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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: You have all the services up here. We want them in Limerick.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: You are in bed with the Blueshirts, so you might as well put on a blue jersey with the way you are acting.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: When can the people of Limerick expect to have a proper drinking water supply? This week, Irish Water customers were advised that a new water website has been launched to enable customers to access up-to-date information for their area. I went on the website and the information that was available was negligible. I spoke to a group of people from Fedamore, County Limerick, who have been on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Legislation to clear the way for the extraction of 350 million litres of water per day from the River Shannon to feed Dublin's needs is seriously defective and was raised by the Oireachtas independent legal advisers. Dublin is looking for 350 million litres of water for its needs. I want a metre put on the water leaving the Shannon and in every county through which it passes. I want Dublin...

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I spoke to people in the Minister of State’s own party yesterday and last week who have family members with health conditions of their own. Some are pregnant and have been advised by their consultants not to take the vaccination. These are people in her own party who have been told not to take the vaccination while pregnant during certain weeks because their safety could not be...

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Through the Chair-----

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I will tell the Minister of State how disrespectful she is to her own position as a Minister of State. She arrived to my parish in Granagh three weeks ago and she did not have the courtesy as a Government representative for the people of Ireland to contact me in my own parish. That is how she behaved as a PR stunt where she is talking out of both sides of her mouth. I am here to represent...

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I seek additional time because the Minister of State cannot keep her mouth closed now-----

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: When everyone else speaks when she is talking, all she does-----

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am not making a personal charge.

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Acting Chairman is wasting my time and now he is doing the same thing. Is he being part of the Government thing as well?

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I want extra time on the clock because the Acting Chairman has allowed me to be interrupted two or three times during my contribution. When somebody else made a comment to the Minister of State when she was talking, she just smiled up and said "Through the Chair". Through the Chair, I am saying that I want an extra minute added to my time because I was interrupted. The Government comes...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I support the Sinn Féin amendment. I am a qualified blocklayer by trade and I have helped to build many houses. As previous speakers stated, the block is the main part of a house, along with a foundation and the roof. There are many people in County Limerick who have issues arising from pyrite. I have seen a couple of houses that have it and I will be calling to more next week....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: 383. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the drug zolgensma; if the drug can be expedited here given the known case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31249/21]

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Government has rushed this legislation for consideration before the Dáil. The Oireachtas Library and Research Service was unable to provide a full Bill digest for it due to the short timeframe between publication of the Bill and Second Stage. The Bill was not publicly available on the Oireachtas website until Friday, 9 July 2021 but it is down for a debate today. It is a pity...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I too sympathise with the families who have lost loved ones throughout the pandemic. What were the problems and what can we learn from the situation? I have seen nursing homes that lost 37 staff during the pandemic in a two-month timeframe because they were poached by the HSE. When the HSE offered positions, including through agencies, it almost crippled nursing homes that had been...

Ban on Rent Increases Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: We have heard people ask how to get rent to decrease and meet demand. How do you meet demand? The Minister of State's own party leader spoke about meeting demand. Deputy Michael Collins spoke of how Deputy Varadkar wants to build 40,000 houses a year. There is a lack of materials now, and it is a worldwide problem, but he will still build 40,000 houses a year. I think it may be out of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to Local Property Tax: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses for attending. They mentioned a €100,000 band, which has now been increased to €200,000. Will they expand on the position regarding bands 2 and 3? With the supply and demand for houses in towns, cities and rural areas, you cannot get a proper valuation for a house at present. Since there are such supply-and-demand issues, the prices of houses can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to Local Property Tax: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: From a rural point of view, we have looked at this recently. I know the officials are trying to give average prices. I have seen prices recently going from €200,000 to €350,000. The problem is there are people in our areas who will sell their houses and move on but if that reflects on an area and there are people there who want to stay where they are it has automatically...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to Local Property Tax: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the officials.