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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----were divided on the table in the restaurant.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I apologise to the Chair.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I cannot understand why there is such objection to this amendment we are putting before the Minister for inclusion in the Bill. I see nothing wrong with it whatsoever if, by giving information to a woman or a girl, one baby will be saved. I cannot see what is wrong with that. All kinds of advertisements, advice and information are available. Why not ensure that this information is...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----what is she going to do only have an abortion? Women in such a state can have dark days and down days, but what if the information and supports were given to them? What if advice were given to them as to the supports available, the things they could have or the other roads they could go down? There are so many advertisements here about smoking, road safety, mental health and...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to speak on this amendment. We all feel it is important that a woman who finds herself pregnant when she did not intend it should certainly be made aware of all the options and choices, including, of course, abortion, that are now available for women who find themselves in such a state. In times past, girls were frowned upon if they became pregnant outside of marriage and they were...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I cannot see the reason in leaving it to the Seanad when we are asking to do the same thing here. Parents are concerned about this. They would like to help their daughter if she found herself in a position like this, and if she wanted to go through with an abortion, they would like to be notified about it. I respect Deputy Durkan very much. He made a contribution last night but I am glad...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I too wish to raise the issue concerning the planning guidelines for wind turbines. Will the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, explain why the issuing of these guidelines has taken so long? They were promised for last year, as well as the end of this year. Now it seems it is going into next year. As Deputy Brassil said, there are concerns that wind...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: Do not be-----

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: It would be remiss of us if we did not try to ensure that good, loving parents are informed as to what has happened to their little girl. After all, they brought her into the world. I am sure that most parents would want to know and would try to do their best for a young girl who finds herself in such an unfortunate situation.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: This amendments seeks to ensure parental notification for abortions performed on girls under the age of 16, except where it is in her best interests to dispense with such notification. I listened attentively to Deputy Durkan, who said there are sad cases and serious, bad cases where young girls are abused by parents or guardians. It is sad when that happens. We all abhor that; it is very...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: What part of the amendment was Deputy Coppinger speaking to? Who is wasting time now?

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: We are making the point-----

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I do not know what Deputies are hoping to hide or what they fear from the gathering of the data. There are important data asked for in the amendment, including the address at which the termination took place, the age and marital status of the pregnant woman and the country she is from. Also sought is the length of the pregnancy at the date on which the termination of pregnancy took place....

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: We explained that they are for the protection of women.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is important that these abortions should be recorded. I cannot see why not. If other countries are doing it, I cannot see why there is a big hang-up here about doing it. It is important even for events such as where a woman may have a second or third abortion. If that was happening, it should surely set alarm bells ringing somewhere to see if there was abuse or some reason a woman would...

Report on Procurement Process Audit of National Broadband Plan: Statements (4 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I wish the Minister well in his new portfolio. I thank the former Minister, Deputy Naughten, for his great work as Minister. It is clear that he was wrongly forced to resign. I hope he is appointed to another job in Cabinet. How long it will take to ensure that the entire country, including County Kerry, has a proper broadband service? Is the Minister certain that the right option is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: In the programme for Government a promise was made to look after people with disabilities. There are many elderly parents still caring for a son or a daughter who has either physical or mental disabilities. The one big worry the parents have is that when they die, there will be no permanent residential place for their son or daughter. In one instance, both parents have died and there is no...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----for these kinds of people with disabilities.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: The Taoiseach cast a similar slur before the abortion referendum.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: He has been reading the newspaper.