Results 61-80 of 136 for going forward speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

US Executive Order on Immigration: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: .... She did not say "ruling the world". She said "running the world". She never mentioned politics but she had a bit of foresight in that she was able to see that he was a man of potential who was going places. We must accept and respect the democratic right of any person to put themselves forward for election. That has happened and he is the US President. One can like or dislike him...

Further Education and Training: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I sincerely thank the Sinn Féin Members for allowing me time to speak to the motion. I thank the Fianna Fáil Members for bringing forward this important Private Members' motion. I have followed the contributions of speakers on the monitor in my office and great contributions were made by Members who support this vitally important motion. We did not get a chance to discuss this...

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Seamus Healy and his colleagues in the Technical Group for bringing forward this excellent motion. I begin by declaring an interest in this matter in that I own a small post office and am the postmaster there. I am happy to say that it provides a job for one individual. If everybody created one job, it would be a great thing. I compliment the Irish Postmasters' Union,...

Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...this Bill before Dáil Éireann. Given the importance of this debate, particularly for rural Deputies, it is disappointing that I am talking to the Minister of State and only one Deputy on the Government side. Where is everyone else? This is an extremely important issue. The network of small schools survived in horribly bad times. Last Saturday I was at a school which was celebrating...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-budget 2023 Examination: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Chair for the opportunity to contribute. I apologise as earlier I had to step out to go into the Chamber. It was to talk about the banks, funnily enough, and what they are doing to us at present. The presentations made were sound and helpful. I appreciate listening to experienced people like Professor Kinsella and Dr. Healy and getting their outlook not just on this budget...

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Tully and Sinn Féin for bringing forward this important motion tonight. Relaxing the carer's allowance means test and increasing the disability allowance, invalidity pension, illness benefit, carer's allowance and benefit, and the annual carer's support grant is of paramount importance. I believe that taking care of people in their own home is the best place you can have...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...instances or whether the reason I did not get on so well with my cases was down to me. When I saw the motion, however, I realised that it is a real problem so I was very glad the Deputies brought it forward. An individual I knew in County Kerry made an application for funding for necessary works to a house, the condition of which was unimaginable. I was contacted to deal with the...

Finance Bill 2022: Report Stage (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: I support this amendment very much. A carbon tax increases the price of goods and services. By design, a carbon tax causes goods and services that involve higher levels of emissions to become relatively more expensive such that consumers will tend to buy less of them or substitute others that involve less carbon-intensive production. Hence, a carbon tax makes coal, oil, natural gas and the...

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank our Whip, Deputy Mattie McGrath, and David Mullins and Máiread McGrath in his office, for the preparatory work they did in bringing forward this very important motion. Each and every one of us, from all political parties and none, are all dealing with one issue which is the same to all of us, namely, the people who are affected by the crisis that has not gone away. There may...

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Apr 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...and important to air here. I want to raise a number of issue. In dealing with human rights and equality we must examine all that is happening in our society. Our country has made great strides forward with regard to rights and equality, and rightly so, but a number of issues and difficulties remain. I welcome that the Minister is in the House to hear this contribution because over a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Special Meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs meeting with the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence and the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Engagement with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP, European Parliament Brexit Co-ordinator (21 Sep 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...have been doing in considering Brexit and the Irish MEPs have been playing a strong role in that. I acknowledge their work and thank them for it. My committee has met a number of stakeholders and Government Ministers and is following the negotiations carefully through the documentation that is published. I have been heartened by the supportive comments and the positions taken by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Special Meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs meeting with the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence and the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Engagement with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP, European Parliament Brexit Co-ordinator (21 Sep 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...have been doing in considering Brexit and the Irish MEPs have been playing a strong role in that. I acknowledge their work and thank them for it. My committee has met a number of stakeholders and Government Ministers and is following the negotiations carefully through the documentation that is published. I have been heartened by the supportive comments and the positions taken by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Special Meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs meeting with the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence and the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Engagement with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP, European Parliament Brexit Co-ordinator (21 Sep 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...have been doing in considering Brexit and the Irish MEPs have been playing a strong role in that. I acknowledge their work and thank them for it. My committee has met a number of stakeholders and Government Ministers and is following the negotiations carefully through the documentation that is published. I have been heartened by the supportive comments and the positions taken by the...

Inshore Fishing: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...opposition for not raising the issue of inshore fishermen enough. We are raising it today. We are giving the Minister an opportunity to do what we are looking for. Our motion aims to force the Government to finally act by allocating at least €12 million in funds to inshore shrimp and velvet crab fishermen from the €258 million available for the European Maritime, Fisheries...

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome the people from the fire service who are in the Gallery and were earlier outside the gates of the Dáil. Many of them had to go home because they are on call tonight in their respective counties. I welcome the people who came from County Kerry and the rest of the country. They are here not because they want to be here but because they have to be here. They must make the...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: First, I thank Deputy Troy for his contribution and the research and work that he put into the amendment that he is putting forward. The whole issue, and the difficulties that we have with it, were compounded the other day when I saw a report whereby somebody stated that upon the passing of this legislation what people can be sure of is that there will be a concentration of members of An...

Home Heating Fuels: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Apr 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Sinn Féin, in particular Deputy Kerrane, for bringing forward this very important motion and giving us the first formal opportunity to discuss on the record of the Dáil the proposed criminalisation of the sale of turf for supply. One would swear to God it was some sort of an illegal drug the way we are talking about it. I never thought the sale and supply of turf would...

European Council: Statements (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...The outcomes of the European Council meeting before Christmas are important and cover many areas. As Chairman of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs, I will refer mostly to the Brexit negotiations. It is welcome that significant progress has been made to allow the negotiations to move from phase one to phase two. The negotiations are important for Ireland and likely to...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...country need. For example, there is €25 million that is there from last year which should immediately be made available to our beef farmers. As Deputy Lowry rightly stated, the October payments should be brought forward to July, which would be a massive help to our family farms and their budgets. It would get them over a hump because they are in a desperate way. I also want...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais: Tairiscint - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (27 Jun 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...in this way. I do not believe it is right. I challenge the Green Party and ask it to prove me wrong. The people of rural Ireland are afraid of the Green Party and of what its policies are going to cost and they are afraid they will be adversely affected. I ask the party to prove me wrong, if it can. I do not want it to attack our family farms or live exports. I do not want it to...