Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae
By Gordon Deegan
The plant-hire and civil engineering company owned by outspoken independent Kerry TD and farmer, Danny Healy-Rae, enjoyed
post-tax profits of €444,714 in 2019.
New figures lodged by Healy-Rae Plant Hire Ltd. with the Companies Office show that the company enjoyed a bumper 2019, as the firm recorded average weekly profits of €8,552.
The post-tax profits of €444,714 are a marginal increase on the post-tax profits of €444,227 in 2018 and follow post-tax profits of €239,060 in 2017.
Covid-19 impact on Danny Healy-Rae business
Regarding the impact of Covid-19 on the company’s business in 2020, a note attached to the accounts states that “the company experienced a decrease in activities in the first half of 2020 due to the restrictions imposed by the government”.
Michael and Danny Healy-Rae are not your average politicians. They aren’t even an average pair of brothers from rural Ireland. They may present themselves as the average man on the street of Kilgarvan but they know the reality is they are far from average. There is no doubt they work hard on behalf of their constituents and their far from average share of the vote in Co Kerry is a testament to the efforts they put in for their voters.