Michael Healy-Rae
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Independent · Kerry · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 291 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 246 debate contributions
- 808 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Kerry 2024-11-29 to present
- party Independent 2024-11-29 to present
- office Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2025-01-29 to 2026-04-14
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2026-02-10 · to Education
554. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the application by a school (details supplied) to open a second special educational needs class for the 2026-2027 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9268/26]
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2026-02-10 · to Education
560. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth on behalf of a person (details supplied), when the parents notify process was changed or introduced; the measures that were taken to ensure that families of children with additional needs were fully aware of the requirement and its implications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9287/26]
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2026-02-10 · to Education
568. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the requirement for professional reports as part of the enrolment process for students seeking placement in special educational settings could be reinstated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9515/26]
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2026-02-10 · to Education
635. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an issue with school transport can be resolved for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10284/26]
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2026-02-10 · to Education
646. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a late application will be admitted to a special educational needs class for the 2026-2027 academic year (details supplied); if the child will be accommodated due to a long wait for an appointment to receive an educational psychologist report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10357/26]
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2026-02-10 · to Education
651. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which teachers are able to exercise the flexibility envisaged under the EU Work-Life Balance Directive; whether any consideration will be given to issuing guidance to schools to allow parental leave to be flexibly taken where agreed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10391/26]
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2026-02-10 · to Children
939. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a person (details supplied) could avail of the respite facility attached to the school they are attending despite living in a different county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9697/26]
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2026-02-10 · to Children
962. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for delay in processing payments for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10433/26]
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2026-02-10 · to Health
1174. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if free cancer screening procedures for women could include those aged 70 years or over (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10274/26]
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2026-02-05 · to Children
346. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 849 of 12 November 2025, if Tusla will arrange a meeting (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8919/26]
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2026-02-04 · to Public Expenditure
411. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if safety signage could be erected at the Staigue Ring Fort, Castlecove by the Office of Public Works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7680/26]
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2026-02-04 · to Children
930. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a fee increase will be permitted for a creche (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8519/26]
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2026-02-04 · to Health
985. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a long-Covid patient (details supplied) without health insurance who has been referred for a procedure that can only be done privately could have this procedure covered by the HSE or a hardship scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7538/26]
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2026-01-29 · to Transport
188. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if additional bus stops could be provided from Listowel to Lisselton and Lisselton to Ballybunion on the Bus Éireann 272 Tralee to Ballybunion bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7139/26]
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2026-01-29 · to Social
317. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it takes for his Department to notify Revenue of changes in people's circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7133/26]
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2026-01-28 · to Education
47. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an extension to a school (details supplied) will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6668/26]
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2026-01-28 · to Children
163. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is a scheme for grandparents who are minding their grandchildren due to lack of spaces in creches (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6673/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Transport
274. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if there is a clear plan to upgrade the Tralee-Mallow rail service in a manner that goes further than what was announced in the All-Ireland Strategic Rail Review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5419/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Transport
296. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a licence will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5589/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Transport
318. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a bus timetable could be erected at the bus stop in Dingle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5859/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Transport
320. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the CIÉ pension scheme proposals approved by a vote in August 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5928/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Education
481. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if surrogacy leave legislation applying fully to the education sector will be implemented at any point (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5650/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Social
689. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if patients travelling long distances for medical appointments without free travel passes could be given some form of travel allowances to cover the costs of regular journeys (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5635/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Justice
742. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish association applications for naturalisation that have received final decisions since the new guidelines issued in April 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5914/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Children
838. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a child (details supplied) with a complex disability could be moved from one children's disability network team in a region to another to better facilitate their caring needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5486/26]