Richard O'Donoghue — Watch Them Work

Richard O'Donoghue Independent Ireland · Limerick County

Attendance

32.6%

883 / 2706 divisions

Party line

97.1%

with Independent Ireland

Dissents

broke with party

PQs asked

590

34th Dáil

Lobbying returns

141

filed targeting them

Tá 370

Níl 510

Staon 3

Declarations & votes of note

Farming

Coolruss, Bruree, Co. Limerick., Folio No. LK25739F: 1.08 hectares of agricultural land (approximately 2.5 acres) cut for fodder annually.

9 related bills:

Mortgage Interest Rates Cap Bill 2023 People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗ — ta (2024-06-26)
Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 — ta ×2 (2 stages, latest 2023-05-24)
Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 Govt (Agriculture) ↗ — ta ×7 (7 stages, latest 2023-05-10)
Forestry Sector — nil (2023-01-25)
Impaired Farm Credit Bill 2022 Independent PMB ↗ — ta (2022-11-23)
Supplementary Budget for Rural Communities and Farmers — nil ×2 (2 stages, latest 2022-02-23)
Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 Govt (Agriculture) ↗ — ta (2022-02-02)
Forestry (Planning Permission) (Amendment) Bill 2018 Sinn Féin PMB ↗ — nil (2020-11-04)

1 more

Construction / development

Managing Director of Richard O’Donoghue Construction Ltd.: Kilatal, Ballingarry, Co. Limerick, V94FP7A: building construction.
100% shareholder in Richard O’Donoghue Construction Ltd.: Kilatal, Ballingarry, Co. Limerick, V94FP7A: building construction.

20 related bills:

Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2022 Sinn Féin PMB ↗ — ta (2026-01-21)
Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025 Govt (Housing) ↗ — nil ×4 ta ×4 (8 stages, latest 2025-12-10)
Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025 Govt (Housing) ↗ — ta nil ×4 (5 stages, latest 2025-07-16)
Housing and Critical Infrastructure — nil ×2 (2 stages, latest 2025-05-14)
Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework — nil (2025-04-30)
Planning and Development Bill 2023 Govt (Housing) ↗ — nil ×18 ta ×125 (143 stages, latest 2024-10-09)
Planning and Development (An Taisce) Bill 2024 Independent PMB ↗ — ta (2024-10-09)
Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024 Govt (Finance) ↗ — ta ×3 nil ×2 (5 stages, latest 2024-05-15)

12 more

Who's been in their ear 141 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

Top lobbyists targeting them

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA13
Ibec9
Limerick Chamber7
Rockwood Consulting ULC6
Creative Retail Distribution Limited3
Pro Life Campaign3
The Union of Students in Ireland3
Limerick Youth Service3

Top policy areas

Health26
Agriculture11
Economic Development and Industry9
Children and Youth Affairs9
Budgetary matters9
Energy and Natural Resources8

Most recent lobbying returns

2026-04-10 Local Government Limerick Chamber — Limerick Chamber requested a review of the DEM (Limerick) Legislation
2026-01-21 Health The Asthma Society of Ireland — Invitation to Attend Asthma Community Workshops
2026-01-21 Agriculture Macra na Feirme — Mercosur Trade Deal and current young farmer issues
2026-01-21 Finance Car Rental Council of Ireland — Budget Submission
2026-01-21 Economic Development and Industry Ibec — Business and investment priorities for the Mid-West Region
2026-01-21 Health Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited — Attendance of Deputy O'Donohue at the National Meals on Wheels 10th Anniversary Conference
2026-01-21 Economic Development and Industry Ibec — Ibec Mid-West priorities 2026
2026-01-21 Children and Youth Affairs Ibec — CSI's policy priorities

Other declared interests 2 · dail-2025

Occupations

Building contractor, Public representative: Kilatal, Ballingarry, Co. Limerick, V94FP7A.

Remunerated position

Board member: Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom, Co. Limerick. Other Information Provided: no expenses claimed. Duties carried out on a voluntary basis for the benefit of the secondary school.

Broke with Independent Ireland 20 times

Date	Them	Party	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2024-01-31	ta	nil	Amendment put	Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗	Carried
2024-01-17	ta	nil	Amendment put	Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Children) ↗	Lost
2023-12-13	ta	nil	Question put	Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Sinn Féin PMB ↗	Lost
2023-11-22	nil	ta	Amendment put	Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2023-11-22	nil	ta	Question put	Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2022-11-16	ta	nil	Amendment put	Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages Govt (Housing) ↗	Lost
2022-10-26	ta	nil	Question put	Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Environment) ↗	Carried
2022-10-19	nil	ta	Amendment put	Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages Govt (Justice) ↗	Lost
2022-09-27	ta	nil	Amendment put	National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion	Lost
2021-11-24	ta	nil	Amendment put	Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Social Democrats PMB ↗	Carried
2021-10-06	ta	nil	Amendment put	Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (Resumed)	Lost
2021-09-15	ta	nil	Question put	Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion	Carried
2021-02-25	ta	nil	Question put	Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages Govt (Health) ↗	Carried
2020-09-10	ta	nil	Question put	Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Lost
2020-07-30	nil	ta	Amendment put	Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗	Lost
2020-07-30	nil	ta	Amendment put	Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗	Lost
2020-07-30	ta	nil	Question put	Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗	Carried
2020-07-16	ta	nil	Amendment put	Employment Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2020-06-27	ta	nil	Question put	Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed)	Carried
2020-02-20	staon	nil	Question put	Nomination of Taoiseach	Lost

