Results 1-20 of 28 for destroyed speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

Nature Restoration Law: Statements (7 Mar 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...;il and Fine Gael are as guilty as the Green Party. Remember that Independent Ireland will have candidates running in the European elections. I ask farmers to make sure they do not vote for the same people who have destroyed their future.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Instruction to Committee (12 Dec 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...contractors are now on the ground and, I hope, in quarter 3 of next year, they will have a good and uninterrupted water supply for Croom. There was a fire in Croom a few months ago and a couple of houses were destroyed. The fire service did not have a water supply adequate to tackle those fires. It had loads of engines but it had to scutter to get a supply of water because it did not...

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

Richard O'Donoghue: ...quality. All infrastructure projects the Government promised when it came to Dublin and the Cabinet were covered by people who forgot about anyone outside of Dublin. What has the Government done? It has destroyed Dublin as well because people in Dublin and their children cannot come home because it made it too expensive by never investing in infrastructure outside of Dublin.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Oct 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...about taking the advice of professionals. To go back to road infrastructure, I want all hedges on roads to be 1 m in and straight up. Biodiversity can live inside that. When we then hit the ditches, we will not be destroying hedgerows, wildlife or biodiversity, which the Tánaiste referenced. I am here to save lives. We are here to save lives; it is common sense.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...them nothing and all it has done is driven inflation, and the Government is the only one that is going to get extra tax. We then come to the Garda. The Government talks about 1,000 extra gardaí. Gardaí are leaving in their droves because the Government appointed somebody who has destroyed morale in the Garda service. We turn to farming. I have just met Macra na Feirme...

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...here. If 51% had no confidence, she would not be here. However, 98.7% of the members of An Garda Síochána have no confidence in Commissioner Harris and he is still here. He has single-handedly destroyed the Garda service in Ireland. Gardaí are no longer counting the years to retirement; they are counting the days and hours. Those who want to join the force are saying if...

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: The people who backed Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael asked them when they were at the doors when they were canvassing at the last election not to join with the Green Party. They said they would destroy forestry, which the Green Party has done at first hand. They said they would destroy farming, which Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have done themselves. We now have a housing crisis. Why is...

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...do not get the tips we might have given them when we went out for a bite to eat to thank them for their service and because they might have been on a lower wage. If we become a cashless society, it will destroy this country and will destroy people from the point of view of them going out and meeting people. We also see what the banks are taking in charges. When it comes to somebody...

High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...which are not there, that are above in the clouds and it asks for sacrifice until it can introduce the alternatives, which are a decade away. That is not planning for the future, it is destroying the people the Government is here to protect for the future.

Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Feb 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...the small farmer in this country out of business, the Minister will have killed the local economy and what they were giving back on the circular economy to the community. The Minister has also destroy the next generation. The Minister has taken the next generation completely out of it. They look at their mothers and their fathers working the land and say to their friends that it is...

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...can be placed anywhere in the country. This is not affordable. I listened to Deputy Ó Ríordáin of the Labour Party speaking about Dublin, the capital. When Labour was in government, it helped to destroy Dublin by overpopulating it. If the population was spread around the country, it would help businesses, schools and everything else. Every Deputy has his or her own...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...is going to happen to the businesses depending on these hotels having visitors coming in? Nearly 30% of our hotels are now full with people, and the Government wishes to take in more. The Government is going to destroy our industry and destroy Ireland.

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (21 Sep 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: .... It is collecting tax, PRSI and PAYE for the whole country and it makes the decisions for the businesses that are creating employment. The Government has a lack of business ethics and that is why it is destroying businesses in Ireland. The VAT intake alone, even though the rate was reduced to 9%, is up 30% on last year, which has a knock-on effect on the businesses that are giving the...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...that we will have to replace the bathrooms, floors and kitchens throughout the house. That is also included in the Government figures. Not only that but, when you take down the house and do all of the retrofit, you have then destroyed the sewerage system, the pipework around the house, the footpaths, the driveways, the lawns and everything else that you have taken out. If you take out a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jun 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...The Minister was talking about bringing them up to Dublin but I am talking about taking them out of Dublin. I have people from Dublin ringing me on a constant basis telling me the Government has destroyed their future and that of their children and grandchildren because it allowed Dublin to be overpopulated and they can no longer afford for their children to live there. They want the...

Supplementary Budget for Rural Communities and Farmers: Motion [Private Members] (23 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: .... People do not have the extra money to do the retrofitting. They can barely survive and put food on the table. Why can the Government not understand that? It was elected to help the people in the here and now. The Government is destroying families. The next generation coming up cannot even get to colleges, because of the cost of fuel and there is no public transport. The...

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

Richard O'Donoghue: ...€50,000 with €23,500 put in by the Government. If the cost of that retrofit goes to €70,000, the Government should bring its investment up to €35,000. That is how to deal with the issue. The Government has destroyed this country with inflation and tax.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Ash dieback is a disease that affects ash trees. Ash plants imported into Ireland from Holland were diseased. This ash dieback has destroyed the ash plantations in Ireland. Initially, an income was guaranteed for 20 to 25 years. At ten years, the trees sequester carbon. Ten trees equals 1 cu. m, which would be a yield of €60 per cubic metre. Ash butt is used for making hurleys...

Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 May 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: .... If the Government wants to designate land, it needs to consult every farmer and give them the opportunity to have a say. It is their culture and heritage we are talking about and it must not be destroyed by somebody in Europe deciding that land should be designated. Feedback must come from rural areas to the Government to follow through on. It cannot be done the other way around,...

Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...and towns. The Minister of State is here to represent the country on behalf of the Government. I am here as a member of the Rural Independent Group to represent rural areas. Our banking system destroyed us and now we are implementing certain measures in this Bill because gurriers were attacking people in their homes. Some of the people who were attacked got into trouble through no...