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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (25 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 287. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the halting of primary medical certificate assessments by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10698/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (25 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 288. To ask the Minister for Health his position on alternative travel arrangements for patients awaiting a primary medical assessment; if funding will be allocated to patients for transport to medical appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10699/21]

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I have been a building contractor all my life. When the Land Development Agency, LDA, was launched in 2018, it was to have two functions, namely, to manage State lands strategically to ensure they were being put to the best use, and to deliver 150,000 homes over 20 years. Those are the functions the agency should have managed. As I said, I have been in construction all my life. I have...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I can hear it up here. If the LDA has the right structure, it will cover rural areas where there are currently poor water and sewerage services because they are at capacity. Oolagh has no capacity and people cannot build a house in the area. People in Askeaton have been waiting 30 years for a sewerage system. How many Governments have promised this in the past 30 years? Raw sewage is...

Covid-19 (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: In August last year a company sent information to the Ceann Comhairle, who gave it to the superior officer, regarding a high performance air cleaner. We have constantly said we are looking for more time to talk in a safer environment and way. The officials did their job and reverted to the company that manufactured the high performance air cleaner. The Government has sat on this since...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I also want to highlight that the mass vaccination centre announced for Limerick is in County Clare. The racecourse in Limerick, which is off the motorway, was offered. The HSE called out and saw it but never got back to it. The greyhound track was offered but again it was not chosen. People from Kilbehenny, Galbally and Abbeyfeale will have to travel for an hour and then go outside the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I agree with all of the speakers. If half an hour was designated for Questions on Promised Legislation only, with the Government business agreed and done outside of that half an hour, people in the rota would be able to get in. As I said earlier, I was second on the list but I was overlooked. I take it that I was overlooked and that is fine and I got an opportunity to come in. I was there...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I was second on the list yesterday. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle took down my name. Members have stood up here today who were behind me on the list yesterday. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae was first. I was second on that list. I was here at 9.30 a.m. Nine of us stood in a queue yesterday and Members have spoken before me.

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I will share time with Deputy Michael Collins. There are many types of front-line workers and I draw attention to those front-line workers in the homelessness sector, where in many cases they work in a voluntary capacity. They are among the front-line worker heroes so I acknowledge and thank them for the work they do. This work is challenging at the best of times but especially now in...

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Farmers will pay in the region of €25 million in carbon tax in 2021. However, not one cent of those taxes will go back into the agriculture sector to help reduce emissions. Agriculture sector farmers will pay €80 million a year towards carbon tax. More than 2 million calves will be born in Ireland this year, on top of the 2 million that were born last year. Some 27% of those...

Insurance (Restriction on Differential Pricing and Profiling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I have paperwork in front of me here but I do not need to use it because I know what I am talking about. I thank Deputy Doherty. I have been listening to what he has been saying for the past number of years and it is 100% true. The Government has failed to tackle this issue and that can be explained by a look at the Cabinet. How many of them are self-employed? I am self-employed and have...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (17 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 346. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on purchasing specialist fire service vehicles for the Air Corps fire services in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8144/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (17 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 520. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Tusla funded refuge places available in Limerick in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8140/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 598. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons arrested and charged with possession of drugs for sale or supply within Limerick Garda division in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8141/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 599. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cars, jeeps and motorcycles attached to the Limerick roads policing unit as of 31 December 2019 and 8 February 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8142/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (17 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 713. To ask the Minister for Health the number of neck surgeries carried out in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; the public hospitals that carry out these procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8143/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I verify that I am in Leinster House. I thank the witnesses for attending. I raised a similar point last week because the first point I heard in the statements about numbers related to Dublin. I am interested to learn about the supply in Limerick. There is more to this country than Dublin. The statistics relating to Limerick are the ones I am most interested in. I am in construction...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: My questions are open to whoever can answer them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I would welcome if there is someone present who can answer it. There are many people who have worked all their lives and been in the local authority rental system who want to buy the home they have been in for the past 30 or 40 years when they get to a certain age and, for example, they have been paid redundancy. Some of them want to leave their home to their children so that they can get a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: We hear at the moment about the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines. I am getting calls to my office from people who are saying that there are still front-line workers and carers waiting for their vaccines and yet there are people who are not involved in the health system getting a vaccine. What traceability is there for people who are not in health service and other front-line services and yet...