Results 41-60 of 100 for long speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: -----for the first time in a long time.

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank all the groups from Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, Clare and Limerick. If the Minister looks up he will see that the Gallery is full. It is a long time since we have seen it as full as that. I hope he takes heed of that and of the amount of work those people have put in. I also thank my colleagues on the housing committee, who have spent long hours debating this legislation with the...

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

Richard O'Donoghue: ...of the foundations and test to make sure they are the same density all around. Then they will have to core-test them and do different tests on them. The expense of doing all that would go a long way towards replacing the foundations. If you have to do that on top of the engineer's fees, it makes it more expensive. The real answer is to remove all foundations and put the new structure...

Emergency Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...once again. The Rural Independent Group was the first to call for a mini-budget. Since then, we have heard many commentators speak about, and many rumblings about, mini-budgets. Why does it take so long for the Government to realise people have already started to cut back considerably and cannot afford to live? We are being driven into recession. The Government did not listen last...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jun 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if discussions are expected in relation to the special leave for healthcare workers with long-Covid which they contracted through their work in a healthcare setting to be extended beyond the end of June 2022 given that many have the additional expense of travelling to Dublin for the necessary care; and if he will make a statement on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Mr. Doherty is 100% right. That has been taken off the table but it now needs to be looked at by the Government to say that it must come back in. That is a sizeable amount of money that would go a long way to helping with redress.

Our Lady's Hospital Navan Emergency Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...that we in the Rural Independent Group had highlighted in the Dáil about overcrowding on trolleys in corridors, but the management structure is where the failure lies. Why did HIQA take so long to come on board? The Minister carried out a surprise visit to the hospital, yet he found nothing wrong. HIQA responds to incidents that are reported by line managers, doctors and other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jun 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 1728. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the opening of the long-Covid clinic in University Hospital Limerick (details supplied); when the unit is due to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30118/22]

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...of a decision-making assistant agreement, which will allow someone to designate a trusted person as his or her assistant. In the past month, I have been contacted by the owners of a number of long-term care facilities who are very upset that their service users are being put in undue distress due to the banking protocol. People in an intellectual disability setting who are in the care...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Costs in Housing: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...who will end up paying for this are the people who can afford it. We will have many more people on the housing lists who cannot afford it because of the rising costs of everyday living. That is where we have a problem. We can talk about this all day long and we can come back to it. It comes back to the fact that our own Government is standing in the way of people building houses. If...

Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements (5 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...mobile chalets to be put into areas where there is infrastructure? There are places available where that could be done. Families could go to there and get their bearings before being moved to a long-term location. At least, they would be with their own people and able to speak their own language. They would be able to go to their own healthcare professionals. Some Ukrainians who are...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (28 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I was hoping that GSOC's remit might be able to put a bit of light onto why the process is taking so long. I understand that GSOC is completely independent, but I was hoping that it would have something to do with making sure that An Garda Síochána's investigations can also move on a par with those of GSOC.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Health Services Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 574. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if discussions are expected for healthcare workers suffering from long Covid that they contracted through their work in healthcare settings, that their special leave with pay will be extended until they are fit to return to work as it is causing a lot of stress and anxiety to these people; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the extremely long waiting time that primary school children are forced to endure to receive orthodontic appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18905/22]

Government Response to Situation in Ukraine: Statements (30 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...every other person, but the Government lacks the vision as to what it can do. I asked the Government last October to cap the price of diesel at €1.30 and have no taxes on it after that. That would go a long way to helping everybody in this country. These are the same people who regardless of what their own situations are put out their hands and welcome anyone who is in need. The...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...Affairs on the work it is doing in Ukraine. My question relates to fast-tracking problem passport applications. There are genuine circumstances in which non-standard applications are facing long delays, which are causing stress and anxiety.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (2 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 229. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for devices (details supplied) through the long-term illness scheme or the primary care reimbursement service; and the details of same. [12163/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (2 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for devices (details supplied) by the long-term illness scheme or the primary care reimbursement service; and the number of those persons that were over 21 years of age in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form. [12164/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the inconsistency in the time-scale of the issuing of passports given that some persons are waiting extremely long periods and others receive passports in a couple of days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7113/22]