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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes. We have to be careful about the way we handle this.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Further and Higher Education (16 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of negotiations with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (details supplied); when an agreement can be expected on the co-funding of an urgently needed new vet school located in the mid-west at the University of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 227. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50324/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (16 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of negotiations with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform with regard to progressing a new veterinary school, located at UL, to service the needs of the mid-west, both urban and rural; if there will be an indication in the...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 (Bill 54 of 2023): Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I appreciate this opportunity. I am coming at this on behalf of people who, like me, are pro-life and have always been that way. We respect every decision that has been taken, although we do not have to agree with them. While we can respect and debate what is being proposed in this Bill, we do not have to agree with it. When people assemble, if they do so in a respectful way that is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what the holdup is on issuing a certificate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50227/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance to resolve a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50220/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50044/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 104. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance appeal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50124/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what his Department can do to remedy the situation for our young farmers who will be locked out of the acres scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50195/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50107/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 135. To ask the Minister for Health if support will be provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50037/23]

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: An outrage is being perpetrated on innocent people in hospitals, including children. That it has become a graveyard for children is not an exaggeration; it is a fact. All right-thinking people around the world want a ceasefire, safe corridors to be put in place and for the raining down of bombs to stop. One thing I always say about politics is that it is great we can all come into this...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: As he said, we are here, there and everywhere.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I want to thank the Electoral Commission for the great work it has been doing. It is a very difficult job trying to balance everything. For the future, I would encourage six-seater constituencies and not breaking county boundaries. That is obviously very important. The Minister of State appreciates that. It is not natural for people to break a county boundary. If there is any way that...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I know. I am not saying we should use that system. I am very glad the Ceann Comhairle mentioned that because electronic voting is not what I am talking about. I am talking about postal voting of some type. We should look at that. Regarding by-elections, it is very interesting. I am conscious of the time. We definitely have to look at by-elections. It is an old-fashioned system that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I know we are over time in the slot but in the interest of balance, we have to go to Dr. Griffin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: We will move to the next round of four-minute slots. I again ask everybody to keep an eye on the clock.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: We are going back to the first item on the agenda, which is to show two short video submissions from Mr. Brendan Clarke. Mr. Clarke was invited to appear before the committee but he sadly died before this was possible. On behalf of the committee members and the secretariat, I again extend our sincere condolences to his family and thank his family for allowing us to do this. Each one of us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: We should be able to hear the presentation. We will not continue with it. We will have it better set up for our next meeting where we will all have headphones or something. We will have to abandon it until the next day. Out of respect to the family, I want this to be done properly and we are not doing it justice. I thank all of our witnesses, including Dr. McHale, Dr. Griffin and Dr....