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Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I sympathise with all the families of those who died alone in hospitals and nursing homes. That was the saddest part of the whole thing. It should not have happened and I ask that it not be allowed to happen again, especially as visitors are being severely impeded from entering hospitals. Some people became seriously sick, such as Jim Tangney from the Black Valley, a naturally fit man, and...

Cancer Care: Motion [Private Members] (2 Feb 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Social Democrats for tabling this very worthy motion. I will be supporting it. I support everything that has been said so far. The family of Padraig and Elaine Clifford have paid a very high price, leaving four children behind them. This young couple died within four months of each other. I wish to highlight the plight of Karin O'Shea, a 27-year-old girl from Kilgarvan who...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: Can most operators make submissions?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I ask the Minister to outline the progress made by the steering group in reviewing the school transport scheme. What changes have been made to the scheme to date? Has the group examined the possibility of issuing school bus tickets earlier than at present such as in July, for example? This would allow for concessionary tickets to be processed before the school term resumes in order that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister very much for her reply. There are a number of issues I have to raise with her. On the medical card, it only covers pupils on the bus to the nearest school. If that school is full they must pay to go to their next-nearest school. Many bus operators have asked me to raise the rule that prevents drivers from working beyond the age of 70 years. These 70-year-olds go on to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I also want to mention the 20-year rule that prevents buses when they reach 20 years of age-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister. Again, I ask her to change that 70 years of age rule because bus operators are having severe difficulty in getting qualified drivers. We are throwing good drivers onto the rubbish heap. On the 20-year rule for buses, if a bus passes the commercial vehicle roadworthiness test, CRVT - and those tests are rigorous - then it should be allowed. This is happening in...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity to speak and I thank Sinn Féin. I will start by apologising to the parents and those lovely boys and girls who were harmed and not treated properly by the HSE. Those youngsters and parents did nothing wrong. I have to reiterate that they did absolutely nothing wrong. They sought help and did not get it. Some 1,332 children were not dealt with...

Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and New Decade, New Approach: Statements (1 Feb 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get this opportunity. For those who remember the Troubles and all the people who were killed, hurt and maimed, the Good Friday Agreement is a milestone that will be appreciated forever. We cannot forget the people who were involved, including Presidents Kennedy and Clinton as well as Ted Kennedy and others from America. I thank former taoisigh, Charles Haughey and Albert...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: 527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made regarding an option for leaving certificate students to sit the exams or have calculated grades as has been done in the past two years. [5173/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Jan 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: Why should it be treated as a new application because it has been 11 years?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Jan 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: It would have been just a renewal if it had been nine years.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Jan 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: 5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a series of issues (details supplied) in relation to delays in the issuing of first-time and renewal passports; and if the parent consent form will be simplified. [4164/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Jan 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I ask whether the attention of the Minister has been drawn to a series of issues in regard to the delays in the issuing of first-time and renewal passports, and if the parent consent form needs to be simplified. One of the biggest issues is that over 40% of children's passports are sent back as not being complete applications.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Jan 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I hear the reply but there are huge issues with people getting their passports on time, especially children's passports, both first-time applications and renewals. The current process still needs to be reviewed as I have been advised recently by the Minister's office that more than 40% of all children's passport applications are deemed to be incomplete. The problem is that the extra or...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Jan 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I doubt that.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (27 Jan 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: The Minister is right. As we are talking here today, there is a backlog of 113,000 applications. Can the Minister imagine that? Something needs to be changed in regard to the parent consent form because that is where most of the difficulty is, and the application is being sent back due to a lack of information or because there is something wrong with that parent consent form. That needs...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Jan 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: 212. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if additional staff will be recruited to the passport office given the lengthy delays incurred processing passport applications (details supplied). [4165/22]

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get an opportunity speak about a few important matters. I have also been contacted by many people, including friends from Donegal and Mayo, who asked me to ensure the Government gives 100% compensation to these people whose houses are falling down around them. Many of these people do not know where they will be next Christmas night or if they will be with their families. This...

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I apologise again to the children and their parents as a Deputy from Kerry. They are my friends and neighbours, and it is very sad what has been done to them. I tell the Minister of State that this can never happen again.