Results 1,081-1,100 of 4,964 for speaker:Danny Healy-Rae
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: I have done 780,000 km.
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: I worry when I hear Deputy Ó Cathasaigh wondering where the Government will get extra tax and revenue if it gets rid of-----
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: -----diesel and petrol cars in favour of electric cars. Many people would need to know that something is going to happen, if we have a total electric system, that means they will still be paying excise in some form or other to make up the difference or the loss of the taxes the Government is getting already. People are very disappointed the Government is totally focused on electric cars....
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: I do not see the benefit in that. When you see a flame a mile long underneath it-----
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: -----it does not make any sense in the world to be stopping fellows putting a few sods of turf in the fire.
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: In the Congo it is child labour.
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: That is why they need to build the by-pass.
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: One would only land here about once in a fortnight.
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: The Deputy must think I am a complete fool.
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: I would do that to go home.
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: And one is not going to do 80,000 kilometres.
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: I will sell the Deputy one. It is 2006.
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: It has only 780,000 km on it.
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: Are we also taking amendments Nos. 2, 3 and 4?
- Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: First, in respect of the electric cars, and I have always said this, the general public are not fools and when the electric car is reliable, affordable and will be a realistic option, people will buy them. I have no doubt about that. Diesel and petrol cars are reliable and will take people the distance. It is about getting people from A to B, especially those in rural Ireland. They have...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: Disband the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: Disband the assembly because it is not being fair.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: The assembly is tormenting and aggravating farmers who are working hard.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: The Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, which the Government unwisely set, up is aggravating and tormenting farmers with suggestions that exports should be taxed further and that farm payments, which are subsidies, should be brought to a halt. I have to remind these people that farm payments are compensation to farmers who are not properly paid for their produce and who, by giving...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)
Danny Healy-Rae: They are elected by the people and are responsible. I ask the Taoiseach to disband the citizens' assembly because it is aggravating and tormenting farmers with unfair proposals.