Kerry CC support permit system which allows rural people drink and drive

UnknownSpecies

I can't believe this. I didn't think that this country could become any more backward. People need to stop voting for these idiots.

Kerry County Councillors have backed a motion calling for a permit system to be introduced which would allow rural people drink in moderation and drive.
The motion from Councillor Danny Healy-Rae was passed this afternoon five votes to three with the remainder of the 27 councillors either absent from the vote or abstaining.
The four councillors who voted for the motion along with Cllr Healy-Rae are Michael Cahill, Johnny Healy-Rae, Bobby O’Connell and Michael O’Shea.
Cllr Healy-Rae is calling on the Minister for Justice to bring in legislation which would allow Gardai issue permits to people living in isolated rural areas.
These permits would allow people drive home from their nearest pub after having two or three drinks on little used roads, according to the councillor.
They would also have to drive at very low speeds.
Cllr Healy-Rae who is a publican says the permits could be issued at the discretion of local Gardai.

http://www.radiokerry.ie/news/kerry-county-councillor-support-permit-system-which-would-allow-rural-people-drink-in-moderation-and-drive/

Bad Santa

OP, could you not wait until April 1st like everyone else.

EDIT: Good Christ.

UnknownSpecies

Bad Santa wrote: »

OP, could you not wait until April 1st like everyone else.

EDIT: Good Christ.

I thought it was a big joke too, apparently it's not....

C.K Dexter Haven

A mis guided publicity stunt to garner votes at next election. He'll probably win too, which is even scarier.

trad

Who is going to feed the gondola's?

Healy-Rae at it's best

unkymo

My county letting me down again....

Roger_007

I think it's a great idea. What about a dispensation for Kerry people to exceed speed limits and not pay car tax. Didn't they already have public meetings about not paying property tax or septic tank charge. They might as well go the whole hog and declare independence.

Fox_In_Socks

I want a special permit for me doing bank jobs. As long as it's under 10 million.

And assault and battery. As long as I cause no long term effects.

super_furry

Eight of their 27 councillors bothered their arse to vote. The people of Kerry should be hounding those who didn't vote right now.

Pumpkinseeds

As soon as I saw the thread title I got the whiff of Healy-Rae off it. What is their definition of 'drinking in moderation' I wonder?

AnonoBoy

Y'know those special permits that allows me to consumer cocaine and get points taken off my driving licence if I'm rich and/or live in a wealthy suburb of Dublin and/or have parents who have influence and/or are a prominent musician/presenter/sports personality.

Will this permit system work like that one?

jimmy180sx

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

As soon as I saw the thread title I got the whiff of Healy-Rae off it. What is their definition of 'drinking in moderation' I wonder?

About 6 pints

abbeyrock

You have to laugh, those guys are comical

Kerrydude1981

Pure coincidence on this matter that the Healy Rae's own a pub

This is pure madness.

Sarn

I just heard this on the radio. A total and utter disgrace that this is even being contemplated.

I don't like getting stuck at traffic lights, it slows my journey time down, can I get a permit to drive through reds?

Fox_In_Socks

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Y'know those special permits that allows me to consumer cocaine and get points taken off my driving licence if you're rich and/or live in a wealthy suburb of Dublin and/or have parents who have influence and/or are a prominent musician/presenter/sports personality.

Will this permit system work like that one?

You leave ______________ out of this! They were very honest in their heart to heart with Barry Egan in the Sunday Independent's LIFE section, and I will not have them or their families have that/those incidents brought up again.

Unbelievable stuff altogether :mad: Complete insult to the families of pedestrians that have been killed or maimed on the roads over the years due to drink-drivers.
I hate if people would assume that this is the mindset of people living in rural areas. Being from a rural area myself im totally against drink driving. Its a selfish and mindless act.

If these moron politicians are so concerned that people live too far away from the pub maybe they could try push for improved transport in rural areas instead of this truly barbaric appalling proposal. Its high time some of the electorate cop themselves on and stop voting in these absolute imbeciles. To say this man is being voted into the national parliament based on campaigning for the likes of this is truly sickening :mad:

/rant

BASHIR

Healy-Rae ya lunatic how do you keep coming up with this ingenious ideas. You truly are an inspiration to young aspiring politicians.

