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- 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: 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: There is no attempt to find out what people in rural areas are doing to do. No attempt is being made.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Danny Healy-Rae: It is a case of let them go to blazes. That is all he wants. Let them go to blazes. I am very disappointed-----
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Danny Healy-Rae: How does the Minister think the rural people in Lauragh, Glenmore, Tureencahill, Knocknaboul, Gleantan, Doctor's Hill-----
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Danny Healy-Rae: The people in the rural areas of Ballyheigue, Ardfert, Causeway-----
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Danny Healy-Rae: -----Gneevgullia, Scartaglin-----
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Danny Healy-Rae: So the Minister can do what he likes?
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Danny Healy-Rae: He will be supported by Fine Gael, which now does not give a damn about the people in rural Ireland either.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Danny Healy-Rae: Where are they? They are doubtful enough about it and they are afraid but they will support it when it comes down to a vote. That is the trouble.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Danny Healy-Rae: It is relevant-----
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Danny Healy-Rae: -----because they are going to paralyse the people in rural Ireland.
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Danny Healy-Rae: I am not coercing anyone but I am saying-----
- 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-----