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State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am very sorry, A Chathaoirligh, I was left short of time, but I am finishing.

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: The women in 2012 were actually assaulted by the then leader of the Labour Party. I cannot think of her name-----

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----but she ensured that the women of Ireland-----

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----are still without their proper pension. I am sorry, a Chathaoirligh, for going over time.

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: I too was very disappointed to see the senior Minister running out the door the minute-----

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: She is gone anyway. I am not belittling the junior Minister who is present in any way but this is a serious issue. Fianna Fáil knows well what happened on the doorsteps before the general election, as do all the other parties and candidates. Commitments were given by certain parties that if they got into power, they would rectify the situation and ensure the pension age remained at...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (1 Dec 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am left on the hind teat all the time and have only a small amount of time. I thank the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, for standing his ground and for giving the money to the greyhound industry. Like many other sports, the sector is in trouble because of the loss in gate receipts and other fundraising events it would have had. I am sorry many lies were told by the Social Democrats...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (1 Dec 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Irish students will be considered as international students from January 2021 if they apply to UK colleges for postgraduate courses resulting in much higher fees; if agreements are being discussed to ensure Irish students can continue to study in the UK without international student fees applying (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Employment Rights (26 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 155. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will address a matter regarding holiday pay in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39329/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Education Schemes (26 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 287. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the grants, funding or compensation for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39270/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education Schemes (26 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 304. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grants, funding or compensation available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39267/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (26 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding funding for a postgraduate diploma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39336/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Public Health Emergency Team (26 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 346. To ask the Minister for Health if any member of NPHET is involved in a company connected with the provision of testing kits for the coronavirus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39259/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (25 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this important matter. I have been taking people from Kerry and Deputy Michael Collins has been taking people from west Cork to Belfast to get their sight restored, have hips and knees replaced, have operations on shoulders and other ailments and, for youngsters, to have their tonsils removed. I took a child of eight years of age to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (25 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: When he was in the previous Government, the Minister for Foreign Affairs promised that he would put in place legislation to allow a bilateral arrangement between the UK and the South of Ireland so that this service could continue. Will the Government put this bilateral arrangement in place? The Tánaiste, Deputy Varadkar, gave an assurance that patients from the North would be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (25 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister of State. His reply was a bit confusing in that I am not so sure that the bilateral arrangement will be secured or about what will be covered. He stated that there is an option to go to mainland Europe. I do not think it is fair to tell someone in their 80s or 90s to get on a plane to travel abroad to get a cataract removed, while it is not an option at all for those...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: On the same issue, farmers' incomes, we were advised yesterday on "RTÉ News" that there may be a two-way ban next year on a wide range of foods, including sausages, mince and prepared meals, moving between Great Britain and the island of Ireland. Industrial sources have warned that the problem could result in major disruption to existing meat supply chains between the island of Ireland...

Greyhound Industry: Motion [Private Members] (25 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get an opportunity to talk on behalf of the greyhound owners in Kerry who love their dogs. It is their culture and their sport and they are entitled to have it, like everyone else. To say that it is wrong to give this money to the greyhound industry is totally wrong. These people deserve and are entitled to their sport. RTÉ said that 6,000 dogs were destroyed but that is...

Covid-19: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the people of Ireland and Kerry for all of the great work they have done to try to control this virus and abide by the restrictive rules that have been placed upon us for several months. I call on the Government to give the hospitality sector a chance and trust it in the coming days. Many businesses opened for only a couple of weeks in September. People all around us have been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37976/20]