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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am not against wind farms or biodigesters but I am for health guidelines being adhered to. It has been shown in the documentation I have here, released under access to information on the environment regulations, that in November 2021 and April 2022 the then Minister, former Deputy Eamon Ryan, and the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, agreed to abandon the 2017 preferred draft approach to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. We have had guidelines since 2006. The Tánaiste is right; it has taken 12 years where we are looking at guidelines. Every time there is a change of Government, it is guidelines, guidelines, guidelines. If there are guidelines put in place for wind turbines in this country, at least they can be put up straight away. You will not have High...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: Now for round two.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: Garda Tom Flavin was suspended from An Garda Síochána in 2018. He has been cleared of all 22 charges. It took the legal system seven years for a Garda investigation. He has now been reinstated. He had his sergeant exam done before he was suspended. Seven years were lost to a Garda investigation and others are ongoing. How long does it take for the Garda to investigate itself?...

Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the speakers who spoke in support of this motion. However, I saw the reply from the Minister and the 28 proposals amending what we proposed. They are a copy and paste. That does not give me any encouragement that the Minister is listening. What does Independent Ireland have that the Government and Department do not have? We have common sense. The Taoiseach, Deputy Micheál...

Presidential Voting Rights: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: I am a believer. I grew up believing there are Thirty-two Counties in Ireland, not Twenty-Six Counties. We are the island of Ireland. Call me old school; that is the way I was brought up. People from the North of Ireland can run for President but would not be able to vote for themselves. They are from Ireland. It is the island of Ireland. That is the bottom line. How many people who...

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: The report by "RTÉ Investigates" makes me sick to my stomach that this could happen. I look at the nursing homes around Limerick and other nursing homes I have visited. Through social events that we do, such as vintage events, we recreate lives of people who are in the nursing homes. We bring in some of the older stuff in to them and see what the nursing homes do. I have been at a...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: I ask all members to put their mobile phones on silent mode. Before we begin, I wish to explain to witnesses some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the House as regards reference you may make to other persons in your evidence. You are protected under absolute privilege in respect of the presentation you make to the committee. This means that you have an absolute...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: On behalf of the committee, I am delighted to welcome you as Leas-Chathaoirleach. I wish you the very best of luck with it. It is a privilege to be either a Cathaoirleach or a Leas-Chathaoirleach of a committee. It is a responsibility that we have and I look forward to working with you.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: Thank you, Minister. I now invite the Minister, Deputy Chambers, to make his opening statement.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: In that context-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: The oversight I am talking about is already in place. The local authorities were doing this in the first place. Engineering services in local authorities can oversee the developer-led projects within their own counties. I am talking about smaller developments where existing systems can be upgraded and then give them back to Uisce Éireann with the upgraded systems in place. We have to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the Minister.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: I have let everyone overrun by a minute so far.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: I have been flexible with the Deputy as well.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: We will see in a couple of weeks' time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: This afternoon's engagement is to discuss the Annual Progress Report 2025. I welcome the Minister for Finance, Deputy Pascal Donohoe, and the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Deputy Jack Chambers, and their officials. I thank them for being here today. The annual progress report was published on 6 May by the Department of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the Minister. I will now open up to Members to ask questions. I call Deputy Fleming.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: I have some simple and practical suggestions to help with the delivery of infrastructure on budget and on time. In the case of the three projects in which Uisce Éireann has been involved in Limerick so far, it has not come in within budget or on time. Accountability is needed within that sector because we are not getting value for money. The Department of public expenditure could...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 134. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to entitling persons on widows’ pension to claim illness benefit when off sick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33211/25]