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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: When will Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party stop discriminating against people in County Limerick? We brought forward an amendment to the Project Ireland 2040 plan and the Government voted against it. The Government is stopping people building in towns, villages and rural areas because of a lack of investment. All of the investment to upgrade infrastructure is going into the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: They will not increase capacity. They will only upgrade the existing capacity. The only upgrades are in the cities.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Towns and villages.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Upgrading is being done but extra capacity is not being allowed for. That means you are closing us down.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: If all the data centres proposed for Ireland are to be connected, they will use as much as 70% of Ireland's electricity capacity by 2030. Dublin has developed into a major data hub, but at what cost to our electricity supply? Ireland wants to reduce its emissions by slowing down energy use. Data centres put massive pressure on an existing system that is broken. Why is the Green Party in...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Children with minor ailments on waiting lists do not get an early diagnosis, which has lifelong consequences. The development test for babies is missing disabilities. I am talking about basic speech therapy and about eye, ear and mobility issues. Some 106,000 children are awaiting tests in the public system. Some 8,000 are awaiting ultrasounds and CT scans while 2,700 children and young...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (28 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the lack of accommodation for students and the knock-on effect it has on their education (details supplied). [45917/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (28 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are being given to higher institutes of education to support students during the housing crises; if his Department will commence nine month modular-type homes on or off-campus in cities such as Limerick in which there is huge demand for accommodation; and if any capital infrastructure is planned to erect modular homes for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: My concerns about a single identity in Irish Water relate to the connectivity between Irish Water and the local authorities. At this committee last week, I spoke about certain issues in my own area. For six years I served as a county councillor for the Adare-Rathkeale district before I became a Deputy. I have been self-employed all my life. If I ran my business the way Irish Water has run...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Chairman, you, yourself, actually asked them to verify that they would do it and they did on the day.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Apprenticeship Programmes (23 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how apprenticeships can be merged into the education model much earlier in order that early school leavers can be encouraged to start apprenticeships in advance of completing their education. [45918/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Apprenticeship Programmes (23 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: How can we merge apprenticeships into our education model much earlier in order that early school leavers can be encouraged to start apprenticeships in advance of completing their education? We are at crisis point when it comes to skills shortages in our country, particularly in respect of vocational subjects. Without getting into particulars around housing, I want to focus on the junior...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Apprenticeship Programmes (23 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: From my experience, I have found that students are forced into an academic cycle to complete their leaving certificate where vocational subject time is reduced, particularly in respect of the leaving certificate programme. My suggestion to the Minister for Education is to commence the process much earlier and to merge the Further Education and Training Awards Council, FETAC, framework at...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Apprenticeship Programmes (23 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: My office is inundated with emails from constituents in County Limerick who want to raise awareness about the shortage of school funding. Funding is particularly low in Ireland at €1 per child per school day. I know the Minister's office has responded to this as in her written reply, and I am delighted to be able to get back to those constituents and show them that she is rectifying...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure and Small Town and Villages Growth Programme: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the Chair and witnesses. The witnesses referred to boil notices in different areas. I am from County Limerick. I have been involved in construction all my life and I understand the process of building houses. Fedamore, County Limerick has had a boil notice for 18 months and it is going round in circles. Those 18 months have cost people in houses there between €40 and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure and Small Town and Villages Growth Programme: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: What about the agreement for 56 houses in Croom?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure and Small Town and Villages Growth Programme: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Can I cut across Mr. Gleeson there? There is planning permission for the 56 houses. I have spoken to Irish Water on this. We have clarified everything that is needed and we know that the water supply will be there by 2023. All I need is a service agreement based on Irish Water's own admission that it will be there by 2023 so that I can build the houses now, with a 12 month lead-in time so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure and Small Town and Villages Growth Programme: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses. Following up the earlier comments I made, I am looking forward to hearing directly from them about the service agreement for Croom. A survey was done in 2019 of the waterways and I will use Limerick as an example. It showed the biggest polluters in Limerick are the local authorities. Enforcement notices have been served on people by the local authorities. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure and Small Town and Villages Growth Programme: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: In Askeaton, a five-tank system that was used. When the sewage came in, it went from one tank to another, allowing for settlement of sewage before it went back into the waterways. That has not been used in the past two years. There is a system that can help the raw sewage going in but the system has not been used. That is why I want a representative of Irish Water to meet me in Askeaton so...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I welcome this legislation, which will reduce bureaucracy and enable Garda to be more robust and agile when dealing with crime. I understand the Bill proposes to free up gardaí so that we will have more front-line staff. I also welcome the leaner management structure. Newcastle West is the largest county town in Limerick yet its Garda headquarters is in two areas. Administration...