Date

Them

Party

Action

Bill / motion

Outcome

2024-01-31

nil

Amendment put

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗

Carried

2024-01-17

nil

Amendment put

Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Children) ↗

Lost

2023-12-13

nil

Question put

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Sinn Féin PMB ↗

Lost

2023-11-22

nil

Amendment put

Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2023-11-22

nil

Question put

Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2022-11-16

nil

Amendment put

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages Govt (Housing) ↗

Lost

2022-10-26

nil

Question put

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Environment) ↗

Carried

2022-10-19

nil

Amendment put

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages Govt (Justice) ↗

Lost

2022-09-27

nil

Amendment put

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion

Lost

2021-11-24

nil

Amendment put

Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Social Democrats PMB ↗

Carried

2021-10-06

nil

Amendment put

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (Resumed)

Lost

2021-09-15

nil

Question put

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion

Carried

2021-02-25

nil

Question put

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages Govt (Health) ↗

Carried

2020-09-10

nil

Question put

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Lost

2020-07-30

nil

Amendment put

Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗

Lost

2020-07-30

nil

Amendment put

Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗

Lost

2020-07-30

nil

Question put

Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗

Carried

2020-07-16

nil

Amendment put

Employment Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2020-06-27

nil

Question put

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed)

Carried

2020-02-20

staon

nil

Question put

Nomination of Taoiseach

Lost

Recent divisions

Date	Pos	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax	Carried
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax	Carried
2026-04-14	ta	Amendment put	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax	Lost
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	Confidence in Government: Motion	Carried
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried
2026-02-11	nil	Question put	Cost-of-Living Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-02-11	nil	Amendment put	Cost-of-Living Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-02-11	nil	Question put	Bord Bia: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-02-11	nil	Amendment put	Bord Bia: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-02-11	nil	Amendment put	Regulation of Drones Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Green Party PMB ↗	Carried
2026-02-11	nil	Question again put	Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗	Carried
2026-02-11	ta	Amendment put	Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗	Lost
2026-02-11	ta	Amendment put	Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗	Lost
2026-02-11	nil	Question put	Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) Govt (Housing) ↗	Carried
2026-02-11	nil	Amendment put	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Carried

Date

Pos

Action

Bill / motion

Outcome

2026-04-14

nil

Question put

Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax

Carried

2026-04-14

nil

Question put

Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax

Carried

2026-04-14

Amendment put

Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax

Lost

2026-04-14

nil

Question put

Confidence in Government: Motion

Carried

2026-04-14

nil

Question put

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Carried

2026-02-11

nil

Question put

Cost-of-Living Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2026-02-11

nil

Amendment put

Cost-of-Living Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2026-02-11

nil

Question put

Bord Bia: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2026-02-11

nil

Amendment put

Bord Bia: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2026-02-11

nil

Amendment put

Regulation of Drones Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Green Party PMB ↗

Carried

2026-02-11

nil

Question again put

Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗

Carried

2026-02-11

Amendment put

Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗

Lost

2026-02-11

Amendment put

Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗

Lost

2026-02-11

nil

Question put

Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) Govt (Housing) ↗

Carried

2026-02-11

nil

Amendment put

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗

Carried

Parliamentary questions 590 in loaded window

Top departments

188	Health
66	Education
39	Housing
36	Finance
35	Agriculture
33	Transport
30	Justice
27	Children

Most recent

2026-03-25 Health Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement which aims for 180-day decision timeline are being applied to this specific case, to prevent further delay in addressing the unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23057/26]
2026-03-18 Health Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the action her Department is taking to rectify the paramedic contract which was promised in 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18995/26]
2026-03-04 Health Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the reason a respite centre, has been closed to families receiving respite care (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17257/26]
2026-02-25 Health Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if the Government can work with retailers and other manufacturers to fast-track, import, or increase the supply of alternative, safe baby formula brands to fill the gap left by the recalled SMA products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15542/26]
2026-02-24 Climate Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm that his attention has been drawn to the HSE’s 2017 Position Paper on Wind Turbines and Public Health being withdrawn; to outline when, if at all, his Department engaged with the HSE regarding its withdrawal, particularly in light of his Department’s responsibilities in relation to environmental noise; to set out the guidance that is now being relied upon for public health considerations relating to wind turbine noise; the steps he intends to take next; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14833/26]
2026-02-17 Health Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to outline who conducted the HSE's 2017 position paper on wind turbines and public health; who requested the position paper; the terms of reference that governed the paper; if any stakeholders made submissions to the review, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12868/26]
2026-02-17 Health Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the European Society of Cardiologist's has supported the European Environmental Agency's 2025 Noise Report, (details supplied); the arrangements in place between her Department and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to ensure public health oversight of environmental noise, traffic, airport and wind turbines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12869/26]
2026-02-17 Health Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health given that the HSE's position on wind turbines and public health is currently under review, if she will confirm whether, and on what date, her Department and the HSE were made aware of a submission to the 2019 Draft Wind Energy Development Guidelines by a group of acousticians (details supplied); which offices were informed, including the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, the Climate Unit, the National Director of Public Health, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HSE Public Health and HSE Environmental Health, in tabular form given that the submission asserts that the draft noise guidance contained over 320 inaccuracies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12870/26]
2026-02-12 Public Expenditure Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason figures for existing levels of service, ELS, were not included in the budget 2026 documentation; the plans for these to be provided in detail in budgetary documentation going forward, considering recommendations from the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11621/26]
2026-02-12 Public Expenditure Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation given the Committee recommended that currently known and expected overruns should be incorporated into and reflected in all budgetary documentation, and that supplementary estimates should not be used regularly, his plans and associated timelines for this to be the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11619/26]

Richard O'Donoghue Independent Ireland · Limerick County

Declarations & votes of note

Who's been in their ear 141 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

Other declared interests 2 · dail-2025

Committees 2

Broke with Independent Ireland 20 times

Recent divisions

Parliamentary questions 590 in loaded window