Results 81-100 of 100 for long speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Mortality in Single Homeless Population 2020: Engagement with HSE (24 Jun 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...reason for it. The charity organisations in Limerick do great work to support different agencies to support homelessness and people with mental health and financial issues. Whether short-term or long-term, a great deal of work is done by the charities in Limerick. I would like to know if the report when completed will report on a county by county basis.

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...by the Rural Independent Group on Project Ireland 2040 that would have amended the plan to allow people to build houses in the rural areas, towns and villages in which they live. They can no longer do so because everything is being shoved into cities, where there is existing infrastructure. In County Limerick, houses that were making €375,000 only six months ago have now soared...

Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...spoken to several principals, they all expressed concerns about the junior cycle in schools and that there are difficulties with the younger age groups in settling down in school after such a long absence. Great tributes were paid to teachers for adapting in a relatively short time to online education. Due to this engagement, students gave great credit to teachers for adapting so fast....

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

Richard O'Donoghue: ...and setting new targets. The group to which the Government goes all the time is the farming community. My rural colleagues and I need to make sure we protect the people we represent for the long term. I represent County Limerick and there are many farmers there to whom I am very grateful for putting food on my table. I am happy that so many farmers are supporting businesses in our...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 May 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...: For decades we have seen...young people leave their local communities to live and work in larger cities. As we emerge from Covid-19 we will never have a better opportunity to reverse that long-standing trend. An ambition of the rural development policy is to ensure that people living in rural areas have access to good quality public services that enable them to continue to live...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...have to work the cost into its budget. I would get a lot of work done with €500,000, using the same CEO and with a mayor elected in the usual way by councillors. In Limerick, €500,000 would go a long way in the context of work we need to get done. I accept the democratic vote, however. I will be putting my thoughts forward on it. An application for planning permission...

Impact of Covid-19 on Women for International Women’s Day: Statements (4 Mar 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ..., respond and refer. On a separate point, in the words of Vicky Phelan, we should keep asking questions and for clarification regarding women's health. It is on record that the State has a long history of not treating women as equals. This has to stop. We are responsible for this. So many major issues have arisen in which women were not considered by the State, including the issue...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...houses. The LDA, however, must work with the other agencies. Every city and small town in Ireland is looking for houses to be built. This cannot be random house building but a vision for a long-term view of the cities, towns and villages. Population is increasing and there is a demand now more than ever for green spaces for children and families where they live. We need the...

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...completed by 2030 for Shannon Foynes Port to keep its port status. It is the deepest port in Europe and with a road and rail infrastructure it could facilitate the largest ships in the world. The long-awaited investments into Shannon Foynes Port would mean we can take produce in through Foynes from all over the world. All produce could come through this port to supply the western...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...applications, users can hide their identity. I was recently targeted on one such application, where a user portrayed themselves as somebody else. They can remove any trace of their identity. As long as they do not use Facebook or a messaging service but instead certain applications, it is not traceable. Legislation is needed for matters such as this. If anything is uploaded on any...

Brexit (Fishing Industry): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...-even target figure of €4.50 per kg. I am aware that we are in the middle of a pandemic and many people are working from home. Our farmers are working from home 365 days a year. Beef farmers are a long way short of breaking even. Is the Minister aware that some farmers are using a percentage of their single farm payment for the production of cattle so that they can stay in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: When will the Taoiseach bring in an auditing service in respect of the management of hospitals? University Hospital Limerick has had the longest waiting list for beds for a long time. The latter was not caused by the staff at the hospital, this comes down to a management problem. I said on the first day I came to the Dáil that there is an issue with the management of and the structure...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...-off services give direct certainty of service to our customers and certainty of delivery without Irish companies having to arrange to go through the UK. This would mean that we could avoid all the long queues that will apply if we go through the entry lanes to Europe from the UK. Ireland can be the main exit port to Europe for Irish companies. Our reputation will grow on the basis of...

Flood Prevention Policies: Motion [Private Members] (4 Nov 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...the investment programme. That will give transparency to impacted local citizens and keep them fully updated. In its 2018 report the OPW stated that it will continue the minor works scheme as long as the funding is available. As a builder, I know how important it is to do maintenance. Unfortunately, the commitment by the OPW is less than credible as it only hires seasonal staff...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...last week that 400 former Deputies were told, by way of a headline, not to attend the bar and, in small print underneath the headline, the restaurant in the Dáil. The facts are that the bar has, along with the wet pubs, been closed since the start of the pandemic. That is the breaking news but it was a headline last week. If we want the real news to get out it should be done...

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (21 Oct 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...to the maximum extent possible" under the law. I take it that what the Minster is saying is correct and that the files will be treated sensitively in order to give the survivors some dignity on the long journey of healing ahead. However, earlier today I spoke to one of the survivors who has been trying to track his mother down for 40 years. He claims he was given false information by...

Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and Build to Rent) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...around him or her and the right infrastructure is not in place to control what happens. We have seen in different places where a person who engages in antisocial behaviour goes into a housing estate and how long it takes to sort matters out. How long will it take to resolve something like this if one person goes into the wrong apartment, or the wrong room because it is not an apartment?...

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jul 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...consultant to meet the parents. Where is the management? What is going on? Does anyone care about the children and their needs? Another constituent's child is awaiting surgery and it was left for so long that it became a serious operation. This could have been dealt with at an earlier stage and it would have stopped this serious operation from happening. We have qualified staff in...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...where praise is due. Well done on getting a seat on the UN Security Council. We are targeting as much funding as we can get, but how do we get it delivered more efficiently? It is taking too long to deliver funding to the likes of SMEs. The process is too complicated. What can the Government do to simplify it? Many people with experience around this House know how to proceed in...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (10 Jun 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...another generation to take over farms for the future. The problem now is that every generation has to deal with all the changes being made within the farming sector. Those people are working long and hard with everyone to do that. However, the lack of understanding of change in farming is evident. Agriculture is the main driver of the rural economy. There are 260,000 jobs in the...