Results 561-580 of 2,081 for speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

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...

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.

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I have been a building contractor all my life. I started in building early and I am still in building. When I see the Housing for All plan for 2030, I reflect, as I told Government Deputies earlier, that the only reason they are trying to amend planning laws for one-off houses is that the electorate came and told them they had better not show their faces at the doors again. That is why...

Afghanistan Crisis: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: When the United States and NATO turned to rebuilding the failed state of Afghanistan in the 1980s, they attempted a western-style democracy. They sent billions of dollars to try to reconstruct a desperately poor country already torn apart by two decades of war – first during the Soviet occupation of the 1980s and then in the civil war. There were early successes. New schools,...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (30 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if discussions are expected regarding physical education becoming an optional exam leaving certificate subject in all secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47204/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (30 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the appointment of the specialist community diabetes teams under the Enhanced Community Care Programme; if the service will be available to all persons with diabetes free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47202/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (30 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of funding for orthodontic treatments for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47203/21]

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.

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Acting Chairman read out the details of Mr. Tyndall's experience. It is a fair experience and I hope that when we finally get a successor, which we are not in a hurry to do with the experience Mr. Tyndall has, he or she will have as much success and show as much transparency as he has. I agree with everything he said, including what he has said about disabilities. We are working on...

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (5 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Emergency provisions need to remain in place until we are completely rid of Covid-19 permanently. However, there are aspects of this that need to be looked at. We are very aware of the people who contracted Covid-19 and who will get paid while they are out sick for the recommended number of days. We have a shortage across so many industries due to the PUP. I am talking here about...

Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The hospital waiting lists for children are unthinkable. Many of the children on these waiting lists are just waiting for treatment for minor ailments. If they do not get an early diagnosis, there will be lifetime effects. Some 106,000 children are waiting for tests in the public system, Some 8,000 are waiting for CT scans and 2,700 children and young people are waiting for access to...

Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: This is on childcare. Children are coming into the hospitals for diagnosis, and to have their needs catered for. Look at this House. There is a roster here. Everyone knows who is here, what time they are due to be here, what time they will be speaking and what people are in their offices, but that is not the case with the hospital system. We need to get this right. We need to tackle...

Energy Prices: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The cost of filling a car in January 2021 was €78. I filled my own. The cost to fill the same car today is €91. The Government is now to also increase the carbon tax, which will increase this cost by €1.48, increasing the cost to fill that car to €92.48. Over 12 months, assuming that 60 l of fuel are used per week, the extra cost to run a car will be...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Minister is aware that I have a background in construction and know what I am talking about when it comes to construction. I acknowledge the report of the mica working group and the urgency of getting 100% redress in a speedy fashion for the families affected in Mayo, Donegal and other counties, including Limerick. I have cases in Limerick dating from the late 1980s to 2006. All of the...