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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pension Provisions (27 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will assist in securing a rise for the pensions of retired Coillte employees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54004/22]

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I was horrified to read that if Ireland had any difficulty with the pipeline off Moffat in Scotland, our gas would be gone within 20 minutes. Did the Minister hear that? If there was any problem with that pipeline, our gas would be gone within 20 minutes. If our gas was reduced by as little as 20%, and if the wind did not blow on the same day, we would have to switch our electricity to...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am not a landlord but I know a lot of landlords and a lot of tenants. Many of both are fantastic but there is a minority of bad landlords and a minority of bad tenants. Many of the bad landlords care about nothing other than increasing rents on their properties. Some of those properties are not even liveable but their owners continue to squeeze people because they know they have nowhere...

Social and Affordable Housing Supply: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: As the Minister knows, I have been in construction all my life, so I know the industry inside out. One issue with much construction at the moment that would help businesspeople relates to the planning laws that need to be changed or amended to allow business owners to build accommodation for their staff, which would encourage their staff to stay within the business they are in and which...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Local Link service has been a help with regard to local transport issues. Its remit within the national bus service is to provide links from west to east County Limerick through Castlemahon, Kilteely, Feenagh, Dromcolliher, Foynes and Glin. I am delighted to work with it to provide the bus for rural areas from stop to stop. It also provides pick-up at the door for people who need it...

Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Does the Minister have any idea of the number of businesses around the country that were awaiting the details of this Finance Bill today? My God, were they surprised. A great many of them will not qualify for the temporary business energy support scheme, TBESS, as Revenue will need to see an increase of 40% or more in electricity or gas bills compared with bills for this time last year....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the need for bus and lorry drivers to sit a CPC course on a yearly basis and to pay for the courses themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52544/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in the insurance survey (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52545/22]

Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The cost of the tracker mortgage scandal, between compensation and the cost to the banks in fines, was €1 billion. I understand the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, is speaking to an official but I would appreciate it if he were to listen when I am speaking to him. I just mentioned that €1 billion was the cost of the tracker mortgage scandal and the Minister of State went...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: What is the appetite in Europe to regulate the standing charges that appear on utility bills? Will the windfall solidarity tax bring down the cost of energy for the 2.1 million domestic electricity customers in Ireland or is it just another tax? Deputy Flaherty referred to mobile wind turbines. It states on Electric Ireland bills that 64% of the electricity is from renewable energy, yet...

Mother and Baby Institutions Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the Social Democrats for tabling this motion. There should be no more time wasted. The people of the mother and baby homes have suffered enough. It is time the redress scheme was introduced in recognition of what happened there. I will tell the House a story. I visited a person - I will not say where - because I knew that this person was alone. The individual was a survivor...

Domestic Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: These are facts here now. Airtricity paid €115 million to its parent company in the UK last year, while its bills went up by €600 over the year. Electric Ireland, which has 1.2 million electricity customers, is 95% owned by the State. Its electricity bills went up by €466 over the year, with five price increases in succession. Guess what? The Government does not...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Last week I mentioned in the Dáil that we may not have places for tourists in this country next year. Figures from Fáilte Ireland for 2019 show international and Irish tourist yielded an estimated €9.5 billion. Tourism gives employment to 270,000 people. The industry must be supported and protected. A total of 70% of these jobs are outside Dublin. Tourism is a huge...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 767. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to recruit more radiotherapy nurses in hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51515/22]

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?