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Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2012)

Séamus Healy: What about a wealth tax?

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2012)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill. It is opportune that today marks the publication of the Mahon tribunal report because it impinges directly on the provisions and culture of the Bill. In 1997 the Mahon tribunal, originally the Flood tribunal, commenced its business of inquiring into the planning history of 726 acres of land in north...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2012)

Séamus Healy: I have four children as well.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (21 Mar 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 715: To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the recent threat of closure of St. Anthony's unit for the elderly, Clonmel, County Tipperary, he will confirm that the unit will remain open and fully operational for both residential and respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15777/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (13 Mar 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the loss of eight teaching posts, approximately one third of staff, at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary in view of the consequences for the education of pupils at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13881/12]

Written Answers — Schools Building Programme: Schools Building Programme (13 Mar 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he intends to make funding available for the construction of a Gaelscoil (details supplied) in view of the fact that this Gaelscoil has been waiting 18 years for a new school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14030/12]

School Staffing (8 Mar 2012)

Séamus Healy: Last Saturday, I learned from parents and teachers in Carrick-on-Suir that eight of the 25 teaching posts at the Presentation primary school there are being withdrawn by the Minister. The school received notification of this on 29 February last. The loss of this number of teaching posts is unacceptable. This, effectively, is an assault on students and teachers at the school and on the...

School Staffing (8 Mar 2012)

Séamus Healy: I had hoped the Minister would accept this was an extraordinary and exceptional situation because I had certainly not encountered a case involving the withdrawal of eight teachers, or one third of the teaching staff of a school. Moreover, I remind the Minister that last year this school lost three special needs assistants, SNAs, and will lose a further SNA this year. I ask him to consider...

Ceisteanna ó na Ceannairí (7 Mar 2012)

Séamus Healy: Freagair an cheist faoin ESM.

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (1 Mar 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the new maximum rent allowance limits have resulted in a reduction of rents across the country; if she considered alternative measures to achieve the same aim; if her attention has been drawn to the practice of landlords putting one rent on the form for the rent allowance and demanding another rent from the tenant; and if she will...

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (1 Mar 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take to tackle child poverty here in view of the fact that 19% of children are at risk of poverty, 9% live in consistent poverty and that 185,000 children live in households in which the family income is less than 60% of the national median income per adult; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8296/12]

County Enterprise Boards (29 Feb 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation in view of the fact that according to the Central Statistics Office, the Quarterly National Household Survey for Quarter 3 of 2011 shows that the total number employed in the economy declined by a further 20,500 in that period, his views that the outcomes of the QNHS on the total employed in the economy over the next year...

County Enterprise Boards (29 Feb 2012)

Séamus Healy: Is it not a fact that this Government is a jobs destruction Government and that the number employed in the economy since the Government came to office has decreased significantly? The CSO figures for 30 June show a decrease of 4,000 jobs. The CSO figures for 30 September show a reduction of 20,500 jobs. Surely that is the definitive judgment on the so-called jobs budget introduced last...

County Enterprise Boards (29 Feb 2012)

Séamus Healy: It is quite clear that up to 30 September last year there were 25,000 fewer jobs in the economy. They are black and white statistics from the CSO. It is an indictment of the Government. We all welcome any job announcements from any companies. Unfortunately, the record shows there has been an investment strike over the past few years by private funds. The ESRI is forecasting a reduction...

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Séamus Healy: And the Tánaiste, too.

Banks Recapitalisation (22 Feb 2012)

Séamus Healy: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the opinion given to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the scheduled payment of €3.1 billion to Anglo Irish Bank, now IBRC, on 31 March 2012 (details supplied) if he will immediately inform the Central Bank of Ireland, the Troika and the European Central Bank that the scheduled...

Banks Recapitalisation (22 Feb 2012)

Séamus Healy: The payment of this promissory note is a major millstone around the necks of the Irish people and a major contributor towards austerity, affecting everybody across the board but particularly low-income and middle-income families. Professor Brian Lucey told the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform last week: "[O]nce we start paying under the present schedule it will be...

Banks Recapitalisation (22 Feb 2012)

Séamus Healy: This is not a question of roaring, shouting or screaming. It is a practical and seriously difficult problem for the country, particularly for low and middle income families. Economic advisers have clearly said that if we continue to pay under this schedule, it will be impossible to renegotiate. I worry, too, about the reference to interest rates. As Deputy Doherty said, the economists...

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Report Stage (22 Feb 2012)

Séamus Healy: The entire rationale behind the use of agency workers has been to casualise employment, with such workers subject to various employment abuses. We have been slow enough in bringing the Bill forward and it comes on foot of an EU directive. Rather than being minimalist in its provisions, we have an opportunity to ensure agency workers will be treated properly and equally with the employees...

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Séamus Healy: On recent developments whereby NAMA has allegedly put thousands of jobs at risk, necessitating the direct involvement of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Taoiseach told me previously that legislation in this regard is promised for later in the year. In view of these developments, will he prioritise this legislation and introduce it this session?