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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (25 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I have to thank the Minister and his Government for not raising the taxes any further. We recognise that the price of oil is going up worldwide. Heating oil is up by 30% and fuel costs generally are up somewhere around 25%. It is my duty to represent the people who are hurting as a result of the exorbitant cost of the fuel they must use to get to work and to do their everyday business....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (25 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 4. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the take on VAT and excise duties in view of the fact that fuel and motoring costs have risen dramatically since the commencement of 2018. [44241/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (25 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: Fuel and other motoring costs have again been rising significantly in recent times. People in rural Ireland, especially Kerry, are hurting from the extra costs that they must bear. Wages and social welfare payments have not increased to meet their costs. In Kerry and places like it, one cannot go anywhere without a car because there is no public transport.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (25 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason motor insurance costs are still rising; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is making it almost impossible for young drivers to get cover when starting out on their own. [44242/18]

Finance Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity to raise a number of issues relating to the budget. When we talk about the budget, right around the country people anticipate or hope that their sector or their cause will get funding. We welcome the positive aspects of the budget but there are many other aspects of it that neglect and do not adequately address the issues that need to be addressed. I...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I apologise to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Since the foundation of the State, and going back further, people were cutting turf.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: All right. Thank you very much.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad of the opportunity to say a few words on this important issue, which takes preference over almost everything else, and rightly so because it has so many possible implications. It creates so many problems for farmers and businesspeople, and virtually everyone in the country will be affected if we have a hard border. The British Prime Minister, Mrs. May, has many different movements...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: Farm incomes are at their lowest level in eight years. Indeed, they have reduced by 30%, and it is expected they will drop by 30% this year. At the same time, there has been a 60% increase in the number of farmers who have failed inspections. We are asking for a change in the inspection regime under the new common agricultural policy, CAP, where the farmer would be given the chance to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I declare that I am a school bus contractor, as was my father was before me from 1956 onward. We have been involved in the business for 62 years. I am very proud to be involved in the transport of children to schools which is something I take very seriously. The Chairman indicated that what we are discussing is the safety of the school transport bus fleet. That is what is on my agenda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: When the RSA released the information earlier in the summer, there was no mention of anything other than school bus contractors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: That explains where it started. That is fine. Ms Murdock said there were 873 bus inspections carried out at the roadside and it was discovered that 268 vehicles had major defects and 4.3%, or 37 vehicles, were deemed to be dangerously defective. What happened to the dangerously defective buses? Were they allowed to drive off? Was there some other facility to take them away from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: That is not what I said. The vehicle will pass today but, in a week or two weeks-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----something else comes up. Our roads are not up to standard and many of the roads on which school buses travel are certainly not up to standard. There are sloes and bog ramparts and most of them are sunk down after the weather this summer and that will manifest in problems for all vehicles travelling those roads in the coming weeks. It is wrong to say that some bus contractors are in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is part of the regime relating to school bus contractors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: That is being done and it is part of the contract. I must point out to the Chairman what the FTA is about. It is involved in-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is part of the school bus testing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I mention no name but it is a question of the safety of children on buses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: This lady knows that these buses are being tested by this company as part of ensuring the school bus fleet is up to standard. All the contractors have to abide by the rules. If a number of things on the bus fail the first test there is a chance to fix it, but if fails a second time the bus is off the road. Is the fleet of private contractors' buses getting older?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: Do we have any information as to whether the cost of contracts with private school bus operators has gone up or down?