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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Yes.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I will give the Taoiseach some facts. He said not to worry about 2008. In 2008, we were paying €6.44 per gallon of diesel. In 2022, we are paying €7.46 per gallon. In 2008, the cost of a gallon of petrol was €5.90. In 2022, we are paying €7.89. The current price of a barrel of oil is $93. It was $162 back then. The Taoiseach spoke about retrofitting....

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: We have heard again that a person must give 24 hours' notice to get public transport. The Minister of State came to County Limerick to visit St. Joseph's Foundation in my parish. She was within a mile of my house but did not even notify me that she was coming. She did not give notice to the political representatives and those in the locality who had fundraised for the unit; she came for a...

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Maybe she is playing political games and is caught up in her position-----

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Now she is interrupting me-----

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: She is not even extending common courtesy to me when she does not have the floor. I have the floor. I have described the way in which the Minister of State works, and that is fine-----

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am trying to give her a small bit of praise but she cannot even take that. The Government let down St. Gabriel's during Covid. I opened a room in my office to assist with disability services when the Government ran to the hills. Now those affected have a place in which the Government is going to invest but it would not have invested unless the likes of Deputies had reached out to help...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (15 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 822. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental practitioners by county; and the number of same who accept medical card patients, by county (details supplied). [8107/22]

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The purpose of the CPCC is to make markets work better for consumers and businesses. I understand this legislation is to strengthen and to ensure the proper functioning of international markets. Two international markets are not working. Our pig industry is on its knees, and it will be lucky to survive in its present form. Surely the CPCC can step in to ensure the industry will survive....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (9 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: A review by HIQA is a review by the HSE. There is no such thing as an independent review of the HSE because it is the HSE auditing itself. This goes for every case that we have had in the High Court and everything; it is the HSE investigating itself. Therefore, that is not an independent review. These are people who are within the HSE sector and are paid by the Department. They are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (9 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: In University Hospital Limerick, there were 86 patients on beds on 24 January; 97 patients on 25 January and 111 patients on 26 January. Where is Paul Reid? I know there are patients who are not discharged on time. They have not been met to be discharged. What is the cost to the insurance company? I want an audit done to see how many patients are in hospital in a private capacity....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the inconsistency in the time-scale of the issuing of passports given that some persons are waiting extremely long periods and others receive passports in a couple of days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7113/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the stress and upset students are experiencing since the announcement of the leaving certificate exams reverting back to written; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7112/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 175. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for mental health services in County Limerick; the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7111/22]

Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The members of the Women of Honour group say they are not resigned to there being a judge-led review into the allegations of sexual abuse and bullying in the Defence Forces. Our laws need to change to protect our people in the Defence Forces against inappropriate behaviour. This is surely every person’s right. Every member of the Defence Forces has the right to be treated with...

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Yesterday is gone, today is here and tomorrow is yet to come.

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Last November, I came to Dublin with truckers and farmers to show unity on the rising cost of fuel. I asked the Government and every Opposition Deputy to come with me and to make one change that would have made a difference for every household, whether they have a car or not. It would have made a difference for every household and every person in the country. If the Government had frozen...

Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: This amending Bill will recognise that no newly-redundant workers will have lost out on their reckonable service while they were temporarily laid off due to Covid-19 regulations. It also highlights these employees were not necessarily laid off and that they had not qualified for a State payment - the PUP or the jobseeker's allowance. The objective of this amending Bill is to address that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: What is the position with the review of the ambulance service that was promised in November? I highlighted that the training of paramedics and advanced paramedics is quite specialised. Why does the HSE expect paramedics to perform clerical duties and run budgets? I asked at the time for the separation of specialist work and administration duties, as has been done in the Garda. From what I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (3 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the M20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5739/22]