Results 1,141-1,160 of 2,081 for speaker:Richard O'Donoghue
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: You are not able to.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: My God.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: Some 30% up-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: -----from last year.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: Income.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: You did.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: That was the first thing that made the Taoiseach angry-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: -----and lose his temper.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: The Taoiseach is getting very loud now-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: -----for the first time in a long time.
- National Retrofit Plan: Motion [Private Members] (20 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: The national retrofit plan is not working. The SEAI has confirmed that it is now taking up to 28 months for applications to the warmer homes scheme to be dealt with. I am a contractor. I flagged this issue 12 months ago when the Minister, Deputy Ryan, was looking at bringing out this retrofit system. I also said that it would not provide value for money at a time of an energy crisis and...
- Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (21 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: What is energy security? The basic aim of energy security for any country is to reduce the dependency on imported energy sources for economic growth. Can the Minister tell me why this is not happening? Ireland is the most energy import dependent country in Europe. We have no storage capacity for our gas and there are no plans to reopen or upgrade existing facilities such as that in...
- Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: From a map that I have in front of me here, it looks obvious as a country that we stand out as having no screening mechanism in place when it comes to FDI. Figures released by the CSO in June 2022 show the FDI position in Ireland increased by approximately €16.9 billion in 2020 to €1.1 trillion. When compared to other OECD countries, Ireland is one of the most globalised...
- Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: I want to wish the Minister of State the very best of luck in his new position as I forgot to mention it earlier. I have worked with him well in the past and I look forward to working with him in the future. Best of luck in the position.
- Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (21 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: Amendments Nos. 10 to 16, inclusive, relate to pedal bicycles and pedal tricycles. I believe that those are the amendments we are on, along with amendment No. 2. Is that right?
- Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (21 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: That includes electric vehicles. I have nothing at all against electric vehicles if they are to be used by people in areas where they can actually use them, but I look around this country and see the age of the vehicles and the age groups of people who have cars. I am a father of four. There are nine people in my house but seven cars. They all go in different directions and do different...
- Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (21 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: Cobalt.
- Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (21 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: Red Bull.
- Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (21 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: I believe the Minister said he would welcome this amendment being withdrawn. It is probably the first time I have agreed with him in a long time, but I agree with him there. The amendment states: "...for the purpose of providing public transport or active (walking or cycling) transport infrastructure only where the scheme or proposed road development will not contribute to carbon emissions...
- Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (21 Sep 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: Right. If we look at the likes of any of the structures in this country at the moment and we look at our bus transport system at the moment, and I will speak to the amendment on bus transport-----