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Financial Resolution No. 3: Capital Acquisitions Tax (1 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I just want to say that it has to be remembered that 52% of mental health patients and people with mental health issues smoke. I welcome this increase in the limits or caps for inheritance tax. Deputy Paul Murphy complains about farmers or others getting the benefit of this. Going back in time, if you were the son or daughter who inherited a farm, you were considered to be made for...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Government for the increases in social welfare, which mean a lot to people who are on the breadline, such as pensioners, people with disabilities and so on. However, the word from Kerry, which I represent, is that many people in the tourism sector are very disappointed that the VAT rate was not reduced to 9%. Many providers in the nooks and corners in all the different places of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: 363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on training programme places (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38788/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (1 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: 430. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE to address an issue in relation to vacant posts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38502/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (1 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: 431. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE to address an issue in relation to vacant posts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38503/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (1 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: 432. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE to address an issue in relation to vacant posts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38504/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (1 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: 433. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE to address an issue in relation to vacant posts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38505/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (1 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: 434. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE to address an issue in relation to vacant posts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38506/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (1 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: 435. To ask the Minister for Health to address a staffing issue with the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38509/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (1 Oct 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: 437. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will address an issue in relation to a director of nursing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38520/24]

Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: That is not right either because-----

Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----it is a Government Department.

Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity to talk about this proposed Bill. I have taken enough guff taken from people inside this Chamber condemning people who employ people. I happen to be one of those people for the last 40 years and more. My son is doing it now. Friday evening comes very quick when a person has a number of people to pay. The pay is one thing; there are people at home waiting...

Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is the truth. Do not deny it.

Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: Businesses are struggling in Kilcummin and all around the place to pay the massive rates that is being demanded of them. Before the new rates regime, traders were able to pay in two payments per year. That has gone down to one payment. They must come up with all the money at the one time. There are all these things. I refer to the cost of electricity. I will remind the Government of...

Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: We never interrupted Deputy O’Reilly when she was talking.

Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: No one interrupted the Deputy when she was talking.

Health Information Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I, too, welcome this Bill. Ireland ranks lowest among OECD countries in its ability to link and access data. This Health Information Bill represents a critical step towards modernising Ireland's healthcare system by providing a legal basis for digital health records and facilitating the sharing of patient data. The Bill aims to improve patient care and bring Ireland into line with...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: That is no good to the people of Kerry today.

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Regional Group for this important motion and for giving us the chance to debate it. The Government appears to be fudging on this. Support is not good enough without acting and providing the carers with the facility so that they do not have to go through a means test, because many carers are seeing after people out of the goodness of their heart. One thing that people who need...