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

Michael Healy-Rae: ...they have looked at pornography and so on. You cannot have abuse or pornography of children unless there are victims. To this day, I worry whether we as politicians, who enforce the law of the land, and those involved in different State agencies are doing enough to try to protect vulnerable people, whether it is those caught up with alcohol or drug abuse, or children. We hear of...

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

Michael Healy-Rae: ...-centred and comprehensive care from the beginning to the end of life, often co-ordinating care between many agencies involved in the treatment of complex chronic illnesses. General practice in Ireland, providing professional, quality care at the heart of the local community, is the cornerstone of the Irish health service, with general practitioners being the first port of call for...

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...there are people on the other side of the Chamber who shout about housing an awful lot as well but, if you look at what they do at home in their own constituencies, you will see they continuously object to people zoning land to build houses on and to actual planning applications. An awful lot of these TDs and county councillors are from Sinn Féin but it is not an exclusive Sinn...

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

Michael Healy-Rae: ...it needs to, very strongly. When I was doing clinics at one time I would meet people who would talk about forestry being an option. To be honest, nobody is talking about forestry now. When land comes up for sale now, there are restrictions with regard to the amount of peat that must be on it and all of that. There are many hurdles in our way now. It is impossible to plant. It is not...

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

Michael Healy-Rae: ...noted: "Speed and urgency is of the essence – to realise the value of the trees, restore trust and confidence and to reduce the risks associated with large numbers of dead and dying trees in the landscape." Almost four months later, we still waiting for implementation of the plan. This is not a rapid response. I noticed earlier when the officials were giving their answers, the...

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

Michael Healy-Rae: ...made 3,000 or 2,800 - and 5,000 by one TD - objections to housing in their own constituencies. They are serial objectors, and at the same time, they are saying we have a housing crisis. Many people in Ireland do not realise that. They do not realise we have serial objectors who use their positions as TDs and Senators to continuously object to housing. That is one of the mysteries of...

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

Michael Healy-Rae: ...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 constant topic of debate in every...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...organised a meeting. The subject was the nature restoration law that the European Commission has published and proposed. This EU nature restoration law proposes to restore at least 20% of the EU land and sea areas by 2030. This will obviously be detrimental to our farmers. Irish farmers are looking for a guarantee that this will not be imposed on them. Much play has been made by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...but throughout the country, will need until 1 November. A bit of fine weather is coming but the type of ground we are representing needs to dry out. The extension is fine for people with good land but those on marginal ground need more time. I respectfully ask the Minister for that. I thank him for what he has done, but I ask him to do more. My questions for the Minister of State...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Sep 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 776 and 778 of 20 September 2023, to detail, in tabular form, the number of farmers or landowners who are not members of BISS and do not claim BISS or BPS, but are recognised as carrying out a farming activity by other sections of his Department; the associated area of land that is now...

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: While the Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023 may appear on the surface to be another routine technical Bill, it harbours a disconcerting truth regarding Ireland's energy security, one that should keep us awake at night. This Bill sets in motion the transfer of all responsibilities related to the national gas infrastructure from Ervia, the current overseeing entity, to a newly formed publicly owned...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...he was questioned about the RZLT, the Taoiseach put on the record of the Dáil that common sense will obviously have to apply, if primary legislation is needed to make adjustments that agricultural land that is actively being farmed cannot be taxed. All the committee members have much more experience than me. They know the Taoiseach cannot come to the Dáil and say something on...

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is inherently wrong to rewet land that people suffered for and worked hard to dry in the first place. People are saying it is inevitable and it has to be done. It does not have to be done. There is enough sequestering of carbon emissions by other land holdings like our forestry and hedgerows. We are doing more than our part. The version of the EU nature restoration law approved by the...

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...under the direction of the Green Party has sold its soul. I have said it here over and over again and I mean it. I do not get satisfaction from saying this. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have lost rural Ireland and the Green Party never had rural Ireland. These are the facts. This will be shown next year when there will be local elections. The Government will see the tsunami of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (27 Jun 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 147. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has plans for Fort Shannon to develop these lands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30737/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (1 Jun 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest update regarding farmers being exempt from the residential zoned land tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26770/23]

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...meeting was held. It was held because of the proposed cessation of the national arterial drainage programme, the programme that engages the OPW to maintain waterways and sluice gates and prevent land from flooding. If we do what we want to do with the River Cashen, thousands of acres of fertile and useful farmland would become flooded. There is also the matter of 650 houses that would...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...’ money, such as the Sustainable Water network, SWAN, which is made up of 25 environmentalist groups, such as An Taisce, Bat Conservation Ireland and others, want this programme discontinued and the lands rewetted, leaving homes and farms in danger. That is not scaremongering; it is a fact. That is what these groups want, such as in the Cashen river. Last week, an important...

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 May 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...outlined by Deputy Mattie McGrath. He led a number of us to a certain shop not too far from here. It was disgraceful to see vegetables being given away, when our own horticultural people in Ireland at the time were being crucified by the prices they were being paid so that these headline stores could just boast that if people came to their shops, they would be given vegetables for...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...Ireland, TII, is interfering, meddling and sticking its nose into our business when young people want to apply for planning permission. Farmers are experiencing this because of where their lands are located. An example of this is on the side of the Ring of Kerry road. The only entrance these people can have is onto the Ring of Kerry road or maybe a road off that. That young boy or girl...