I think he should be taoiseach too.*

Edited to add extra sarcasm

Ted_YNWA

Roger_007 wrote: »

I think it's a great idea. What about a dispensation for Kerry people to exceed speed limits and not pay car tax. Didn't they already have public meetings about not paying property tax or septic tank charge. They might as well go the whole hog and declare independence.

Sure aren't they called the Kingdom already

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Pure coincidence on this matter that the Healy Rae's own a pub

This is pure madness.

that was the first thing i thought of when heard this story on the radio earlier

Zer0

This is such a stupid publicity stunt. If these are put in place then it's fair game for them to be abused.. After a certain hour at night, most roads are empty so one could argue that such and such a road is "little used" what does two or three drinks mean? two or three pints or three shots, or three double whiskeys? wtf man, seriously uncool. Anyone that gets behind the wheel of a car under any type of substance rather it be drugs or drink is an idiot. Every time I use the road, I'd like to think I could put some trust and faith into other road users to be of sound mind as my life is in their hands and vice versa, this is just so backward.. It's 2013 not 1976

This is no doubt stupid and selfish as the man himself is a publican so I'm sure it'd be used to nothing more than his own advantage and some of his cronies.. jesus..

krudler

Could this island get any more ridiculous?

Janedoe10

Healy Rae's pub obviously suffering cause they can't drink and drive . Feck sake lads lets bring in a law to save us . How many drove home from the their 750 invited guests at their wedding recently after a few scoops . ? An absolute joke .
If u get hit or injured because a guy or lady has the free pass to drink what happens then . Does that **** Kenny have any balls to get his house in order they may be independants but Christ they were elected and this could be a precident . Laughing stock we are well done Healy Rae . Ye have collectively caused this to be the most depressing day in 2013 .

suicide_circus

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

. What is their definition of 'drinking in moderation' I wonder?

few naggins, be grand

liam7831

I suppose if you don't like it then well don't come don't to kerry

Bad Santa

Wonder if there are any other laws they would like relaxed for them. I hear it's quite hard to get a bite to ate after a fade of drink, so maybe allow the raiding of local refrigerators of hang and tomatoes. Also notoriously difficult to pick up a member of the opposite sex in bog areas and sure five minutes of incest wouldn't harm a flea. Three schlaps should be the allowable limit on the sexual harassment of lounge boys and girls also, sure it's traditional.

Fox_In_Socks

krudler wrote: »

Could this island get any more ridiculous?

Not quite Father Ted...but still

http://bolsterweb.com/images/irish_ted.jpg

biko

Publican Politician Healy-Rae is just looking after his pub his constituency.

Ted_YNWA

Bad Santa wrote: »

Wonder if there are any other laws they would like relaxed for them. I hear it's quite hard to get a bite to ate after a fade of drink, so maybe allow the raiding of local refrigerators of hang and tomatoes. Also notoriously difficult to pick up a member of the opposite sex in bog areas and sure five minutes of incest wouldn't harm a flea. Three schlaps should be the allowable limit on the sexual harassment of lounge boys and girls also, sure it's traditional.

and are we allowed to borrow a car should we need to drink n drive

suicide_circus

http://irishelectionliterature.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/jhr97a.jpg?w=400&h=692

Pherekydes

A Healy-Rae. What a surprise.

Kerrydude1981

So in the land called Healy Rae does this mean the designated driver can now have a few pints as well,will he/she get them for free been the designated driver?

Sofiztikated

Whats worse is the fúcking morons that abstained from voting. How about a bit of balls and compunction to either say "Yes I agree" or "No, Healy-Rae is a fúcking moron of the highest order, this is stupid"

I wonder is he actually serious, or is this just a bit of, "Jaysus, lads, it's quiet about, what can we do for the laugh?"

Knasher

suicide_circus wrote: »

few naggins, be grand

Sound advice from suicide circus.

BASHIR

Came up with the idea in the pub too I'd bet.

