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Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I was actually so anxious yesterday about this section we are heading into now that I was inclined to leapfrog because I wanted to come to it. It all comes back to what people are going to see from the outside looking in at what exactly is trying to be achieved in this section. It could be private individuals, whether they want to build a house for themselves in an urban or, more...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: With regard to the bus service, I recently had the opportunity to visit the offices of the rural link bus. It is 100% correct that connectivity or having the bus service makes a difference to people's lives. It is absolutely brilliant. Any investment like that is, of course, extremely welcome. However, to clarify, the point I was making was about the Minister, who, in his infinite wisdom,...

Local Authority Housing Maintenance and Repair: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy O'Donoghue for sharing his time and Sinn Féin for bringing the motion before the Dáil. I would like to deal with some quick practicalities. I thank the housing staff, clerk of works and people I deal with on a daily basis in our local authority, Kerry County Council, who are engaged in spending the money they get from central government to do the works that are...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: Last night I was not convinced by the Minister's argument and I am still not convinced today, and I am sorry to say that. The Bill contains a number of provisions that will affect highly effective charity fundraising for deserving causes around Ireland, via radio bingo games on local radio. These games, which raise significant and much needed funds for charities, involve the distribution of...

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...and some people have good luck and good fortune and more people do not. Unfortunately, the people who found themselves in these institutions were very important human beings but were subjected to degrading practices. They were degraded and upset. They were treated as if they were not human beings. I acknowledge this Government and other Governments for trying to put right a wrong that...

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: It has been an horrendous time since the end of September up until last week, where cattle were housed and the tillage men were completely delayed and held up. I am certainly not coming into this House to attack the Minister, but there is one thing I would reinforce and ask him to do. We want to work with him. We should all be trying our best for the farmers of Ireland. I have one genuine...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...very much and I wish him every good luck in his role. I thank firstly all of the medical personnel who help people who go through their journey of cancer. I pay a particular word of thanks to the people who work in Kerry on Daffodil Day and to all of the volunteers who voluntarily raise funds. I thank the people involved in the Kerry-Cork link cancer bus which carries people who are...

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I, too, pay my sincere sympathies to Deputy Michael Collins, his brother, Councillor Danny Collins, and to the mum, Kay Lynch, of the late Michael John Lynch, who would be a nephew of our colleague in the Rural Independent Group, Michael Collins. We are sorry for his sad passing. To his friends, his family and his neighbours in the Durrus area in Cork, I send my heartfelt sympathies. I...

Paediatric Orthopaedic and Urology Services: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...waiting in February 2017. The situation is dire and calls for immediate attention. I welcome the people who were outside the gates of Dáil Éireann earlier this evening, and I thank Deputy Cullinane for his work in organising all of that. I welcome the people who are in the Public Gallery. Unfortunately, the crisis in our healthcare system represents a litany of broken...

Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I warmly welcome Ambassador Larysa Gerasko. I thank her very much for the great work she has been doing tirelessly on behalf of Ukrainian people and for highlighting what is going on at all times and in every forum. She and the people with her have worked diligently in very difficult circumstances. They are looking every day at people who have seen their lives torn apart, their families...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: The matter I will raise is a matter of great concern to the Taoiseach, his Minister for Health and all his Government. Currently, St. John of God in Kerry supports adults and children with intellectual disabilities. The breakdown in Kerry is as follows: 230 adults with intellectual disabilities attend residential and day care services throughout County Kerry. They attend 16 day services...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I wish Michelle O'Neill, the First Minister, the deputy First Minister and all the other politicians well. With the devolved government returning to Parliament Buildings at Stormont, Members of the Legislative Assembly are now tasked with addressing a backlog of public sector challenges. This comes after a period since February 2022 when the Northern Ireland Civil Service had to shoulder...

Reform of the Television Licence Fee Model: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: The first thing that jumps out of this motion is the suggestion that the licence payer should stop paying and we should invest Exchequer funding in a platform-neutral media fund. Money does not grow on trees and, at the end of the day, it is all taxpayers’ money, so what Sinn Féin is doing is asking the people to stop paying and then the Exchequer will pay. The Exchequer has no...

Gaza and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: Today is incredibly important for the Government in the context of finally taking a stand and taking action against the horrific genocide occurring in Palestine. As I said during the debate last night, the Irish people have marched on this week after week, including more than 100,000 people in Dublin the week before last, which made it one of the largest demonstrations in many years. To be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crisis in Ireland's Inshore Fishing Industry: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Chairman. I know he is under pressure so I will try to be brief and to the point. I thank the witnesses for being here this evening because it is very important and very timely. Over the past number of years, I have been putting down parliamentary questions and raising issues on the plight of inshore fishing families. The one thing that never ceases to amaze me, as explained...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Section 481 Film Tax Credit: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: Due to ethics and the general tone of this discussion I feel that I should declare that in the past I have benefitted from tax reliefs for having been the writer of books. It is right for me to put that on record when I am discussing these type of issues. On the film industry in Kerry, I have worked very closely with numerous groups. Due to our beautiful location and the fact that Kerry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Threat of Bark Beetles to Plantations: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...at a budgetary meeting next door. I warmly welcome the deputation. I congratulate Mr. Gorman who is the 17th president of the association and wish him every good luck and success. I look forward to working with him in the best way possible - in a proactive and solid way - during his term. I thank him for being here. It is very timely. The whole issue with what is happening is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Threat of Bark Beetles to Plantations: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome the officials from the Department. There is nothing like straight talk. Coming here today, they are on the back foot. I will explain what I mean by that. If we take, for instance, the way the Department dealt with ash dieback, when the independent review report was published in September 2023 it stated that ash dieback should be treated like a national emergency. It noted:...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Residential Premises Rental Income Relief and Mortgage Interest Relief in Budget 2024: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I must apologise because I am splitting time between here and another committee, which is ongoing right now. At the very beginning, I have an obligation to declare, before I ask any questions, that I have been involved in the rental market since I was 19. I provide accommodation to students, workers, families on HAP and RAS, local authority applicants for housing, doctors, nurses,...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Before I say anything in this debate, I want to declare that, for many decades, I have been providing housing to Irish people, including students, workers and young families, and recently to some Ukrainian families who have come to Ireland under the emergency rules. We are delighted to present this motion to the Dáil, recognising the vital importance of discussing a matter that is a...