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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Briefing on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of a Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is very clear to me that these people have been doing this for many years and they should not have to apply for planning. That is my contention and their contention, and this will be tested in whatever court it takes to decide the matter because they feel they are being hard done by. Their contribution to the local economy is massive. Consider how for a time in Kerry 36% of beds in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Briefing on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of a Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: I have to say, Chairman, I seriously beg to differ with the figures that were mentioned here, which say that, most of the time, only 9% of our hotels involved with refugees and asylum seekers. That is totally incorrect. The figure was 36%. I do not know where Ms McGuire got her figures. I know someone gave them to her but that is not what the reality was down in Kerry when the Ukrainians...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is basically down to where they are put-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity to speak. I welcome the witnesses and thank them for coming back in today because there are a lot of issues. In tandem with the questions I raised two weeks ago, I have a new one regarding Iron Mills, which is on the 270 route from Kenmare through Kilgarvan to Killarney. There is a request, which I will send on to Bus Éireann, for a bus stop at Iron...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am conscious of the time. I am asking for the criteria to be changed to allow for consideration, given that it is so early in the term. It is still before Hallowe'en and allowance should be made for that. I ask Bus Éireann to consider that again. I also asked Mr. Kent about the Farranfore bus stop on the N22, which is located outside the local pharmacy. People are waiting there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: Bus Éireann is working on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: I heard Mr. Kent mention that Bus Éireann is considering allowing people over 70 to drive eight-seater buses or whatever. I am not happy with that figure because they are well capable of driving a medium-sized bus, which has between 25 and 30 seats. An 80-year-old can drive a car with four passengers in it anyway, and there is no question at all legally in that regard. Nationally,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: 206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a request for the tenant-in situ-scheme will be considered for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55808/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rental Sector (14 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: The overhaul of residential tenancies legislation was intended to protect tenants through changes to rent controls and the expansion of tenant protections. However, it is very clear that, since the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2025 updates were introduced in June 2025 with the intention of stabilising rent prices, they have created a bigger problem as many tenants have been given...

Cost of Disability: Motion [Private Members] (14 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: I want to thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this very laudable motion on the cost of disability. We all know it costs any person who had a disability more just to survive and carry on. They have a lot of issues. For people with serious disabilities respite in Kerry is practically non-existent when it is needed. We are very short of residential care places for children with...

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to have a chance to mention a few issues this. Housing, as we all know, is so important. There is so much talk about it and so many people are not able to be housed. I understand the Bill is to borrow more money to build more houses and to provide more housing. If this is the case, I welcome it. I have stated here in recent weeks that many people are leaving our shores because...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rental Sector (14 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister of State very much for being here so late at night. I know she will relay my concerns to the Minister. Many people, including me do not believe it is fair to lock a landlord into a rental agreement for six years. This failed in Scotland, where the authorities have gone back to the arrangement they had in 2016. I am concerned about the Minister of State’s...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (14 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: 763. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54648/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: 804. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter regarding medication (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54593/25]

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity to speak this evening. I want to clarify something in relation to the carbon tax. A question was raised here yesterday about the carbon tax by Deputy Doherty. It was stated that there was to be a vote held last night. There was no vote. I never voted for the carbon tax. Subsequent to that, another Sinn Féin Member put up a question on his phone to...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: Never in my life.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: There was no vote on the carbon tax last night.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: The Deputies might be having a bit of fun. It is grand to have fun, but it is not fun for me. I never voted for the carbon tax.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am not under any whip from the Deputies about what way I vote. I will vote for the people of Kerry who elected me here. I am very sorry, a Chathaoirligh Gníomhach,

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Social Farming: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: I welcome each and every one of the witnesses here, including the Leitrim social farming group and the Kerry partnership social farming group. All the people, participants, hosts, farmers and parents are welcome here today. I thank the Cathaoirleach for facilitating this meeting and inviting the participants because this is very important. We know people have little problems and there is...