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Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: When the Minister spoke earlier he hung his hat on road safety. I am talking about road safety. I am talking about saving lives. I am talking about things in a sensible way and I am asking the Minister to look at other aspects of road safety that he is not looking at. Since becoming Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, has concentrated on a very narrow focus of road...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I appreciate the opportunity to speak to this. I am sorry to say that I was unhappy with what the Minister said in the first place and I am still unhappy with his response to Deputy Fitzmaurice. We need to go back to the nub of the argument the Minister is making with regard to this proposal. The Minister is making an assumption that an accident involving an unaccompanied driver would not...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: A Cheann Comhairle, is there any fear he might be using the filibustering tactic you spoke about? If he is, you should chastise him when he comes back.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I move amendment No. 14:In page 3, lines 25 to 27, to delete all words from and including "be" in line 25 down to and including "subsection (15)" in line 27 and substitute "incur 4 penalty points". Could I just say on this if I will be allowed-----

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes but it is a very fair point. It is just-----

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I consider this is something the Minister should seriously consider-----

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----as a reasonable response to what he is proposing.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the proposers of this motion. I wish to refer to the tenant purchase scheme. Every week for five years I asked the Taoiseach to introduce such a scheme. He, and the Government at the time, brought in a scheme which debars 80% of people from the opportunity to purchase their local authority house. People may have the money. If, however, a person's house is valued at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Apologies have been received from Deputy Brophy and Senator Craughwell. I remind members to switch off their mobile phones or put them in silent mode. The purpose of this meeting is an engagement with the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy McEntee, on the work of the General Affairs Council. I am glad she and her officials were able to take time out of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister of State. We appreciate very much her comprehensive overview and the work she put into it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Before going to Deputy Durkan, I apologise for Deputy Frank O'Rourke, who had to leave to chair another meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Durkan. From my own point of view, we know the Government and the Departments are going through the details but does the Minister of State have any initial impression or is it fair to ask whether Ireland can support the European Commission's proposal on the future budget? I am thinking of the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, in particular, following on from yesterday's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: That is not a problem and I thank Senator Coghlan for his participation. To return to the issue of Brexit, does the Minister of State think a deal will be struck by the time the European Council meets in June? If it goes on beyond that, will there be enough time? Have the chances increased of no deal being reached? We are all worried about what is happening across the water. It seems...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Did the Minister of State get a chance to digest that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister of State and her officials. We appreciate that she has some very important meetings over the coming weeks. The committee is not 90% or 95%, but 100% behind her in the work she is doing. We are all flying the same flag on this issue and we are very supportive of her and the people working with her. I wish her the best of luck with everything.

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: An obvious answer to this is a second set of machinery to print passports, based in Cork, to take the pressure off Dublin. I compliment the staff working in the Passport Office and the Minister's Department on the work they are doing.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: We all regret the very sad murder that took place but I did not ask the Taoiseach to comment on that. I asked him to comment solely on the resources. In speaking about extra recruits coming from Templemore, I point out that when recruits come, they can only go to a number of places. They are Killarney and Tralee, and they are not allowed to go to Cahersiveen or places like Listowel. New...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Sadly, a number of weeks ago a murder took place in Cahersiveen in south Kerry. Thankfully, we are not used to such events happening. In the aftermath of what happened, I assisted other locals in organising a very large public meeting that was held in Cahersiveen. It was attended by many public representatives and, very importantly, by our Garda superintendent, Flor Murphy, from Killarney...