Results 881-900 of 2,189 for speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Bodies (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 284. To ask the Minister for Finance if the disabled drivers’ medical board of appeal has been reinstated at the National Rehabilitation University Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55018/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 680. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the length of time that persons are waiting for the additional needs’ payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55019/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 1125. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment for children under the age of 16 can be expedited as children are suffering because of the lack of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55020/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I welcome the council executives from Limerick and Waterford and those who are joining us online. Well done to the councils on the number of vacant properties that have been worked on and compulsorily purchased. My point of view is county versus city. I know that the council is Limerick City and County Council. Is the process taking longer in the county than within the city? Perhaps...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I was looking at one or two projects we had before. When I was on the council we dealt with ones in Ballingarry and various other areas where there had been no registered owner of the property for 50 or 60 years. We were trying to go back through the process, and people trying to build or buy homes were waiting for the CPO process to come together. I know the councils probably have some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: My next question is about houses that come back to the council. We want to get them refurbished and back onto the council market. When a house is handed back to the council, where is the bottleneck when trying to get it back to the market? Is the Department the problem, since the council has to go through it for funding to get those houses back onto the market, or is it the lack of contractors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Council properties only.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Sorry, Ms Curley. My time is restricted. Has the Department looked at the issue of inflation to make sure that councils have adequate funds to bring the houses back onto the market?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: My other question is about infrastructure in County Limerick. The council has built fantastic houses in Kilmallock. Houses are being built in Hospital, but it is at maximum capacity and has five units that could not be connected to the sewers. During the week, we were in Foynes to welcome the programme to develop Shannon Foynes Port between now and 2041. The biggest problem is with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Not everybody wants to live in a metropolitan area. Culchies like me want to live where they grew up. It is our heritage and culture. Ms Curley knows from me being on the council that I am always going on about the county. It is where I represent and where I want to see infrastructure and funding provided. I am a proud culchie and have no problem in saying it. People like me from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: East Limerick.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Adare.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: We have two people sitting above, Mr. Daly and Ms Curley, who would not mind anything being connected from Clare to Limerick. Deputy Leddin said the infrastructure is probably not even in east Limerick at present. I welcome connectivity from areas including Adare and Newcastle West. I welcome Deputy Leddin. I met him in Foynes during the week. There is no infrastructure for Foynes to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: East Limerick seems to be forgotten with regard to the network. We have a rail line. We just need a stop. The train stops in Charleville. People in County Limerick have to go to Charleville to get the train. They could get it in Kilmallock. Kilmallock is a building town which could help with all types of infrastructure and commercial entities in Kilmallock. The connectivity exists. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I have a quick question because my time is running short. It is for Mr. Daly or Ms Newell, who did not get in yet. A process is starting on derelict buildings. There is a fine for owners of derelict buildings as they are going through a planning process. Can something be done for people? Can that be taken off the planning fees afterwards? People are being fined for dereliction of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The cost of inflation stops this from happening, as we have heard from other councils. Historically, inflation costs are the cause because developers cannot get funding from the banking sector.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: If people manage to get planning permission, can something be done about the fines incurred while they have been waiting for planning permission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am also talking about derelict buildings in County Limerick that are going through a planning process. While they are waiting for planning permission, the owners are fined because the buildings are derelict. It is correct that the process on some of those buildings has started because of the dereliction fine, but on the other side, historically, people tried to get funding together and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank Mr. Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: What is the average cost for a three-bed semi-detached house in Limerick for people who want to avail of help-to-buy and Croí Cónaithe schemes? From that perspective, those schemes will take roughly €100,000 off the cost. Before that amount is taken off, what is the cost for a three-bedroom semi-detached house? What kind of area, in square feet, would we be talking about?