Results 361-380 of 4,521 for speaker:Danny Healy-Rae

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (25 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a building (details supplied) is being left idle and falling into disrepair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46806/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Protection Areas (25 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an urgent reply will issue to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46815/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (25 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the reason vitamins and supplements are not covered by the medical card scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46809/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Response to Ash Dieback: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners (25 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: I welcome the witnesses. I have been at various committee meetings previous to this, and it is tough to see them having to come back here with their issues still not resolved. As they said, confidence in the forestry sector and planting trees and so on is totally lost because we cannot believe anything from the Government any more, especially the Minister of State, who, as I have said, does...

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to have the chance to address the Ministers of State this evening and highlight a few things I am concerned about. I will start with the recruitment freeze on home helps. Things were bad enough with the home help situation in County Kerry before this. I am asking for that to be dealt with positively. A new problem is arising with fair deal in that the HSE is refusing to sanction...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity to talk on the budget again. As the days go by since the budget, many people realise they will be no better off than they were before, particularly because of the cost of energy and electricity. The way this is being operated is these energy companies are let charge exorbitant sums and then we are here trying to pass a Bill to get a windfall tax from them....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: 400. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure for a Ukrainian person who has been in Ireland for a year and would like to apply for Irish citizenship; whether the usual procedure and charges apply, or if there a different system for Ukrainians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46559/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (19 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: 365. To ask the Minister for Health the status of home help provision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46035/23]

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thought the Deputy was talking about that sow.

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: That sow is well milked at this stage.

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: I, too, support this amendment. Again, I refer to the obscene profits the companies have made and will continue to make. There is no reigning in or genuine monitoring by the regulator, who does not seem to be in action at all at any point in time. It is totally unfair. The Government is driving all consumers in the direction of electricity and they have only one route to go if they want...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: It knows all right.

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: I also support the cap. The ridiculous thing the cap is there to deal with should not be happening at all but the Minister of State should at least put some reins on these people. If he does not, the thing will get worse and worse. There must be oversight and some law to rein these people in and, in effect, put manners on them. We need to ensure there are rules to go on rather than giving...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: Who is paying it? The punter.

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: I too am very concerned with the idea of a windfall tax for anyone at the expense of the public. We here are the guardians of the public. The Minister of State and his Government are driving people into the hands of these energy providers that are making four times the profit they need to make. I do not begrudge them profit. I have operated in business too and you do need to make a fair...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: He is hard on the people, a Cheann Comhairle.

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: He is hard on the people of Ireland. He will get his answer, along with the lads that brought him on board, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: He will get his answer all right. Do not worry about him at all, a Cheann Comhairle.

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is no laughing matter.

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: The book should be scrapped.