Results 1,101-1,120 of 2,078 for speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that monies earned by third-level students from the summer work is included in the means for the SUSI grant; if student earnings will be excluded for same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26896/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (25 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 239. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he will take to improve mental health services within the University Hospital Limerick Hospital Group for the large number of persons who are suffering with mental health issues who are being let down by the system in place in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26900/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: In order to get extra people on the ground, we need to tackle the issue where, if a garda is on a shift and if there is an arrest, for example, for antisocial behaviour, a car accident or whatever it is he or she has to do, approximately three hours of that garda's day then turns into paperwork. Those three hours are spent behind doors where he or she is not visible. To counteract that we...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the Minister. I appreciate everything done by An Garda Síochána. I see how dangerous the job is, in that 4,000 members of An Garda Síochána were assaulted in the past five years and some 243 members were injured after having been assaulted. For us in Limerick to have a good Garda service but we need a headquarters. I informed the Minister last week that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way that gardaí can be integrated into communities in a way that is visible to the public. [26523/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I ask the Minister how gardaí can be integrated into our communities in a way that is visible to the public in towns, villages and rural areas in County Limerick and around the country.

Journalists in Conflicts across the World: Statements (24 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Journalists must be commended on their courage and bravery in tackling many of the issues in conflict zones around the world. I believe 28 journalists have been killed so far in 2022. I offer my condolences to their families and friends. It is sad that so many journalists are targeted with online bullying, threats and hate speech. I understand that female journalists are attacked even...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Costs in Housing: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses and apologise for missing their introduction because I was on the road on my way up. I am delighted to be here. What difference can we make to help the construction sector? We have talked about the cost of building houses. I will use one simple example. In 2020, a 2,000 sq. ft house cost €240,000 plus VAT which came to €272,400, and the Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Costs in Housing: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: For all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Costs in Housing: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: County, rural and-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (19 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Biofuels comprise just one of the many ways in which we can combat climate change and offer a genuine option while still allowing so many people in Ireland to earn a living. While there are many other options to combat climate change, using biodigesters to capture gas and sell it to the grid can help reduce our emissions. Some farmers are asking to be energy farmers by growing grasses that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (19 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the Tánaiste. Does he know that the climate action committee, chaired by Deputy Leddin, who is from Limerick, has refused in writing to meet industries such as biofuel industries that want to use our natural products in this country? Is he aware that the excess biofuel produced in this country is exported? Biofuels can reduce our emissions from home heating if we mix them with...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (19 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role of his Department in incentivising a technology-neutral approach to climate action until an alternative can be reached; if his attention has been drawn to the carbon emissions reductions that can be achieved by the use of biofuels as a solution to both transport and home-heating; whether his Department has considered...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (19 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Is the Minister going to incentivise the technology-neutral approach to climate action until an alternative can be reached? Is he aware of the carbon emissions reductions that can be achieved by the use of biofuels as a solution for 10% of transport and 50% of home heating? Has the Department considered initiatives to incentivise further research and development in biofuels or other...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (19 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 254. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications that are currently outstanding for persons residing in County Limerick in tabular form. [25502/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (19 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 399. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for his Department’s plans to address the forgotten farm issue; if the forgotten farmers will have access to the TAMS equivalent in the next CAP period and the National Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25501/22]

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I welcome any Bill that will streamline costs for this State and avoid unnecessary High Court action. Instead, these injury claims will be assessed by the Personal Injury Assessment Board and can be now heard in a separate court or a District Court. Claims that have been paid from 2016 to 2021 amounted to €26.4 million. However, the legal bill was €9.96 million. I understand...

Just Transition: Statements (18 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: In the Minister's constituency, only 6% of the electorate rely on fossil fuels, so it is easy for him to talk about a "just transition". He might be familiar with the television series "Star Trek" and the line "Beam me up, Scotty", but his just transition is beaming him from place to another and there is no transition for the person who has no alternatives. A total of 700,000 houses rely on...

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Is it not wonderful that the Government is in a position to gift developers €450 million to subsidise the construction of apartments, all collected from fuel tax, income tax, motor tax and vehicle registration tax? It just shows that the worst-off in this country are the working-class people. The funds comprise a gift that does not have to be paid back. There is no...

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Maternity services have fallen short when it has come to caring for the women of this country, and will fall short for children who will be born here. I know many of the HIQA reports on our maternity hospitals are outdated. It shows how bad the infrastructure is. Is there another agenda here? Why would somebody go against this project? My duty of care is to the mothers and generations of...