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European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (20 Jun 2012)

Séamus Healy: I record my opposition to the Bill which is part and parcel of a policy, at European and national level, under which ordinary people, known as the coping classes, are being made pay in a recession that they had no hand, act or part in causing. Effectively, the private debts of bankers and bondholders are being placed on the backs of ordinary people, while very wealthy individuals are paying...

Order of Business (19 Jun 2012)

Séamus Healy: The programme for Government promised to bring accountability and transparency to NAMA, which is effectively a secret organisation. The Taoiseach and the Tánaiste confirmed that legislation will be brought forward. Does the Taoiseach have any idea when that will happen? Have the heads of the Bill been agreed? What is the position in regard to the freedom of information Bill?

Order of Business (19 Jun 2012)

Séamus Healy: Will it include NAMA?

Carer's Allowance (12 Jun 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the position regarding the processing of carer's allowance applications particularly the delays in deciding on applications, now averaging over 32 weeks, and the rule whereby a new application must be made when a carer cannot continue and a new family member takes on the caring role; and if she will make a statement...

Carer's Allowance (12 Jun 2012)

Séamus Healy: The reason I raise this issue, and it is a concern for all Deputies, is the fact that there is an average waiting period of far longer than 28 weeks - it is probably 32 or 34 weeks - for decisions on carer's allowance. Increasingly, my office has found, and I am sure it is the case for other Deputies, that some people have passed away in the course of the application process. That is a very...

Carer's Allowance (12 Jun 2012)

Séamus Healy: Can the Minister provide a timescale as to when the backlog will be cleared? Is it a case of one, three or six months? Would it not be possible to prioritise some applications? I refer, for instance, to applications in which the person being cared for is terminally ill or is in receipt of palliative care. Could an exceptional process be put in place for such applications because they...

European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Jun 2012)

Séamus Healy: I am pleased to have an opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill which we have been informed is in the public interest. It is odd that Second Stage of such important legislation is being forced through the House by means of a guillotine. This reckless decision is unfair to Deputies and members of the public. If the Tánaiste and leader of the Labour Party, Deputy Eamon Gilmore,...

Private Members' Business. Building Control Regulations: Motion (6 Jun 2012)

Séamus Healy: On behalf of those who tabled the motion and those who support the motion, I welcome residents from Pyrite Action who are present in the Visitors Gallery. They are living with this nightmare daily and they are entitled to know that the Government will take remedial action in this area. Light touch regulation in the financial sector was a disaster while light touch regulation of employment...

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2012)

Séamus Healy: I wish to ask that same question. What is the Minister's position as regards the various authorities recommended for grouping in the report? I refer to Carlow-Kilkenny which has been ear-marked in that group. I ask if it is proposed to amalgamate Carlow and Kilkenny and if so, how far advanced are these proposals? Is it a fact that the Minister is protecting his own constituency, just as...

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2012)

Séamus Healy: It is the Minister's constituency and he must have a view on it.

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2012)

Séamus Healy: I am glad of the opportunity to speak on this Bill, but I object to the manner in which the Bill is being guillotined and to the manner in which it has been presented. I object in particular to the intention to introduce significant amendments on Committee Stage, thereby introducing an almost new Bill. I object that this is happening with a Bill dealing with important issues such as the...

Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (resumed) (23 May 2012)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the motion and thank Sinn Féin for tabling it and providing us with this opportunity to discuss it. I also compliment the relatives without whose determination and foresight the motion would not be on the clár. I support the motion 100%. We are speaking about the national monument at Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street which is of major significant historic importance. The idea of...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (22 May 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the high levels of unemployment in south Tipperary, the number of visits to County Tipperary facilitated by the Industrial Development Agency, other agencies and his Department in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25204/12]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 May 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 522: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will commission an independent review of the direct provision system for asylum seekers to include the appropriateness of the system, the associated health costs, the implications of de-skilling persons over a prolonged period, the human rights perspective, the mental health perspective, the social cohesion perspective, the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 May 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 635: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a person (details supplied) who has been attending St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, for the past six years in view of the fact that this person has been told that they cannot be treated at St Vincent's in the future in view of the fact that they are outside the catchment area [25205/12]

Private Members' Business. Regulation of Debt Management Advisors Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2012)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the Bill and also the indication from the Government that it will take into consideration the items raised in it when amending the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill currently before the Oireachtas. That is a welcome development. The debt management industry has flourished in the years since the recession took hold. However, it is completely unregulated. Because it...

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (16 May 2012)

Séamus Healy: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this legislation and I welcome it. Small and medium businesses have long been a vital and important part of the Irish economy. Many of these are family businesses which have been handed down over the years. Most, if not all, are local businesses that employ local people and buy in local services. In recent years, small businesses have been...

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (10 May 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will agree to meet the shortfall of funds needed to provide a sports hall for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary in view of the fact that considerable funds have been raised locally by parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23457/12]

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (10 May 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a sports hall for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23459/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (10 May 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite the application for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23463/12]