• Independent TD for Kerry
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Michael Healy-Rae speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Hospital Waiting Lists, Carer's Allowance Applications, Health Services, Disability Allowance Applications

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (17 Jul 2025)

“334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether applications to transfer initial teaching licences from overseas to the Teaching Council can be accepted (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40468/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Applications (17 Jul 2025)

“The Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) was established in 2018, under the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001 as amended, to deal with appeals against decisions of this Department in relation to forestry licences. At present, the majority of licences appealed are set aside and remitted to the Department. Appeals can be made on any number of grounds and have become more complex since the foundation...”

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (17 Jul 2025)

“The Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector is intended to assist in the development of the Irish horticulture sector, including beekeeping, by grant aiding capital investments in specialised plant and equipment. Scheme applicants have until the 31st of October 2025 to complete their projects and submit their completed claims for payment. The table...”

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• Has spoken in 55 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 592 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 4 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 115 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Michael Healy-Rae speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1156 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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