Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government
Dail Éireann — 2024-04-09
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Danny Healy-Rae (IND), Kerry

That is what is left to me. I, too, wish the Taoiseach well in his role for the sake of the people of the country. I wish him well for that, but I cannot forget the nasty answer he gave me a few months ago when I asked a question on behalf of the people of Killarney. They will not forget it either. I hope the Taoiseach will take a different line when he answers questions in future.
I have very little time. I ask the Taoiseach and the Government to do more for farmers. This supposed help to transport bales from more than 75 km away is of no use. I ask the Government to give farmers vouchers. Let us be real about it; no farmer is travelling more than 75 km. The Government needs to do something constructive to help them. Farmers need to get vouchers. I ask the Government to please ease off on them and, instead, help them to continue to produce food. The Government should not annihilate them, as it has already done to the fishing industry. We need food. We will always need food.
I have one special request. I ask the Government to please restore funding for mastectomy bras for those women who lost their breasts. The Government is squandering money left, right and centre. Some €2.5 billion has already been spent on migrants and asylum seekers, and billions have been spent in the name of climate action. There is €600 million in funding for a road in the Six Counties and no funding for the road from Blackwater to Sneem. The Government should be real about it. It should see after our own people.

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Sitting date: 2024-04-09