Czarcasm

I read the thread title thinking "I bet as usual the actual story in the OP is nothing like the misleading thread title", and yet, well, it just happens to be one of those rare occasions where the thread title is entirely accurate!

Anyway, it's only a proposal, the healy-rae gumball gallery know full well it'll never be passed, but hopefully this will be the one stupid proposal too far that'll have the Kerry electorate tell the healy-raes to fùck right off at the next general election.

landsleaving

BASHIR wrote: »

Came up with the idea in the pub too I'd bet.

Nah, in the car on the way home.

sfwcork

liam7831 wrote: »

I suppose if you don't like it then well don't come don't to kerry

Must have your own language there too!

JustinDee

Who is worse? The self-serving local politician with brass neck or the idiotic buttnugget who votes for him?
Ridiculous and he should be castigated for heading such a measure that flies in the face of decency and dances on the grave of every family of every victim of drunk-driving.

False Prophet

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

So in the land called Healy Rae does this mean the designated driver can now have a few pints as well,will he/she get them for free been the designated driver?

The rural areas he is talking about there would be no such thing as a designated driver(for the elderly folk)

UnknownSpecies

False Prophet wrote: »

The rural areas he is talking about there would be no such thing as a designated driver(for the elderly folk)

Still doesn't even come close to justifying a proposal like this being backed.

efb

Never been to Kerry- seems I made the right choice.

False Prophet

JustinDee wrote: »

Who is worse? The self-serving local politician with brass neck or the idiotic buttnugget who votes for him?
Ridiculous and he should be castigated for heading such a measure that flies in the face of decency and dances on the grave of every family of every victim of drunk-driving.

He gets voted for a reason, he takes care of the people who vote for him.(not saying i agree with his policies but coming from a rural area in another county i can see why he gets votes)

c_man

krudler wrote: »

Could this island get any more ridiculous?

It's early in the year yet

SafeSurfer

An excellent, rational idea. My proposal for allowing tractor drivers to drink and drive should also be considered.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=78767894

michael999999

I think the council need to recount the votes, we all remember what happened the last time michael healy rae was involved in a vote!

Oh and your a f****ng disgrace to the county!

Sofiztikated

False Prophet wrote: »

The rural areas he is talking about there would be no such thing as a designated driver(for the elderly folk)

And what would be wrong with Healy-Rae providing a taxi for them? I know other country pubs that drop people home of their own dime.

Or is that too 21st century for him?

UnknownSpecies

Sofiztikated wrote: »

And what would be wrong with Healy-Rae providing a taxi for them? I know other country pubs that drop people home of their own dime.

Or is that too 21st century for him?

Exactly, they'd rather put people's lives at risk than lose a profit. There's a pub down my way where the owner drops people home at closing in a 7 seater car. That's how to tackle the issue, not some moronic self-serving motion that will put people at risk.

Fromthetrees

I think you should be allowed drink drive but only on scooters, it'd be a sort of Darwin natural selection thing.

If you want to drink and drive go right ahead but only if you put yourself at risk and not others.

Seeing fatty daddy Healy-Raes comb over flapping all around the place as he wobbles up a country lane on a moped at 7 m/ph would make for a quality late night tv3 show. Bring it on I say.

Mr Simpson

Its just that Healy-Rae fvcker acting the bollocks again. Kerry CC supporting it is madness, backwards fvckers

False Prophet

Sofiztikated wrote: »

And what would be wrong with Healy-Rae providing a taxi for them? I know other country pubs that drop people home of their own dime.

Or is that too 21st century for him?

Local pubs are closing down, publicans cant afford to drive people home. If you are running a bar on your own how do you bring say bring 6 people home at closing time?
My local pub normally makes a loss mon to thur as it is. You cant expect a publican to drive people to and fro home after pub closes(costs etc)

Sofiztikated

False Prophet wrote: »

Local pubs are closing down, publicans cant afford to drive people home. If you are running a bar on your own how do you bring say bring 6 people home at closing time?
My local pub normally makes a loss mon to thur as it is. You cant expect a publican to drive people to and fro home after pub closes(costs etc)

I know of at least 2 bars doing this. If they want people to come to the pub, they need to innovate.

Or organise something with a local taxi driver.