Results 81-100 of 142 for going forward speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome the witnesses. Jerry Donegan, God be good to him, was our local forester when I was growing up. He would be in a Hillman Hunter on a Friday in the middle of the day when I used to break out of school. He was my next-door neighbour. I used to sit into the passenger seat with a biscuit tin box full of brown envelopes. His job on that day would be to go around, paying the men. I...

Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Healy-Rae: ..., religions and educational backgrounds. It made for a great place of learning. To turn to the Bill and what it is trying to achieve, people could be critical of it and could state it is not going far enough. Whenever one tries to do something, is it not a good thing that one at least is making a start? We live in an ever-changing world with problems that, because of changes in...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...a living successfully. They are not elitists. There is nothing special about them. I will tell the Deputy what they are; they are ordinary hard workers. They are people who studied and were good at their books, a thing I was not good at, and they bettered themselves. To condemn those people as elitist is unfair, but it is the Deputy's own opinion. Before I address the Bill itself,...

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...efficiency programme at the time. I am aware of comments the Minister made since to the effect that the €24 million is not available to us now and that it is already spent. The Minister cannot go around spending the same money twice. It was either there or it was not there. The funny thing about it is that the Minister never told us it was money that he was announcing twice. I...

Cork Mail Centre: Motion [Private Members] (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: .... To the workers directly affected by this closure, all I can do is support the Deputies who represent them, for example, Deputy Micheál Martin, and others. My job is to support the motion and to thank those who brought it forward. It provides us with the opportunity to show An Post that we are not going to sit idly by and keep our mouths shut while mail centres are closed. It...

Restorative Justice (Reparation of Victims) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...should do Deputy Halligan and the Technical Group, who are bringing this Bill before the House, the courtesy of sitting there, listening to the debate and taking it all on board and then coming forward with his own suggestions and proposals. Whether he is going to accept or reject it - and we know he is probably going to reject it - the least the man should do is give them the courtesy of...

Beef Sector: Statements (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...length and breadth of Ireland who are the backbone of this country and we should be there to protect them. I will give an example of the frustration that exists. I received an email a while ago from a man who told me he was writing from a total sense of desperation. He and his wife are small beef farmers and, after two loss-making years, they are fighting for their right to earn a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Task Force Report on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and Doing Less More Efficiently: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...that Dr. Schön-Quinlivan made an excellent presentation and covered every aspect of the issue with which we are dealing. It is a matter of grave concern to ourselves, looking back and looking forward, especially in light of recent political events and the way things work between the European, national and local levels. There is the question of how decisions are to be made and how we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with European Ombudsman (14 Feb 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: First, I apologise for having to leave but I had to go to the Dáil Chamber. I thank Senator Leyden, our Vice Chairman, for taking over. It is like the MEPs coming here earlier today. In respect of any time Ms O'Reilly takes time out of her busy schedule to come before the committee to hear the concerns members have and get a feeling for what is happening on the ground and the issues...

Special Needs Assistants: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...of students. That is why we are able to recognise that special needs assistants are required in the schools. They play a vital role. Job security is of major importance. There are young people who go away and get education and then become special needs assistants, but they do not have job security. They are left in limbo. They have mortgages too. They have loans for motorcars to...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...steps as may be appropriate and practicable to avoid causing pain to the foetus.(2) Where the medical practitioner who is carrying out a termination of pregnancy is of the reasonable opinion formed in good faith that the gestational age of the foetus is 20 weeks or more, he or she shall administer or ensure the administration of an anaesthetic or analgesic to the foetus prior to the...

Animal Welfare: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...to pass them on to the future generations. They do not want to do anything that would be in any way negative or bad for their animals. I compliment the farming community on changing and coming forward so much, with sheds and slurry storage. They are trying to improve their own little corner of the world and are doing a great job. I have had the pleasure of being in Agriculture House...

Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy John Halligan for bringing forward this excellent motion and my colleagues for sharing speaking time. The motion is deserving of support. Like other politicians, I deal each day with people who are providing excellent care for people in their homes. Nobody should underestimate the value of this work. I was grateful in recent weeks to attend a briefing session in Tralee by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...over the next days, week and months? Migration has become a big challenge since the European Council meeting last week. Does the ambassador believe an agreement, understanding or some better way forward can be found during the Austrian Presidency? It is vital. It is something that comes up as a serious problem at different times. For once and for all there has to be a sound and...

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...directors in the future. There are also huge difficulties in the context of implementation of the proposed policy under which the prior approval of the Central Bank will be required for nominees going forward for election to officer positions. Further restrictions on the tenure of the chairman of a credit union, as well as additional responsibilities in the monitoring his or her fellow...

Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...legislation that is being rushed through the House. I was disappointed yesterday evening with the vote that did away with the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill. It denied us the right to put forward amendments, discuss and debate them and vote on them. That is what democracy is all about. Unfortunately, the Government is throwing democracy out the window in this whole debate because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): Irish Congress of Trade Unions (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: As we have a quorum we can begin. We have received apologies from Deputy Cullinane. Other members have made it known that they have other obligations. I appreciate that people are trying to go between this and other committees. I would like to remind members and others to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off. This is important as they cause serious problems for broadcasting,...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...way at all times. Nobody from a political party will stop me or any of my friends from doing that. The most striking feature of Committee Stage was the sheer avalanche of amendments put forward by supporters of the Bill and advocates of abortion on demand. For months we have been told that we must get on with it, respect the verdict of the people, that the proposals put to the people...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Chair and the Minister of State. I also thank the staff in Deputy Mattie McGrath's office who did a lot of work and research in putting forward this very important motion. I also want to address people who are critical of the Rural Independent Group and say we are trying to be inflammatory with this motion. They are wrong. What we are trying to do is hold the Government to...

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: I appreciate very much the opportunity to speak on this most important motion. I thank our Whip, Deputy Mattie McGrath, and Triona and David in his office, for the research work they did to bring forward this very important item. I thank everyone who contributed tonight. Deputy Bobby Aylward has just left the Chamber but I thank him for being here up until now. Apart from the Minister of...