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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 317. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the resumption on drive-in bingo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28262/21]

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I understand the predicament the Ceann Comhairle is in. When he called the Minister, I believe the Minister was baffled and was looking for his paperwork. He had got to his feet but had his head down looking at his paperwork because he was not expecting to be called. A representative from the Rural Independent Group was here and I was on my way up trying to get in to the building. I left...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: On a point of fairness, I am here on time for my slot. The Minister was not ready to react either.

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: While I welcome any funds that have been given to the hospitality sector to date, the support does not go far enough. I say that as a self-employed person and in light of the fiasco during the week relating to inside dining in restaurants and pubs. As I stated yesterday, we are the only European country that does not have indoor dining. Even fully vaccinated people cannot dine inside in a...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Deputy Connolly has sold herself short. I, personally, and many of my colleagues would sit and listen to her all day. I call on the Minister to conclude. Before he does, I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to speak earlier, despite all the confusion.

Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (1 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: When the funding was being made available for Covid-19 supports, the Government announced the five pillar banks through which it would send out the funding. It never mentioned the credit unions. I mentioned this to Ministers when the five pillar banks were mentioned. Like other speakers, I am a credit union member. The credit union and the post office are the last two banking systems in...

Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: First, I thank Deputy Pringle for bringing the Bill to the House. I also thank the Minister for stating that the Government will support the Bill. I was born and grew up in rural society in a place called Banogue in County Limerick. My father was 98 years of age when died. He was born in 1911 and grew up in the early 1900s. I recall my father telling me that members of the Travelling...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: On my second day in the Dáil, I told the Tánaiste that it was as if the Taoiseach was driving a bus but the Tánaiste was trying to push it off the road and the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications was asleep in the back. Everything seems to have been the same since then. Every time the Government makes a decision, it has to change it because it does not...

Ban on Rent Increases Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: We have heard people ask how to get rent to decrease and meet demand. How do you meet demand? The Minister of State's own party leader spoke about meeting demand. Deputy Michael Collins spoke of how Deputy Varadkar wants to build 40,000 houses a year. There is a lack of materials now, and it is a worldwide problem, but he will still build 40,000 houses a year. I think it may be out of...

Committee on Public Petitions: Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision Report: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses for their comprehensive report. Regarding inspections, Tusla was mentioned. I have been involved in many different things as a public representative and one of the failures I have perceived in respect of bodies like Tusla concerns the requirement to announce inspections in advance. In the case of children and situations where people are making complaints, or are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: With regard to online political advertisements, we can see what happened when the HSE online systems were overtaken. How does the Minister of State intend to enforce this legislation and how will he make sure it can happen, so we do not have another catastrophe such as happened with the HSE and all the medical records? I am in full favour of 100% transparency when it comes to online...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I too sympathise with the families who have lost loved ones throughout the pandemic. What were the problems and what can we learn from the situation? I have seen nursing homes that lost 37 staff during the pandemic in a two-month timeframe because they were poached by the HSE. When the HSE offered positions, including through agencies, it almost crippled nursing homes that had been...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Government has rushed this legislation for consideration before the Dáil. The Oireachtas Library and Research Service was unable to provide a full Bill digest for it due to the short timeframe between publication of the Bill and Second Stage. The Bill was not publicly available on the Oireachtas website until Friday, 9 July 2021 but it is down for a debate today. It is a pity...

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I spoke to people in the Minister of State’s own party yesterday and last week who have family members with health conditions of their own. Some are pregnant and have been advised by their consultants not to take the vaccination. These are people in her own party who have been told not to take the vaccination while pregnant during certain weeks because their safety could not be...

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Through the Chair-----

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I will tell the Minister of State how disrespectful she is to her own position as a Minister of State. She arrived to my parish in Granagh three weeks ago and she did not have the courtesy as a Government representative for the people of Ireland to contact me in my own parish. That is how she behaved as a PR stunt where she is talking out of both sides of her mouth. I am here to represent...

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I seek additional time because the Minister of State cannot keep her mouth closed now-----

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: When everyone else speaks when she is talking, all she does-----

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am not making a personal charge.

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Acting Chairman is wasting my time and now he is doing the same thing. Is he being part of the Government thing as well?