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Insurance Reform: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity talk about this very important matter. The claim culture, awards by judges and no competition in the market certainly are combining to make insurance more costly than it should be. Our culture is being threatened and many festivals and events are being cancelled because they cannot afford the cost of insurance. Some horse hunts did not operate last winter...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I, too, thank the Independent Group for bringing this very important motion before us today. I hope the Government will assist in doing something about the position of carers. It is very important for carers to get some respite so they can keep the family member in the home for as long as possible. I know an old gentleman, and he is a gentleman, of 86 years of age who is trying to care for...

Our Lady's Hospital Navan Emergency Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I also thank Deputy Guirke and Sinn Féin for giving us this opportunity to talk about our regional hospitals. I concur with everyone else here in asking that Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, and its accident and emergency department be kept open because it is most important. As Deputy Michael Healy-Rae stated, our accident and emergency department at University Hospital Kerry in Tralee is...

Our Lady's Hospital Navan Emergency Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am sorry.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is clear that many sections of our community are suffering daily because of the significant increase in fuel prices. For people on the road, petrol costs €2.20 per litre and diesel costs €2.15. The total tax take on diesel is now 92.5 cent. When diesel cost €1.20 per litre in January 2021, which was only a little over a year ago, the tax take was 53 cent.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: The Government has wriggle room. It is taking in 40 cent extra.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: After the 15 cent reduction that it made a few weeks ago, it still has 25 cent to play with. That would mean a great deal to people on the road. Act now because October will be too late.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: What about the people on those roads?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: 463. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31418/22]

Annual Transition Statement: Statements (15 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity to speak about this. My understanding of the words "just transition" is different from the Government's. As Deputy Nolan said, there are no alternatives, or very few, and we are now being threatened in here day after day. It is as if the Government is trying to muzzle us. I guarantee the Minister of State that while we are elected here we will not be...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: Members of the Minister's Government have said they have secured four or five gas-fired generators to complement our capacity to generate electricity this winter. Where are we going to get the gas from? To this end, I am asking the Minister and his Government to support Shannon LNG's application for a terminal in the Shannon Estuary. The Taoiseach promised to support this application...

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am pleased to get the opportunity to speak on this very important motion this morning. I thank Deputy Collins for highlighting the very attractive proposal of utilising the Barryroe oil and gas field off the south coast of Cork. It is understood that 365 million barrels of oil and gas are deposited there and deeper exploration could unearth much more. At a time the country is struggling...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31159/22]

Special Educational Needs School Places: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing this motion for debate. It is important at this time of the year. It is the same every year. Parents are worried and anxious, ready to tear out their hair because they cannot get a place for these children with special needs. It seems to be a continuation. Some schools have benefited but more have not. I could give examples of many worried parents...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is the smart answers that will finish the Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is not doing enough.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (14 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: 495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a scheme (details supplied) is still accepting applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29322/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: 841. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30764/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: 840. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the breakdown of the number of paper only passport applications which have gone past the estimated due date and number of paper only passport applications which are dispatched on or before the estimated due date in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30761/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1028. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an occupational therapist report is a requirement in order to qualify for a grant for a laptop at a secondary school for a student with dyslexia; if this varies by each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30386/22]