Results 841-860 of 2,141 for speaker:Richard O'Donoghue
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: My other question is about infrastructure in County Limerick. The council has built fantastic houses in Kilmallock. Houses are being built in Hospital, but it is at maximum capacity and has five units that could not be connected to the sewers. During the week, we were in Foynes to welcome the programme to develop Shannon Foynes Port between now and 2041. The biggest problem is with...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Richard O'Donoghue: Not everybody wants to live in a metropolitan area. Culchies like me want to live where they grew up. It is our heritage and culture. Ms Curley knows from me being on the council that I am always going on about the county. It is where I represent and where I want to see infrastructure and funding provided. I am a proud culchie and have no problem in saying it. People like me from the...
- 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...
- 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?
- 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.