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Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am worried about the CPO aspect of the legislation. It is proposed that "other land" could be acquired by CPO. There is a big problem in Dublin and there are also problems in Kerry but they are different problems that can be sorted out differently. The Minister is talking about populations over 30,000 whereas I am talking about villages with populations of 1,000 or 2,500. They also need...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am asking the Minister to fund the local authorities so they can purchase sites around local villages and towns. Our land is exhausted at the moment. We have very little land left in most of the rural towns and villages, including Currow, Scartaglen, Rathmore, Gneeveguilla and all of those places. There is no land. I am asking the Minister to fund the local authorities so they can...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: The costs are going up all the time. That is what is happening. We must realise this and do something to help those people.

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this important topic. Many Deputies have done a great deal of talking and it is time for action. I appreciate that the Minister is doing his best in the position he now holds and I have confidence that he will continue trying to do that. We disagree about certain matters. I am worried that, down the line, this legislation will erode the powers...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity to speak on behalf of the people of Kerry. The Government and the Minister are behind the curve again with this Bill to legalise outdoors drinking. I welcome that but the Government was wrong and not at the races when it advised people to drink outside when there was no law to ensure it was legal. I submitted a parliamentary question last October asking...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: Before long, all the country will land outside the gates of Leinster House and this great centre here.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: The Government has the people totally and absolutely blaggarded. It has led them up and down the garden path. Who does the Taoiseach think he is codding?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: So you are blaming indoor hospitality for the whole thing. Is that what the Government is doing?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: What agenda has Tony Holohan? What has he got against-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: Many businesses will never again reopen. That is what the Government is ensuring.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: People all over the country are outraged by the Government's decision not to reopen the indoor hospitality sector and the insistence that people will have to be vaccinated before they can go into those settings. What is so different about pubs and small restaurants in the Twenty-six Counties compared with the rest of the world? They are open in the Six Counties. We seem to have more...

Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Bríd Smith for bringing forward this very important Bill. As matters stand, pensioners have no rights to be included in negotiations. That is wrong. We need to ensure that people have an adequate and a fair pension when they reach 65 years of age. This has not been happening and pensioners have not had a voice. We thank the former ESB workers who gave valuable...

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: I realised that in section 3-----

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: We skipped amendment No. 2, which mentions: "that the relevant person declares by way of declaration". In other words, the amendment states that the-----

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: There was an interruption and I was thrown off my line. Amendment No. 2 was seeking that the person in charge of the farm could legally lease it. If there was a young family and the woman or man of the house did not have the wherewithal to run the farm, this amendment sought that she or he would be allowed to lease it out. That is not allowed and that is unfair.

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: I cannot understand where the charge is there. I appeal to the Minister of State to look at that.

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: No.

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: The amendment I proposed is one I have felt strongly about since I came up here in 2016. I do not believe it is fair that the family farm is taken into consideration as part of the application for the fair deal scheme. It is not fair on the person taking over the farm and trying to run the business. That asset is a tool for gaining an income for the family but it is taken into the...

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: I listened to the Minister of State's reply on the cost of the fair deal scheme. This Bill is about ensuring the scheme is a fair deal for the farming and business community. I appreciate the cap and it is good that it has been brought forward. I also appreciate the Minister of State's point that it will still cost a great deal. I strongly support Deputy Naughten's request to include...

Affordable Homes in the Poolbeg Strategic Development Zone: Motion (29 Jun 2021)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity to talk about affordable housing because it is a very serious problem. There are many young couples watching us this evening who are wondering if they will ever be able to put a roof over their heads. It is a natural desire for any couple or young person to put a roof over their heads and to own their home but it is becoming increasingly difficult because of...