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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 318. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he believes his Department's inspections of greyhound owners are overzealous (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18663/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 367. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he does not attend the PNA conference (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18661/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I speak on behalf of the people involved in Airbnb short-term lets. A statement from the EU stated that the Irish Government was wrong in the persecution and torment it is putting those people under. The local authorities throughout the country that are dealing with planning permissions want valid applications from people looking for permission to do short-term lets because they have been...

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: In County Kerry, which I represent, we have 172 voids, which are empty houses. Why are these not being tackled and put into use? When local authority houses become available, why are they not put back into use within, at the most, a month? Houses like that should be turned around in five to six weeks and new people should be put into them. Deputies in this Dáil attack property...

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am not going to be shouted down

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Stop the clock.

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: What? Excuse me. Regarding declaring my interest, I continuously-----

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Through the Chair, as the Deputy well knows, she has been around here a while-----

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----I always declare my interest in every debate-----

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I provide a lot of accommodation.

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Please stop the clock.

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Well, look, what I am going to say is that-----

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: In answer to this point, I provide accommodation and there is nothing to be ashamed of in that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I also second that nomination.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I sincerely thank Mr. Macey for what was a sobering and alarming presentation. It is my honest opinion that this whole issue is not being taken as the most awfully serious issue that it is, which is how it should be taken by the Government. For example, if those deaths that are going to potentially occur in the future of our beautiful young children were going to happen on our roads, there...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the updating of the planning guidelines for short-term lettings will be announced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18550/23]

Department Underspend and Reduced Delivery of Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is crazy. You could not make up that there is a massive underspend in housing while we are in the middle of the biggest housing crisis we have ever seen. In my time in politics and doing the clinics I have never seen people in such distress as they are in at present. Quite simply, there is not enough supply. It is known that there would not be a supply because those in the private...

Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: On a point of information: it is perfectly normal and good animal husbandry to cut banbhs' tails and to cut the tails off of terriers. That has to be done for the betterment of the animals. I am sure the Ceann Comhairle will appreciate that bit of clarity. With regard to the BIK measure, when the Government made the announcement a number of months ago, it created a great deal of upset...

Finance Bill 2023: Financial Resolution (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I want to raise a point of clarification, which will be very brief, 30 seconds, to be clear on the timeframe of what happened. The Minister was prudent and did his job properly. He went to Cabinet, made his announcement and gave clarity. What actually happened and caused chaos the length and breadth of the country was that another Minister tried to upstage him by going a couple of days...

Finance Bill 2023: Financial Resolution (18 Apr 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Just to be clear; that is what happened. One Minister tried to upstage the Minister for Finance and he caused chaos.