Results 41-60 of 873 for long speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...wives, families or any one of them. She sided with one man rather than going to a conference to listen to what An Garda Síochána had to say. I will tell her straight that it was hurtful. It will be remembered for a long time because when you are a Minister, you are supposed to serve the people working with you and for you. I believe our gardaí work very well for all of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...and building them up but somebody will make money out of that process. It will create work, which is welcome, and there are plenty of men who put on helmets and boots every day and will be doing so for a long time. They are happy enough with the decision to knock it all down and build it up again. Sometimes buildings have a sell-by date and, with the cost and practicalities of...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ..., however, if the green light goes off any day and a red light comes on, it will take a very short length of time for that tank to go septic whereas everybody knows the old septic tank would be there for a long time before it would actually turn septic because of the simple fact it was an easier mechanism to control and it was an easier way of dealing with the wastewater and effluent that...

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...lakes, impacting on productive agricultural land in Ireland, especially in areas with extensive wetlands. Again, the farmers of Ireland, on whom this is going to be imposed, have worked so hard for so long. They put their savings, their sweat and their broken bones into this, and now this law is being thrown at them with no thought or consideration given to them.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...in life is about fairness and balance, but we see road maintenance budgets being cut and no money for the massive road infrastructure we need such as bypasses and relief roads. They are being put on the long finger by the Minister for the environment. I will repeat it so everybody listening to this will be very clear. What is being said here is that transport infrastructure is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I wish to raise road safety schemes in County Kerry. Over a long period, Councillor Jackie Healy-Rae in the Castleisland electoral area has raised this very important issue. In 2024, Kerry County Council and our excellent director of roads and transportation, Frank Hartnett, have only received €550,000 to progress road safety schemes in the entire county. This is an increase of...

Local Authority Housing Maintenance and Repair: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...houses should be empty. I have canvassed a lot recently and can picture one housing estate – I will not say where it is – where three lovely two-bedroom houses in a row have lain idle for a very long time. That does not make sense to me. Six people or more could live in those houses if they were renovated quickly. It is not the fault of the local authority; it is the...

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...is the first thing I have to get out of the way. We have a serious housing and affordability crisis. We have seen the Tánaiste promise to deliver 50,000 affordable houses at prices of less than €250,000. That promise has been broken for a long time because there is no such thing as affordable houses on the market anymore. It does not matter now whether someone is a...

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...to that work and I know she is coming to retirement. I wish to acknowledge that work, thank her for it and say that she had a positive impact on many people's lives. She took them through very bad, long and hard days and ordeals. It is nice to acknowledge a person and say, "Thank you very much", and that his or her life's work made a difference. People are critical of the Bill. We...

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ..., one in eight, are family carers providing regular unpaid care. These carers form the backbone of Ireland's care provision, yet they often lack the support and recognition they deserve. The long-term intensive nature of their caring role, often without adequate support or recognition, can negatively impact a carer's physical and mental health, financial stability and social integration....

Acknowledgement and Apology to the Families and to the Victims of the Stardust Tragedy: Statements (23 Apr 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...here, I am so sad they have to be here. Today finds us at the culmination of a lifetime of a battle. In time, it is really more than a lifetime of battle. The Stardust fire disaster has been a long-standing symbol of injustice in our country. The families of the victims have been let down by successive governments, the State and the legal system. I am glad they have received a State...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...but I know plenty of people in Kerry who do. They are asking me to lobby. What the Government is doing does not make sense. It will not be able to stop people doing short-term lets and turn them into long-term lets. They will leave the properties empty first. With regard to the fodder scheme, what has been announced is not enough. It is not good enough. The rates and input costs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (9 Apr 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1447. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the review of the north Kerry CAMHS taking so long; when it is expected to be concluded (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14598/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1423. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the number of persons who are out on sick leave due to long-Covid within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12578/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1425. To ask the Minister for Health if an extension will be given to those people working in the HSE, that is, nurses who are out on sick leave due to long-Covid and whose full pay is to end in March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12580/24]

RTÉ: Statements (28 Feb 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...? I will give an example. I will not name the person but there is a man who does all the bemoaning, shouting, grumbling and grousing every day. He has been on €1,000 a day seven days a week for as long as I can remember. He is on the radio complaining about politicians. Of course, his motto is to complain about everybody. Tell the people he is getting €1,000 a day seven...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...headline reaction like reducing the speed limit and driving people demented on our roads by doing so. I would like the Government to do the practical, ordinary things that we have been asking it to do for a long time - to cut the hedges on the roads, shoot the deer that are meandering onto our roads, take the water off the roads, and make our roads safer to travel. I know for a fact...

Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...to see other ways of having a trade or profession, something that will stand to them forever. We should be teaching them those skills from a very early age. We had it in the vocational schools long ago but there are other skills, for example, in hospitality. While some places might be getting bad press at the moment, we must always remember that the tourism capital of the Western world...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 Jan 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason apprenticeship registrations are taking so long (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3443/24]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Section 481 Film Tax Credit: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...activity, an interest and a stimulating time for people who are interested in the whole world of arts, culture and heritage. Therefore, the sector should be promoted. I am very grateful to a long-standing arts officer who we have had the good fortune to have had. Ms Kate Kennelly has been our arts and cultural officer for many years in County Kerry. She has done tremendous work...