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- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I would like to very sincerely thank Deputy Eamon Ryan for facilitating me in speaking before him, because I have an engagement scheduled that I cannot get out of. I just wanted to provide an update following the contribution I made on this Bill last night. I suppose every person in this Chamber is busy and has a lot to do. Definitely when a person is a Minister he or she an extra workload...
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: Across the country, 390 postmasters and postmistresses have been told that while An Post will not close the door for them, it will give them money to close their doors themselves. They are being offered an incentive to shut post offices. Why am I mentioning post offices in a debate on a road traffic Bill? The Acting Chairman could try to shut me down on this issue but it is one that is...
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: Will the only place in which we can buy a drink be an off-licence? That is awful. It will be a sorrowful day for Ireland if that comes to pass. It would be very poor of me to fail to record that. I refer finally to our young people. What, in the name of God, will come of them if they cannot get the start? People say they should take lessons and pass the driving test. How can they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome today's speakers and the stakeholders who are present. I welcome, in particular, Ms Jemma Doyle and her class from Cullina national school in Beaufort who are taking part in the Blue Star programme which helps students to understand the European Union better. All of the students in Ms Doyle's class are leading efforts in their school to understand the European Union better and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: The meeting is in two parts, both of which will deal with the enlargement process for the Western Balkans. Over a month ago the European Commission published a draft strategy document outlining a possible enlargement perspective for the Western Balkans. The committee looked at the strategy and the various documents published at the time and agreed that these were really important issues...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the witness. I neglected to welcome Mr. Gerry Kiely, head of the European Commission office here in Dublin. I thank him very much for his diligent and sterling work and compliment him on the recent initiative creating awareness throughout the counties of Ireland of the benefit of being a member of the EU. That work was very worthwhile, localising it in each county, and I would like...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Senator. Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Durkan. I appreciate members trying to keep their contributions short because our speaker has to leave.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Senator Richmond. I now call Senator Leyden who is the Vice Chairman of the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Mr. Popowski and Mr. Kiely for their engagement and for taking the time to be here today. It was very worthwhile.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I am pleased to welcome representatives from Albania and Montenegro to this meeting. We are joined by H.E. Mr. Qirjako Qirko, ambassador of the Republic of Albania to Ireland and Mr. Mladen Dragasevic, deputy ambassador of Montenegro in the United Kingdom. When this committee decided to consider the European Commission's proposals, we felt it was very important to consult with the countries...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank His Excellency, Mr. Qirko. Would the deputy ambassador like to go next?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I offer the witnesses an opportunity for a brief overview of the issues raised.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: Does the deputy ambassador have anything to add?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Enlargement: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank all witnesses for taking the time to be with us today for what was a very good engagement.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: In recent days, an agreement was reached between the Irish Postmasters Union and An Post on the future of our post office network. As I could be perceived to have a conflict of interest in this matter, I note for the record that I am the proprietor of a small post office in a rural area. In addition, I wish to place on record my appreciation and gratitude to the Minister for Communications,...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I appreciate the work done by people like Debbie Byrne, who is in charge of promoting more retail through our post offices, and David McRedmond. The Tánaiste claimed there are no compulsory closures. He is 100% correct. However, over the past two days, 390 letters went to post offices around the country, out of which 26 went to post offices in County Kerry. If 26 small factories were...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thought the Leas-Cheann Comhairle was giving me another crack at it. I do not mind continuing.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Apr 2018)
Michael Healy-Rae: I wanted to talk on the same issue.