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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pollution incidence that have occurred annually over the past ten years because of the removal of temporary bridges on forestry harvesting sites only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54325/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the definition of deforestation; the area of land deforested annually over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54326/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of landowners that have been prosecuted annually over the past ten years for failing to comply with the replanting obligation on a felling licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54327/23]

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the Regional Group for bringing this Bill forward. The Bill provides that each Minister shall report annually on large capital expenditure in his or her Department five years after the expenditure has occurred. Infrastructure Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil promised not only five years ago, but decades ago, still has not been done. Reporting on something not done after five years is...

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: Broadband is going to save an awful lot of people, is it? “Broadband” - that is your answer.

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (28 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: This change in legislation is to change Ireland's stance on neutrality. It will mean there is no longer a need for approval by the UN for a deployment of more than 12 members of the Defence Forces. This basically means getting rid of the triple lock system. Why fix something if it is not broken? This is not broken. It has worked in the past and it is working now. As of the end of...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: My heart goes out to the three children and the carer who were at the heart of a situation where a person tried to and did stab them. My heart also goes out to the people who intervened to save those lives. Some 98.7% of the gardaí voted against Drew Harris as their representative. The Minister is the protector of the people through the Garda service. Some 98.7% of the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (28 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 631. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is an embargo on recruitment in the HSE coming into the worst time of the year, given that in University Hospital Limerick last Christmas, many lives were lost due to staff shortages; will this be the same this Christmas; if this is due to a budget deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52377/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Taoiseach was in Limerick during the week at the Limerick Chamber Regional Business Awards. When he spoke there, people were disillusioned and wondering if it was actually the Taoiseach speaking or an independent Deputy because what he was saying is not actually what his Government is carrying out. They actually thought, at the start of his speech, that he was reading my speech, with...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I agree with the Taoiseach 100% that people who work in Ireland deserve to get fair pay. The top earner in the HSE earns €974,000 a year whereas a newly qualified nurse earns €32,552. Again, we go back to the people who work and these nurses work tirelessly to help us. The Government is backing a person who earns €18,730.69 per week against a nurse who earns...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: Bernard Gloster is on €420,000.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: It does.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: It does apply to nurses. The Taoiseach does not know what he is talking about. He is all over the place.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: Children at Risk Ireland, CARI, provides long-term therapeutic supports for children aged three to 18 who have been affected by child sexual abuse, and their families. It is notable that One-in-Four, which supports adult victims of child abuse, receives 75% funding from the State, such as the HSE, Tusla and the Department of Justice. At the present time, Tusla is only offering one third of...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I was one of the TDs at their protest. I have been at every protest since and I will be at all the rest. At the end of May this year, I had a TIA. The one request I had from my own doctor was not to send me to UHL, so I went to Ennis. When I got to Ennis, they could not do all of the tests. There was one test they did not have the machine...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I will do that on the floor of the Dáil but I am not and never have been afraid to speak up. I will take the advice of An Cathaoirleach. The Government has made mistakes. When you make a mistake, if you stand up, say you have made a mistake, try to fix it and listen to the people who know, it is an honourable thing to do. Anyone can make a mistake. By not fixing its mistake, the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I cannot blame staff in the emergency department in Limerick because they go above and beyond to do what they have to do. A trolley had been moved twice to get a machine out to cater for somebody else. It was something you should not see anywhere but when you got to where you needed to get to for care, you got excellent care within the hospital system. Having to lean over two or three...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: No, but I was there.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: On the basis of staffing, UHL has one of the highest turnovers of staff in the country. Why do you think that is?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: The questions Deputy Devlin asked the witnesses were good. If he is looking for the facts, I am a Limerick man myself. I am very thankful to the people from Clare and the representatives who are here. There is the question as to why there is such a turnover of staff. A major problem within UHL at the moment is that there is a massive language barrier within the staff.