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Defamation Act 2009 Review: Statements (11 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The review of this Act must be welcomed in all its aspects as what it has cost the Irish people since 2009 has been extraordinary. I compliment the Minister on proceeding with this review. We certainly have been out of sync with our European neighbours and countries all over the world. We have been a soft target when it comes to defamation cases. Getting rid of juries in defamation cases...

Living Wage Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Inflation has now reached 6.9% and it is predicted to go to 8.5%. If Labour Party Members understood business, they would understand that a wage rise now would increase inflation, putting people further into poverty. We need to reduce the cost of living to stop inflation. How do we reduce the cost of living? We reduce electricity costs and fuel costs. SMEs at the moment find it hard...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I recently met the Minister of State in Kilmallock and welcomed him to County Limerick. In the region of 1,400 affordable houses will be delivered by the State this year. Some 1,000 of those will be in Dublin and 256 homes will be built in the other four cities. The delivery target for Limerick local authority is for 264 local authority houses to be built between now and 2026. A total of...

Europe Day: Statements (10 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Today is the 50th anniversary of the Irish referendum on EU membership, which was held on 10 May 1972. Many good regulations and enforcements have come because we joined the EU. Roaming charges were abolished and data protection regulations were introduced. However, since 2019, when the European Green Deal was introduced for the EU, with the aim of achieving climate neutrality by 2050,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I welcome all the witnesses. I am from County Limerick. I was a councillor for six years and was then elected to the Dáil. I have been in construction all my life and had elderly parents, God rest them. We are talking about Housing for All and housing for the elderly, but there is no infrastructure in Limerick to build any of the houses the officials are talking about. I will give...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am sorry to cut across Ms Timmons. People live in small villages where there is no infrastructure so if you are an elderly person, for example, you have lived your whole life in a village or a small town where there is no infrastructure to carry out what I am talking about. Then you are being offered to move 20 miles away where there is elderly housing. That takes people away from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I will make one last point because my time is running out. Did the officials know that the biggest polluters in this country are the local authorities? All the surveys that have been done show that the biggest polluters in this country are the local authorities because of the lack of infrastructure and funding from Government to invest in our towns and villages

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: In a time of crisis, the Government has yet to fail us in coming up with ways to impose hardship on people. I listened last week to some of the people who got airtime to talk about burning wet turf. That is the same as pouring the pot of tea into the car and hoping it will run on it. That is the type of nonsense the Government has got airtime for. Then we heard about "mining" turf. That...

Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements (5 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: What has this shown to the world once again? It has shown that the Irish people are the most welcoming in the world. I refer to the fantastic hospitality they show to people who are in need. That is what the Irish people are. However, it also has shown up the failure of previous Governments in terms of infrastructure across the country. People coming from Ukraine cannot be put into rural...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (4 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 481. To ask the Minister for Health the number of submissions that his Department received through its three year review public consultation process of the abortion legislation; if he will provide a breakdown of the findings drawn from the public submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21952/22]

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (28 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank all the witnesses for coming in. The first issue relates to the staffing of An Garda Síochána and where gardaí are being deployed. That is a big concern for me when I look at the county of Limerick. One station could cover 40 square miles with only two Garda cars and three gardaí, whereas in a city base there might be ten vehicles and 40 or 50 gardaí...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (28 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I was hoping that GSOC's remit might be able to put a bit of light onto why the process is taking so long. I understand that GSOC is completely independent, but I was hoping that it would have something to do with making sure that An Garda Síochána's investigations can also move on a par with those of GSOC.

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (28 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: That is fine. I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (28 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has spoken with the chairperson of the ESB (details supplied) to date in 2022. [21494/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (28 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 210. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to allow additional post offices within the UK to accept paper-based Irish passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21491/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (28 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost if the domiciliary care allowance increased to €330 per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21496/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and vans attached to the Limerick Garda division as of 30 April 2020 and 19 April 2022, in tabular form. [21493/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (28 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 261. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a self-harm protocol for patients presenting with self-harm injuries at each emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21492/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 262. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time epidermolysis bullosa outreach nurses working in the public health service as of 1 April 2020, 1 April 2021 and 1 April 2022; and the location in which these nurses are based, in tabular form. [21495/22]