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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I wish to raise the restriction by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, which prevents many people who wish to exit onto national secondary roads from getting planning permission. This is adversely affecting applicants especially along the N72 from Rathmore to Killarney and from Killarney to Killorglin. We are talking about 22 of the 25 miles. In 2012 the Department authorised the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am grateful for the Tánaiste's reply. That is the point that I am trying to make. Where there is an existing exit, where it is safe and where it meets all the sight distance regulations, I am asking that we review the regulations that are in place because there is a complete blanket ban in place all the way from Rathmore, west of Killarney, around Killarney itself and from Fossa back...

Short-term Lettings Enforcement Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I thank Sinn Féin, and Deputy Ó Broin in particular, for affording us this time to speak on housing. Certainly, housing for people who do not have homes is very important. We need to discuss all aspects of housing. I do not agree with the Bill. It is basically a Bill for Dublin rather than one for rural Ireland. Maybe...

Strike Action by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I too am very glad to get an opportunity to speak on this very important matter. As has been pointed out to me, these medical students have gone through a five-year course and are highly trained with special skills. They are vital to the running of hospitals like University Hospital Kerry in Tralee, where I am sorry to say that many appointments have been cancelled in recent days. That is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: There is.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: Kerry is out of that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: Kerry is out.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is not on the list.

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (25 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to have the opportunity to get in a few words in this timely debate. As Deputies are aware, there is a lot at stake at present in the context of the Good Friday Agreement. It is clear that the protocol and the legacy issues are all currently being discussed. All of us need to work extremely hard together and be united in ensuring that we maintain peace and protect the Good Friday...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (31 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity to talk on this matter because it is surely very important that the political process or the electoral process is seen to act fairly and properly. We should all aspire to get young people to vote. We hear of many youngsters who when they turn 18 years of age do not turn up on the register for whatever reason. 4 o’clock Something needs to be done....

Rising Food Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (31 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Kerrane and Sinn Féin for organising this timely debate. The cost of fuel, especially diesel and petrol, is the main contributory reason for the increased cost of food. Lorry transport costs have increased significantly and farmers face increased costs to produce food. Whether they are dairy or beef farmers or tillage farmers, the savage extra cost of diesel alone and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (31 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: 5. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if more funding will be provided in 2022 in view of the many local improvement schemes in County Kerry, as there are over 660 applicants still on the current list and at the level of funding being allocated, it will take over 35 years to exhaust this list (details supplied). [28020/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (31 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: My question is in the same vein. There are still 678 roads on our list. I believe that we have the longest list in the country, but we are only getting funding for 15 roads per year. I appreciate that we got extra funding last year, when we dealt with 19 roads, but a list of 678 roads would take 45 years to get through. I do not think that any of us who are in the Chamber tonight –...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (31 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister for her reply, but I will pick her up on something she said. She stated that they were non-public roads, but they are public. It is just that they have not been taken in charge by a local authority. They have the same status as roads that were taken in charge by local authorities. Authorities stopped doing that in the early 1980s, but these roads were left behind....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (31 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad the Minister does.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (31 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister for her reply and I recognise Deputy Ring's input because it was I who asked him to bring back the LIS at the Joint Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs several times and I am glad he responded and did so. I do not mind whether the money comes from the Department of Transport or the Department of Rural and Community Development. I have a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (31 May 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: All I will say to the Minister is we are not recognising the amount of taxes that the people on these roads are paying. They are not getting value for their money.

Adaption Grants for Older People and People with a Disability: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Regional Group for giving us the opportunity to talk about this important matter. Housing adaptation grant aid for the elderly and mobility aids grants is the most important part of the housing programme in Kerry County Council. We have a very active group of people working in that department. They are doing great work for people who need adaptations and little things to make...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: One of the saddest parts of the coronavirus was when people, mostly elderly people, died alone in hospitals where they were not allowed visits. It was very sad and very bad that many people who worked hard, reared their families and brought this country to where it is were denied visits and died alone. Almost every aspect of society is open but in the area I represent, most hospitals and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is practically the whole lot and it is not acceptable.