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Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Bill builds on the commitment of the Government to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. It includes several measures to tackle climate change and reduce Ireland's overall greenhouse gas emissions. I am sure the Minister will agree that car owners have been incentivised through the taxation system to convert to electric cars, EVs. He has ensured that the purchasing if EVs is still...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (3 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I went through the report from the Taoiseach on the European Council meeting in detail and I saw nothing on the escalating cost for hauliers in this country. The week before the European Council meeting, I spoke in the Dáil to stress the urgency of the escalating cost of fuel for hauliers. Having met representatives of the hauliers' association, I again ask why the Government has not...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank Deputy Harkin and the Independent Group for introducing this Bill. The credit unions are professionally managed by qualified staff. I am a credit union member and was a director of a credit union, which was a voluntary position. I could see at first hand the work being done within credit unions for the communities surrounding them. In the past, we were very much dwarfed by the...

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (2 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: University Hospital Limerick, UHL, recorded the highest number of patients on trolleys in the country for October according to monthly trolley watch figures compiled by the INMO. UHL saw 1,349 patients on trolleys over the month of October and was followed by Letterkenny University Hospital with 943, University Hospital Galway with 829 and Cork University Hospital with 688. UHL has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 987. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the of the number of persons that are unable to get vaccinated due to medical complications and are unable to obtain an EU Digital COVID Certificate to enable them to access premises that require same; if allowances can be made for these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52775/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (2 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 986. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of persons in Ireland that need to take PCBD 110 oil prescribed by their consultants for their illness (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52774/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (2 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 1253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is a ban on protected urea coming in from Russia (details supplied). [53217/21]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Today I have swapped my Limerick mask for "Granagh Backs Amanda". Amanda is a woman in her early 30s in the parish I am from, Granagh. This weekend, on 24 October, the vintage clubs and community around Limerick and where Amanda is originally from, in Newtown in Cork, have joined for a fundraiser for her. Amanda has been receiving breast cancer treatment and has four children along with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 298. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention had been drawn to the lack of neurology nurses at University Hospital Limerick in view of the fact that there are only three nurses in the unit that requires eight nurses; his plans to alleviate the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51762/21]

Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I come from a farming background and there was always gender equality in our house. Everyone had their chores to do and everyone did their jobs. Nieces of mine drive trucks and to tell the truth they drive them better than I can. I grew up with gender equality as a constant. I was struck by something during the week; I was getting a small mark on the side of my car fixed and when I...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Yes.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, stressed that while there might be political space in which to forage a European response to the fuel crisis, the energy mix is a national responsibility. Some 1.8 million people in Ireland have seen a video I did here last week to show that the people who are ripping off this country are the Government. I mention the €57 per...

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I have learned an amount about autism. Services for children with special needs, including autism, were moved from Cork to Limerick when the Government decided to divide the resources by county. This was done in the middle of a pandemic. This was very difficult for some parents, who had to do a 60-mile round trip. They were given an alternative only in Limerick city. Representatives of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Éireann (20 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to fact that Bus Éireann will not allow drivers over 70 years of age to drive (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51645/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if discussions are expected in the near future to give clarity as to the structure leaving certificate students will be encountering in 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51646/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Income Inequality (20 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are persons that have no income of their own due to the fact that they are unable to work due to illness or disability or are stay at home parents (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51644/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (20 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied with the €5 increase given to social welfare recipients; her views on whether it is acceptable given the increase in the prices of goods in all sectors and the impact it will have on these persons already under pressure financially; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51647/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 251. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address concerns by farmers that factories are advising pig farmers that they may be unable to process their pigs as they are unable to source staff. [51171/21]

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am of the same opinion. The same situation applied in Limerick. There were agreements for services to be put in place prior to planning permission but the service agreements did not have to be honoured by Irish Water.