill was taken last night, I emailed the Tánaiste's office, the Taoiseach's office, the office of the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and the Whips, Deputies Chambers and Griffin, asking if a free vote could be given to their party members last night on that Bill. Did Fine Gael offer a free vote to the rural Deputies in the party or were they...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: What about rural Deputies?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I see that the Tánaiste has a minute and half left to speak. He could not even complete the three or four minutes he was allocated. Some €23 billion has been allocated for health. How much has been spent on cover-ups and non-disclosure agreements? There are 70 health professionals and doctors who have come to the Government but who have now been silenced. How many people are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: It is coming shortly and it will all be here. I have asked for help for years and the Government stopped it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: We will say "allegedly" for the moment but, if the Tánaiste will agree to meet with me personally, I may be able to update him further.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: As the proposed next Taoiseach of this country, I want the Tánaiste to sort out the mess in University Hospital Limerick, UHL. He appointed the management of this hospital and he has a duty of care to the people of Limerick and the mid-west region to get it sorted. Many people who attend UHL do not have the option of private healthcare and are unable to commute to other counties for...