Results 41-60 of 2,291 for speaker:Richard O'Donoghue
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: I thank the Ministers and their officials for attending and thank you for staying on longer with us. I now adjourn the meeting.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: I am frustrated with it myself.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: Due to the voting system that went on tonight, and everyone taking a double vote on everything, it all took time. We had this set down on time. We had adequate time, but if the time is taken somewhere else, they are taking it back, and we needed to be in this committee. We were here since half past six, but other things within the Dáil sequence stopped it. In fairness, I asked the...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: Because of the other commitments that the Ministers have. We have eaten into their time, which gives them a ten-minute window now to get to their next meeting. If we take extra time at this, their other commitments are actually pushed out. They have given us an extra half an hour more than what we first agreed on.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: Yes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: To me, three minutes is more than 90 seconds so maybe someone needs to do their maths.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: If you managed other times in other places better we might be able to get longer times ourselves and we want it in this committee. We have moved everything around. As you say, you are substituting for somebody else. Maybe you could sit in on more of our meetings and note how much time is allocated to different items of business. We gave four hours yesterday talking to other people in this...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: I understand that.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: When I did it in the format of this room, your own party actually got 11 minutes compared with other people who actually got a lot less. I have tried to be very fair to all parties, but when you got your minutes, we also facilitated your other two colleagues that had to get in to speak. I understand the frustration, but every day is a learning day, and we will look into having extra time on...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: Respect the Chair, please.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: Excuse me, respect the Chair.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: You can finish, but if your comments are in any way defamatory, I will pull them and adjourn this meeting now.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: We have wasted a lot of time talking about something now where we could have been more constructive.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: I know that.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: 100%.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: I will finish on this. I thank my own officials for the work and long hours they have put in. I understand there is frustration and people want to have longer to discuss this. It is something we can look at in the future and I look forward to that. I am now adjourning-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: I am not having a debate on this. I am adjourning the committee now until our private meeting on 30 September.
- Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (23 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: I would like the Minister of State's full attention for this. This is not a laughing matter, I am afraid. Crecora Mills installed a 400 kW solar farm in July 2023. It produces 20% of the power to run the mill. The company applied to the ESB to sell the excess power to the grid at that time. It took the ESB two years to process the application and it is looking for €3.8 million...
- School Transport: Statements (23 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: Last Saturday, we were at the Holy Family school in Charleville for a fundraiser where up to 100 motorbikes came out. They do so year after year to raise funds for additional resources for the school. There is a shortfall year on year and resources are raised. Money from last year went in for part of a playground for the children in that school. Looking around the country, vintage clubs...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Sep 2025)
Richard O'Donoghue: Recently, we were told that 20 new gardaí are being appointed into Limerick city, where they are much needed. How many can the Minister give me in the county as well? County Limerick is a big place, with 40 sq miles per Garda station. There is Bruff Garda station and a new Garda station at Newcastle West. When the Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, talks about recruits, he says that 200...