Results 1,261-1,280 of 2,081 for speaker:Richard O'Donoghue
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: I am not sure whether the Tánaiste is aware of the crisis facing SMEs. Employers in small businesses are bombarded regarding the way they can reward employees. I am talking about hair salons, barbers, boutiques, pubs, chains of supermarkets, coffee shops and restaurants around the country. I am delighted to see conditions are improving for employees. Unfortunately, this may not be...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: What I am discussing with the Tánaiste is an unfair tax on people who do not have access to public transport. Watch this now. There is tax in regard to VAT and the Tánaiste said the VAT receipts go up. The Government is taking 50% in tax on petrol and 44% in tax on diesel, when everything is included together. This applies to everyone who has to use a car, a van, a tractor, a...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: The Tánaiste is saying the Government could bring down the rate on petrol.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: It is the tax.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: There is a 50% tax.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: Is the Tánaiste in favour of the new Garda roster that has been proposed in which they are looking for members of the Garda to work seven days on-two days off, seven days on-three days off and then six days on-three days off, after which they return to the seven-day cycle again? I met Garda representatives during the week who said that no one will be joining the force after 87% of them...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: Is the Tánaiste in support of it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for the work they are doing. Ms Doherty said that 4,823 people are on the housing list. Is that for Cork city and county?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: From the point of an LDA, how much funding is there for people within the county, for delivery of houses for counties?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: There are plenty of business people in Cork who want to provide accommodation for their staff, but they have been brought under the rule that they need to have a certain amount of social housing. If they are building a block of apartments for staff, they still need to build social housing units. If a person wanted to build 20 units for staff, those staff who otherwise would be on the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: It is still a housing-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: If a business person in Cork city approached the council with a proposal to build housing for their staff, would the council support it? Would it not help to reduce its housing list?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: Assumption or not, I am asking Ms Doherty if a person approached the council and was in a position to build 20 apartments for the staff of their business which supports the local economy and the local area, would she be in favour of that or not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: Ms Doherty could not facilitate it even if someone could put apartments up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: If there was a chance that they might look to change the law of the land under exceptional circumstances because we are in a housing crisis, would Ms Doherty support it then? Would she support it if the law was changed to help the council's process of delivering houses?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: What I am asking is if it was a proposal-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: It is something we will bring up, but would it not help us if we had the support of Cork City Council and Galway City Council and from people in their areas? Given that we are discussing the laws of planning at the moment if business people were in a position to build apartments for their staff, would it be something you would support?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: No, Ms Doherty can stay where she is and I am coming from the right county as well. The witnesses here today cover the delivery of properties Cork city and Galway city. One of the witnesses from Cork City Council said that Cork has 29 derelict sites. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: How many of them are listed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: How many of the properties Cork City Council has acquired are flood zones A and B?