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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: Any final comments? No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Ms O'Connell and Mr. Pratt for taking time out of their busy schedules to come before the committee to share their analysis and thoughts. I thank them for engaging with us on this important topic. They have given us a number of things to think about. Ms O'Connell mentioned the prospect of returning. On behalf of the committee, both she and Mr. Pratt would be warmly welcome here at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome from the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association Mr. John Comer and Mr. John Enright and from Macra na Feirme Mr. James, Healy, Mr. Denis Duggan and Mr. Derry Dillon. Ireland's membership of the European Union has had an enormous impact on agriculture and rural communities through the common standards applied, access to the European market, CAP funding, structural and development...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Mr. Comer and Mr. Enright for being here. I invite Mr. Healy to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Mr. Healy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: The witnesses will have no problems - they are veterans at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: First, I thank all of you for attending the meeting today. I have to apologise because some of our members were not here today. They are members of other committees. The abortion issue is being debated today and there is a lot of interest in that. People were disappointed that they could not be here. We very seldom have people from the agriculture sector at this committee. I appreciate...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: As a person involved in the planning process I wish to put on the record what could be perceived as a conflict of interest. With regard to the content of the programme for Government on tackling the housing crisis, how much longer must people wait to see the changes in regulations and the planning process that this Government is going to bring forward to help people trying to get and provide...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: That is a Private Member's Bill or motion but I am asking the Taoiseach the question.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Submissions (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine a request by an organisation (details supplied); his plans regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42099/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42116/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views regarding persons objecting to planning applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42124/17]

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

Michael Healy-Rae: I do not want to pick an argument with the previous speaker, but I have to say that there is a group of people who speak up for animals every day of the week, which is our farming community. That is what they do. They do their best by their farms and their animals. They are the custodians of the farms, who inherit the farms themselves and wish to pass them on to the future generations....

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this very important matter. I meet people weekly at clinics and I hear of the recovery but people on pensions and other various payments are, unfortunately, not feeling the benefit of any recovery. I certainly hope in the forthcoming budget, there will be what I would call a substantial and fair increase for people on different payments from the...

Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am raising the important issue of the tenant purchase scheme. After it was introduced, we were delighted that it was there, but it is not fit for purpose, especially for those who are retired, unemployed, or on disability payments. Some 80% of tenants in the country are debarred from the scheme. It is crazy, inoperable and it does not help the people who we would want to be able to...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: We will take the two of them.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance if the earned income tax credit will be increased to the same level as the PAYE credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41822/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Gender Equality (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on adopting gender budgeting for the departmental budget process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41819/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the introduction of new sexual offences legislation and the drafting of a domestic violence bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41818/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Proofing of Policies (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 279. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the gender proofing of all health policies and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41819/17]