• Independent TD for Kerry
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Michael Healy-Rae speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Hospital Waiting Lists, Carer's Allowance Applications, Disability Allowance Applications, Medical Card Applications

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Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

“It has been an horrendous time since the end of September up until last week, where cattle were housed and the tillage men were completely delayed and held up. I am certainly not coming into this House to attack the Minister, but there is one thing I would reinforce and ask him to do. We want to work with him. We should all be trying our best for the farmers of Ireland. I have one genuine...”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

“I thank the Taoiseach in advance because I am raising the case of Liam Dennehy Quinn, who is 13 years of age from Fossa, Killarney, County Kerry. His mother is Pamela Dennehy. I have written to the Taoiseach about this. Liam is waiting to be seen in Crumlin children's hospital. He has severe scoliosis, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, dystonia and a rare metabolic disorder. He urgently needs...”

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

“I congratulate the Minister of State on her elevation. I wish her good luck. I welcome this motion and I fully support its objectives. Today in Ireland more than half a million people, one in eight, are family carers providing regular unpaid care. These carers form the backbone of Ireland's care provision, yet they often lack the support and recognition they deserve. The long-term...”

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• Has spoken in 141 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 1013 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 4 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 111 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Michael Healy-Rae speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1076 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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