Results 701-720 of 2,081 for speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: My office was contacted last week by the Individual Farmers of Ireland group, Irish truckers and hauliers, SMEs, taxi drivers and front-line workers over the fuel increase since 2020, which the Government has failed to tackle. The Government has taxed every person in Ireland €10.88 on every €100. These groups told me they are going to protest. The farmers' group is coming on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Tánaiste's answer to the fuel costs is that he is okay with a 19 cent increase. I did not say the Government did not need the tax. The Government had 81 cent in 2020; it now has a euro. This relates to an increase in the price of fuel over which it has control. The Tánaiste talks about giving money to people who are vulnerable but it does not even make a difference to them...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Diesel and petrol.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Nineteen cent.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (9 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 299. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take regarding the refunding of the cost of PCR and antigen tests for persons returning to Ireland have been incurring since the rule was introduced on 30 November 2021 which is causing a lot of stress and financial burden to persons that are fully vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60908/21]

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I want the Government representatives who are going to Europe to highlight the emergency situation that our farmers are facing in respect of fertiliser. Fertiliser currently costs in excess of €900 per tonne. Most outlets are refusing to even quote prices for it. I know of one farmer whose costs went up by 54% this year. At a time when farm prices had begun to increase, they are...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Extension of Notice Periods) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The recent rental sector survey report for 2020 by the Residential Tenancies Board found that affordability is a significant issue for tenants More than half of the surveyed tenants are spending more than 30% of their income on rent and 64% of those are in Dublin. Needless to say, I support anyone who is at risk of homelessness following an eviction notice. We need to try to prevent their...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am pleased to have co-sponsored and to speak today in favour of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021. I strongly believe in the principles of this important legislation. It is rooted in caring principles of avoiding unnecessary pain and suffering. This Bill would ensure that pain relief medicine is provided to unborn babies in late-term...

Appropriation Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Bill will authorise in law all of the expenditure that has been undertaken in 2021 based on the Estimates that have been voted on by the Dáil during the year. The moneys that have been voted on are brought forward and made into law. I am sure that there are many wish lists at the end of year for all parties concerned. Housing, certainly is one for the first-time buyers, the...

Finance Bill 2021: From the Seanad (15 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The wage subsidy scheme has helped every other business to go through a very hard time. However, I have been on to the Minister's office more than once about the 18% of the hotel industry that does not qualify under the scheme because they cannot register before 31 December. That means they have over 70% of their earnings compared to the 2019 accounts. The hotel industry has not only...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if discussions are expected to bring forward the date that the leaving certificate results will be issued given that it is too late for students intending to study abroad when offers need to be validated no later than 31 August 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62424/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 497. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected to give clarity to persons who ,due to medical reasons, are unable to have the vaccination and therefore do not have a Covid-19 certificate to gain access to various places; if a negative antigen test will give them right of access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62425/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will re-examine the figures in respect of the EWSS with regard to the hotel and hospitality sectors (details supplied). [62659/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: My question to the Minister is on the 18% of hotels that will be excluded from the scheme due to their turnover going over the 30% threshold. Some of these companies have earned 71% and 72% on projected turnovers. This stops them from entering the EWSS. These 11,000 jobs must be protected. These 11,000 employees will end up being on the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP. At least if...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Some 11,000 people could end up on the live register, which will cost money to the taxpayer anyway. If they are in employment, while there is a reduced PRSI contribution, their employer is still giving money back to the State. It does not cost the full amount to have somebody on a PUP payment. This keeps people employed. It keeps people within the sector that has been hit not only last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Heritage Council: Chairperson Designate (23 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses for attending. Ballingarry is the area where I live and between two of the villages close to where I live, there is a place called Knockfierna. Its name means “hill of truth”, so if the Chairman wonders why I always tell the truth, it is because I live on the hill of truth. I love heritage and I love everything to do with our heritage. I have been in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses for being here. I apologise on behalf of Senator Boyhan that he cannot be here as he is currently in the Seanad Chamber dealing with the marine planning Bill. I have been involved in construction since the early 1980s. I am from rural Limerick, where I was a councillor for six years prior to my election as a Deputy. Throughout my time on the council I saw a great deal...

Gender-based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: In the last 26 years, 244 women in Ireland have lost their lives to violence perpetrated by men. The question so many women are asking is, “How do I begin to feel safe again and how can other women in Ireland feel safe?” There has rightly been a chorus of calls for more action by the Government and the end of a culture of Departments saying it is not a matter for them. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Trade Data (19 Jan 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 303. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of litres of white diesel, green diesel, kerosene and petrol that were imported here in 2019, 2020 and to 30 November 2021; the number of tonnes of coal and briquettes that were imported here in 2019, 2020 and to 30 November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63371/21]

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I welcome the Bill that has been introduced by the Minister because there is at long last a voice for those who have gone unheard for decades - the voice of a mother or father trying to find a son or daughter and the voice of a child unable to discover his or her birth family, access health information or just get a birth certificate that is accurate. Within this legislation, there will be...