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- Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)
Brendan Howlin: As I said, this is a hotchpotch of a Bill because it deals with everything from broadcasting, to the Department of public expenditure with regard to pensions, to revocation of citizenship under the 1956 Act. Some things are proper to an end-of-term miscellaneous provisions discussion, things that we all agree should be done, and there will not be any suitable vehicle coming through. ...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: I will be very brief. I have heard the talk all evening about water quality and nitrates. The nitrates mean farmers in trouble. I have been in here before talking about this subject. The nitrates derogation is impacting farmers who cannot meet the limit. A fellow with 58 cows who has sold ten cows is down to 48 cows. What focus is on local authorities where we do not have treatment...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: Why is it that it is only the farmer being targeted? Why is nothing being done at all about treatment plants and local authorities? I am not really blaming the local authorities because it is the Government at the end of the day that should provide the funding to them to rectify and remedy these plants that are not up to scratch and increase the capacity. Why are farmers having to suffer...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: It feels like there is more focus on getting rid of the poor cows and a belief that will sort out the problem of deterioration in our water quality. I do not see the same focus by the Minster for the environment and the Minister for housing to rectify the situation. It is not possible to get permission for one more house in Moyvane village, which is a lovely satellite village about ten...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: Yes, I had better go. Good luck to the witnesses. I thank them very much.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: I am thankful to have the opportunity. I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Chambers, on his new appointment and wish him well. It is a big task. I wish him well with the Ministry and, indeed, continued success to the Minister, Deputy Donohoe. They are the two Ministers charged with the finances of our country, how our taxes are spent and how our social welfare benefits are paid out. To...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: The Minister is saying the Government has done so much, but clearly it is not working.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: I will make another point about this. This is working as far as the Ukrainians are concerned because people like the idea that they do not have to pay any more tax. These people are in the 52% bracket and they do not think it is worthwhile to do up the house, spend money or go to the trouble. The problem they have is that they cannot get people out. It is weighed totally against the...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: Can I just very briefly-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: The Minister may want to banish me over one three-letter word I used. When I said "our" people that included the man who was asked for €2,000 from a landlord. The man I am speaking about is a Bangladeshi who has been here for many years. I count him as one of our people. He has been here-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: We need to know what I am talking about. I am talking about the people who are homeless.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: We are.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)
Frank Feighan: The Minister of State and her officials are very welcome. I am delighted to see her. I will raise a few matters. The Government announced funding to accelerate the assessment of need waiting lists. This sounds like a very good idea. I am perplexed as to why it is taking so long because there is a waiting list. I understand it takes time, but the National Treatment Purchase Fund has been...
- Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: I did not intend to speak on this amendment but I will do so because a very interesting debate has commenced since I came into the Chamber. I came in here intending to speak on amendments Nos. 7 to 12, inclusive, which seek to give effect to another High Court decision - in the case of A & B v. the International Protection Office and the Minister - which was delivered in March of...
- Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)
Brendan Howlin: It was October 2022.
- Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: We are three years on from the Damache case, in which the Supreme Court declared sections 19(2) and 19(3) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 to be unconstitutional. We sat on it for quite some time. The Supreme Court provided some form of instruction to this House in terms of what to do. The Supreme Court decision said and recognised that the decision as to whether...
- Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)
Brendan Howlin: Not by the Oireachtas.
- Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: It is ultimately a matter for the Oireachtas to determine-----
- Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)
Brendan Howlin: We can only deal with-----