Results 1,121-1,140 of 2,078 for speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (17 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances surrounding the reason that €2 million in funding apportioned to University of Limerick under the energy efficiency and decarbonisation pathfinder programme that he launched in 2021 has been withheld from the university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24299/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (17 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 566. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason some €2 million apportioned to the University of Limerick under the energy efficiency and decarbonisation pathfinder programme 2021, a fund to aid higher education institutions with retrofitting, has been withheld from the university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24297/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (17 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 567. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to have €2 million in funding apportioned to the University of Limerick under the Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation Pathfinder Programme 2021 and €1.7 million in withheld capital funding, released to the University of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24298/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (17 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 634. To ask the Minister for Health the number of submissions his Department received through its public consultation process for the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if he will provide a breakdown of the findings drawn from the public submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24137/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 296. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of the Garda stations in Limerick city and county that are open to the public 24/7 with a Garda present; and the details of same. [23886/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (12 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public and private beds available throughout the University Hospital Limerick hospital group; the locations of these beds; and the details of same. [23883/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (12 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 308. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected to allow medical card patients waiting on cataract surgery who chose to go private with a local surgeon to be able to avail of reimbursement from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23884/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 309. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove the current age restriction for Freestyle Libre device with immediate effect following the recent survey that was carried out by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23885/22]

Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I welcome the Bill, particularly with regard to buying online and clarifying one's rights as a consumer. However, who will protect the consumer against the Minister of State and the Government? I will outline a small issue I have. Due to the shortage of vehicles in this country, dealerships have to go to the UK and other countries to import cars because the people want to do their bit for...

Defamation Act 2009 Review: Statements (11 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The review of this Act must be welcomed in all its aspects as what it has cost the Irish people since 2009 has been extraordinary. I compliment the Minister on proceeding with this review. We certainly have been out of sync with our European neighbours and countries all over the world. We have been a soft target when it comes to defamation cases. Getting rid of juries in defamation cases...

Living Wage Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Inflation has now reached 6.9% and it is predicted to go to 8.5%. If Labour Party Members understood business, they would understand that a wage rise now would increase inflation, putting people further into poverty. We need to reduce the cost of living to stop inflation. How do we reduce the cost of living? We reduce electricity costs and fuel costs. SMEs at the moment find it hard...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I recently met the Minister of State in Kilmallock and welcomed him to County Limerick. In the region of 1,400 affordable houses will be delivered by the State this year. Some 1,000 of those will be in Dublin and 256 homes will be built in the other four cities. The delivery target for Limerick local authority is for 264 local authority houses to be built between now and 2026. A total of...

Europe Day: Statements (10 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Today is the 50th anniversary of the Irish referendum on EU membership, which was held on 10 May 1972. Many good regulations and enforcements have come because we joined the EU. Roaming charges were abolished and data protection regulations were introduced. However, since 2019, when the European Green Deal was introduced for the EU, with the aim of achieving climate neutrality by 2050,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I welcome all the witnesses. I am from County Limerick. I was a councillor for six years and was then elected to the Dáil. I have been in construction all my life and had elderly parents, God rest them. We are talking about Housing for All and housing for the elderly, but there is no infrastructure in Limerick to build any of the houses the officials are talking about. I will give...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am sorry to cut across Ms Timmons. People live in small villages where there is no infrastructure so if you are an elderly person, for example, you have lived your whole life in a village or a small town where there is no infrastructure to carry out what I am talking about. Then you are being offered to move 20 miles away where there is elderly housing. That takes people away from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I will make one last point because my time is running out. Did the officials know that the biggest polluters in this country are the local authorities? All the surveys that have been done show that the biggest polluters in this country are the local authorities because of the lack of infrastructure and funding from Government to invest in our towns and villages

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: In a time of crisis, the Government has yet to fail us in coming up with ways to impose hardship on people. I listened last week to some of the people who got airtime to talk about burning wet turf. That is the same as pouring the pot of tea into the car and hoping it will run on it. That is the type of nonsense the Government has got airtime for. Then we heard about "mining" turf. That...

Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements (5 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: What has this shown to the world once again? It has shown that the Irish people are the most welcoming in the world. I refer to the fantastic hospitality they show to people who are in need. That is what the Irish people are. However, it also has shown up the failure of previous Governments in terms of infrastructure across the country. People coming from Ukraine cannot be put into rural...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (4 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 481. To ask the Minister for Health the number of submissions that his Department received through its three year review public consultation process of the abortion legislation; if he will provide a breakdown of the findings drawn from the public submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21952/22]

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (28 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank all the witnesses for coming in. The first issue relates to the staffing of An Garda Síochána and where gardaí are being deployed. That is a big concern for me when I look at the county of Limerick. One station could cover 40 square miles with only two Garda cars and three gardaí, whereas in a city base there might be ten vehicles and 40 or 50 gardaí...