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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (10 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the position regarding persons claiming illness benefit not getting the Christmas bonus will be reconsidered, given that the recipients of illness benefit are struggling on this low income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55967/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 304. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the Government and the HSE have been extremely slow to provide adequate services and supports for patients suffering from long-Covid (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55966/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 305. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of children suffering from long-Covid with no supports at school to deal with these issues; if discussions are expected with the Minister for Education to put supports in place for these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55968/22]

Science Week: Statements (15 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I acknowledge the firemen and women in the Public Gallery. They came up here today from all around the country. I met with some of the lads from Foynes and from Kilmallock who came up to represent Limerick. We are here to talk about Science Week and science. The only way we can move forward with climate change is to merge first-hand experience with academia. One learns from experience...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: East Limerick.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Adare.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: We have two people sitting above, Mr. Daly and Ms Curley, who would not mind anything being connected from Clare to Limerick. Deputy Leddin said the infrastructure is probably not even in east Limerick at present. I welcome connectivity from areas including Adare and Newcastle West. I welcome Deputy Leddin. I met him in Foynes during the week. There is no infrastructure for Foynes to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: East Limerick seems to be forgotten with regard to the network. We have a rail line. We just need a stop. The train stops in Charleville. People in County Limerick have to go to Charleville to get the train. They could get it in Kilmallock. Kilmallock is a building town which could help with all types of infrastructure and commercial entities in Kilmallock. The connectivity exists. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I have a quick question because my time is running short. It is for Mr. Daly or Ms Newell, who did not get in yet. A process is starting on derelict buildings. There is a fine for owners of derelict buildings as they are going through a planning process. Can something be done for people? Can that be taken off the planning fees afterwards? People are being fined for dereliction of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The cost of inflation stops this from happening, as we have heard from other councils. Historically, inflation costs are the cause because developers cannot get funding from the banking sector.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: If people manage to get planning permission, can something be done about the fines incurred while they have been waiting for planning permission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am also talking about derelict buildings in County Limerick that are going through a planning process. While they are waiting for planning permission, the owners are fined because the buildings are derelict. It is correct that the process on some of those buildings has started because of the dereliction fine, but on the other side, historically, people tried to get funding together and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank Mr. Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: What is the average cost for a three-bed semi-detached house in Limerick for people who want to avail of help-to-buy and Croí Cónaithe schemes? From that perspective, those schemes will take roughly €100,000 off the cost. Before that amount is taken off, what is the cost for a three-bedroom semi-detached house? What kind of area, in square feet, would we be talking about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: An area of 100 sq. m would be roughly 176 sq. ft. I think that would be about right. We are, therefore, looking at 176 sq. ft and this is based on town houses and city houses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The witnesses are saying the cost is, roughly, €220,000 after the funding is accounted for. We must then look at housing in the context of the funding that is going to be introduced for rural houses in towns and villages. Some of the houses that will come under this scheme will not be on the sewerage system and there will be an immediate cost of a minimum of €10,000 in this...

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am not.

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I ask the Minister of State to look at the people in the Gallery. What is a retained fireman or firewoman? A retained firefighter is somebody who lives in the county and does not have set hours. Someone who rings those firefighters at 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. looking for help is not only ringing the firefighter, but is also ringing their wife or husband and their children because they take their...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Civil Service (15 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that the Government is refusing to publish the salaries paid to the Secretaries General of Government Departments (details supplied). [56782/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Civil Service (15 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: For what reason does the Government not publish the salaries paid to the Secretaries General of Government Departments? I note that over recent years we have seen that the pension payments made to former taoisigh and Ministers have not been published.