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Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: They are leaving the people in rural-----

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am doing my best to be reasonable but I am-----

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: What I am saying is that there is no attempt at all-----

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: What attempt has the Minister made to provide for the people who will be stranded in rural Ireland and for provisional drivers? How are they going to get to colleges, schools, work and other places? The Minister is not being real. They do not have the other modes of transport we have in urban areas. That is truthful and I mean it from my heart. They just do not care.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I have no argument with the Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----but I feel very strongly that they are getting away with this because they just do not care about the people in rural Ireland.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I never interrupted Deputy Murphy. Not once did I ever interrupt her.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am being reasonable.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: There are several reasons for accidents and fatalities on our roads.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: Yes, Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Speed is one of the major causes of fatalities. So is tiredness when driving long distances, as people have to do now. They have to get up early in the morning and drive from places such as Cahersiveen in Kerry to Cork or Limerick and drive back home again. It makes a long day out of it and people are tired driving. There is little public transport to help or...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----causing accidents.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: What I am saying about the Bill is, like Deputy Michael Collins said, there is nothing about rural proofing. What will help the people who will be isolated in rural areas because they cannot go to have the one bit of comfort they have, to meet their friends and neighbours in a pub? I heard other Deputies say there were several places for people to go in rural areas, but in most of the...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: No. I want to talk. I had indicated.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: That is grand. Again, it is very unfortunate that provisions concerning provisional drivers have been added to the Bill and to think that we will criminalise fathers and mothers - jail them, we are told. People commit serious crimes against old people in rural places and get away with it. They are not even jailed. The Minister said mothers and fathers must drive their children or...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: Tá sé on the run.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I congratulate and thank the Minister for the LIS funding that he gave to Kerry last year.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I will discuss that, but I cannot be criticising the man all of the time.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I would have it said by now if you had kept your mouth shut.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: The money is being put to good use and we are grateful for it. I would like to think that it was because of my constant representations to the Minister. I am glad that he acceded and gave us the money. It is a great scheme and everyone appreciates it. I am not happy with the way the Leader programme is being rolled out. The system heretofore of development companies administering the...

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is on the agenda.