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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Data (16 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total financial amount on both a daily and yearly basis, of EU fines being paid by his Department in 2022; if he will provide the corresponding figures for 2020 and 2021, including the specifics of each case in his Department. [56781/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: EU Data (16 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 210. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total financial amount on both a daily and yearly basis, of EU fines being paid by her Department in 2022; if she will provide the corresponding figures for 2020 and 2021, including the specifics of each case in her Department. [56781/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that recipients of the disability allowance, blind pension, invalidity pension and the carer’s support grant will not receive the one-off payment of €500 14 November 2022 given that if these persons have entered training or CE schemes they are not entitled to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 297. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is considering extending the payment for those health care workers who remain unwell and in cases in which they continue to remain unwell up until July 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57138/22]

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Social welfare is set up for the assistance of disadvantaged groups, mainly as a back-up for people who are in need. I compliment people working in the service that is available to our office and many other offices throughout the country. I recognise the good work they do and are doing in an efficient and effective manner. As with all services, there are a minority of people who will...

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: How can we build houses? For houses, we need infrastructure, and infrastructure is water and sewerage systems. We can see across the whole country that Irish Water has taken over the services but there are no adequate sewerage or water systems in County Limerick. Irish Water went around to different areas and said it was going to upgrade the existing sewerage systems, but it was not going...

Transport in Galway and Other Areas: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I welcome this Private Members' motion brought by my colleagues in the Independent Group. The M18 linking Limerick and Shannon Airport to the city of Galway has been an essential piece of infrastructure. However, not all is great. First, there are no services on that stretch of road. Not alone are there no services but there is no signage to direct people to services. It took eight years...

Finance Bill 2022: Report Stage (23 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I move amendment No. 30: In page 103, to delete lines 12 to 31 and substitute the following: “ 10 March 2022 to 1 May 2030 €165.11 €165.11 €165.11 €165.11 €165.11 €20.84 €20.01 €120.55 €18.27 €54.68 €9.36 "This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 491. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has ever considered the need to look at public procurement in view to retention of staff in the HSE (details supplied). [56783/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: As the proposed next Taoiseach of this country, I want the Tánaiste to sort out the mess in University Hospital Limerick, UHL. He appointed the management of this hospital and he has a duty of care to the people of Limerick and the mid-west region to get it sorted. Many people who attend UHL do not have the option of private healthcare and are unable to commute to other counties for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I see that the Tánaiste has a minute and half left to speak. He could not even complete the three or four minutes he was allocated. Some €23 billion has been allocated for health. How much has been spent on cover-ups and non-disclosure agreements? There are 70 health professionals and doctors who have come to the Government but who have now been silenced. How many people are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: It is coming shortly and it will all be here. I have asked for help for years and the Government stopped it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: We will say "allegedly" for the moment but, if the Tánaiste will agree to meet with me personally, I may be able to update him further.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Before the vote on the Impaired Farm Credit Bill was taken last night, I emailed the Tánaiste's office, the Taoiseach's office, the office of the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and the Whips, Deputies Chambers and Griffin, asking if a free vote could be given to their party members last night on that Bill. Did Fine Gael offer a free vote to the rural Deputies in the party or were they...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: What about rural Deputies?

Abuse at Certain Educational Institutions: Statements (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: On 19 November, some 13 years after the publication of the Ryan report, the Taoiseach confirmed that a further inquiry will now be set up to examine allegations of abuse at one of the country's leading private schools, Blackrock College. The inquiry should cover other schools about which allegations have emerged in recent weeks. Complaints have been made about abuses in other Spiritan-run...

Forestry: Statements (24 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I believe the Minister of State believes that farmers are going to rush into forestry to save the planet. Sorry, but that is not going to happen. The confidence is gone in the industry. Farmers were never compensated for ash dieback and, in fact, no one is even applying currently for licences for felling or thinning. This year less than 2,000 ha were set. If we were ever to reach carbon...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: COP 27 was a meeting of about 137 world leaders, representing 90% of global forest cover, committed to halting and reversing forest loss by 2030. Last week here in the Dáil we saw at first hand the gallop out to COP 27 while the forest farmers in this country are on their knees to keep going. They remain on their knees. There has been no funding here for the forest farmers affected by...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: One for agriculture and one for forestry.

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: And never delivered on ash dieback. Fair play.