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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (23 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: 290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if discussions are expected to provide school lunches to all schoolchildren in all schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14501/23]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: A sum of €20.6 million was provided in budget 2023 to alleviate the financial burden of statutory hospital charges and I welcome that. Any reduction in charges for patients is welcome. However, I was disappointed today when I attended a presentation by the Endometriosis Association of Ireland in the audiovisual room on Leinster House. Six women spoke about their issues today....

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

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the Taoiseach, but what is he going to tell the people in Askeaton, Oola, Hospital, Kilfinnane, Dromcolliher, Patrickswell, Ballingarry, Abbeyfeale and many more places around County Limerick given those promises were made 40 years ago to upgrade sewerage systems so that we could build houses and infrastructure? I accept that the Taoiseach said money is available now, but will he...

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

Richard O'Donoghue: It has been 40 years.

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

Richard O'Donoghue: You do not need planning for infrastructure.

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

Richard O'Donoghue: Why were EU funds intended to support rural Ireland redirected to climate measures? In 2021, Ireland received €365.5 million from the EU to spend on supports for Ireland’s economy in mitigating the impact of Brexit. Ireland was the biggest beneficiary of Brexit funding as we were the country worst affected by Brexit. The funding Ireland received was to contribute to the...

Reform of Carer's Allowance Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank Deputy Harkin for bringing forward this motion. Qualifying for carer's allowance is not easy. People must be means tested, be over 18 years of age and provide care for a minimum of 35 hours per week. They cannot work outside the home for more than 18.5 hours per week. There are 500,000 carers in Ireland with some aged ten to 17 years old providing regular unpaid care for family...

Eviction Ban: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: Without infrastructure.

Eviction Ban: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: Reality check: no infrastructure, no houses.

Eviction Ban: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: Did the Minister of State forget about his own county?

Eviction Ban: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: How many people do we have to blame for this housing crisis? The buck stops across the Chamber with the Government. This Government, the previous Government and the Government before that have failed to provide infrastructure. Not too far from where the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, lives, 100 houses could be built in Croom. I have been waiting a year now for the water connection...

Finance Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: The Government has been forced to bring in amendments in respect of the treatment of BIK, whereby a person driving 50,000 km in a company car with an emissions rating of 120 g per kilometre will now pay BIK at 12% rather than 15%, and the value of the vehicle will be reduced by €10,000. When people were buying electric cars, the Government said they would be exempt from BIK. Now we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: My question for the panel relates to the delivery of social housing and any housing in County Limerick. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, visited recently and we went around looking at the houses that were being built by the local authority and different developers in the area. In every one of the places that we went to show the houses that were being built, their sewage capacity was at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: We are going on delivery of houses and delivery of houses for tenancies is the same.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: In their delivery, the witnesses were going through the amount of social houses that were being delivered. For people to get into my county, infrastructure is needed. For businesses to survive in my county, infrastructure is needed. If you do a retrofit on your business, you cannot build unless we have people there. Tenants in situas well, if they are working, want to work. If there is no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: We have somebody who is delivering social housing for the country here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: Yes. It would be nice to hear back. If you go around this country, leave the likes of Dublin and Cork city, and go out into the urban areas, you will see that the towns and villages are struggling to deliver houses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank Ms Farrelly for answering. I acknowledge what the Chair said about this being about tenancies in situ. Of course, I want to see people who are in tenancies at present staying where they are and I want to see people who want to sell their properties who have tenants in situallowed sell their property. However, I also want to make sure that there is fairness across the board. I want...