Results 621-640 of 2,081 for speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

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]

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]

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Richard O'Donoghue: I would have, if the Luas could connect me to my own county. Did the Deputy know, seeing as he is so smart, that I cannot use the train to come to Dublin because the train will not get me home if we are delayed in Dáil Éireann? The Deputy should know, smart man that he is, that if I get the green bus, it goes from 23 miles from my house, where there are no parking facilities, so I...

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]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Haulage Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank Deputy Carol Nolan for allowing me to take this slot. I ask the Minister of State to address concerns that the haulage and logistics sector is under significant financial and operational pressure due to the increase in carbon tax and the lack of available HGV drivers. Has the Department conducted any assessment of the supply chain repercussions of these challenges?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Haulage Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Some 1.5 million Irish homes are to be retrofitted with the support of the State through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI. This programme was costed by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, at €8 billion. The SEAI is costing it at €35 billion over 35 years, as per its website, under deep retrofit. A house will burn...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Haulage Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The national HGV fleet of articulated trucks is made up of 24,000 vehicles responsible for 86% of the movement of goods for the Irish economy to function. It does 1.9 billion km per year, as per CSO figures. This equates to over 5 million km travelled per day and over 1.5 million l of fuel consumed per day. This works out at almost 500 l per truck per week, which supports the statement...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Haulage Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Not without the Euro 6 engine.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Haulage Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Euro 6 engine is the only engine that can be modified to do it.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Haulage Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Euro 6 engine is the only engine that can be modified in that way.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Haulage Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: It is the only engine that can be modified.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Haulage Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: We are the only country in Europe that does not have Euro 6 engines.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Haulage Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Euro 6 engine.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Haulage Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: We are the only country in Europe that does not have it.