Danny Healy Rae, TD spoke in Dáil Éireann recently regarding the lengthy driving test delays faced by young people in Kerry. “Many young people are waiting up to a year now and it is not acceptable,” said Deputy Healy Rae at a meeting attended by Brendan Walsh, Chief Operations Officer of the Road Safety Authority.…
Cataract waiting lists continue to grow as the Government is accused of turning a blind eye to people in need – so claims Deputy Michael Healy Rae based on information he received from a Dáil Éireann question he put to Minister for Health Steven Donnelly. “Despite the promise of more money and better policy making…
Deputy Michael Healy Rae TD has challenged the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe,TD to ‘do a lot better’ when it comes to dealing with drivers availing of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme who have been adversely affected by the hike in fuel prices. “Currently the scheme provides relief from VRT and VAT on…
Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has described the emergency accommodation situation in Kerry as being at breaking point. Teachta Daly said that Kerry County Council Homeless Services are totally overwhelmed and have now effectively run out of available homeless accommodation. “Every single council owned accommodation space is at capacity, and more and more…
Presentation Castleisland student, Emily Walsh writes here about her trip to the Oireachtas – an occasion she describes as ‘a phenomenal experience, a day that I will never forget.’ “On January last, I entered a competition to mark the anniversary of the centenary of the 1921-1922 Treaty. I chose to write about Austin Stack, my…
Sinn Féin TD for Kerry Pa Daly has called on government TDs Brendan Griffin and Norma Foley to set out how they will vote on tonight’s Sinn Féin motion in the Dáil on the scrapping of the proposed ban on the sale of turf. Speaking today, Teachta Daly said that the government’s plan to ban…
Presentation Castleisland Student, Emily Walsh has recently been announced the winner of an award of historical significance. Emily earned the award as she was deemed to have made the best use of the Oireachtas website to research the debates and individual members of the Anglo-Irish Treaty from 1921-1922. The competition was open to all secondary…
Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has called on the Minister for Health to take charge of the waiting list crisis and deliver measures to address the lack of capacity within our hospital system in Budget 2022. Pa Daly TD’s comments come with the party’s Private Member’s Bill being brought before Dáil Éireann this…
“The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the flaws in the health system – one of which is that it does not prioritise mental health services. Only six percent of the overall health budget is allocated to mental health which is unacceptable,” said Sinn Féin TD for Kerry Pa Daly. “Sinn Féin brought forward a motion earlier…
Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, criticised processing delays within the Department of Agriculture in Dáil Éireann last week, highlighting a range of issues affecting beef farmers, forestry and aquaculture in Kerry. Teachta Daly said that he has been continually hearing from constituents who are frustrated with the Department of Agriculture and the Marine…
