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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (3 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding NCT certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5650/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (3 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if two former bank buildings (details supplied) in County Kerry will be repurposed for use by the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5643/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will follow the lead of the Polish Government in cutting VAT on food, fuel and fertiliser to zero in order to combat the rising cost of living for a period of 12 months; the estimated cost to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5662/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (3 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: 207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when planning guidelines on the development of battery storage units will be introduced given there are no guidelines at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5638/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a series of matters in relation to driver tests will be addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5648/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: 364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí who have passed out of Templemore in the past five years by the county in which they were stationed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5641/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: 365. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests that were made of persons who were under 18 years of age by the category of the arrest, for example, possession of drugs and so on, by county in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5644/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: 447. To ask the Minister for Health when visiting restrictions will be lifted in hospitals and in other healthcare settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5636/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (3 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: 451. To ask the Minister for Health if his acknowledgement that he advised specific individuals to apply for the role of chair of the review of the 2018 abortion legislation is in keeping with the rules and guidelines governing the public procurement process; if he received legal advice or otherwise on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5666/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: 475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a beef suckler payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5575/22]

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: Justice rushed is justice denied. That is the main thrust of doubling the working days allowable to permit people a proper chance to organise, to put together and to fight their case, if they have the prospect of penalty points being imposed against them. There is no other sector of society, except farmers, whose members are targeted as much for going about their daily work. Can you...

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is very hard to understand the resistance of the Minister, the Department and the Government. It shows a total lack of willingness to work with the fishing people and their communities and a total disregard for them. It is upsetting to hear the record back and to hear the way a person can change his views, opinions and outlook on a subject just because he moves from this side of the...

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: I will go back to where we were a while ago in this debate. If a Government ever wanted to pull out the foundations of the support that it might or might not have, it would attack the farmers and fishermen and succeed in turning all of them against it. Let us consider what the Government is doing with this wording. The wording means that someone will be presumed guilty rather than...

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: Common sense must prevail at all times. One shocking issue that was touched on earlier cannot be ignored in this debate. I am trying to be as specific as I can. The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, should be in the Chamber. He should be tied in here for a while to make him listen to some of the contributions. The shocking issue was that the...

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: There is a point to what I am trying to say, if I could make it, the same as everybody else.

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: I would have made my point if the Leas-Cheann Comhairle had let me finish.

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: I wonder how Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael can stand over that decision. We will take no notice of the Green Party for a while. How do Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael think they can face the farmers? I was grateful when the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine did his tour of the marts. Would he like to go into the marts now and tell the farmers he is supporting the other...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister for his recent trip to County Kerry, particularly Tralee where he was warmly welcomed, and rightly so. He certainly is committed to his current post. I want to talk about the cost of education and the parents and young people who are trying to afford going to university. A young person who works during the summer is punished. That is totally wrong. It does not...