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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the findings of research on fuel poverty and older people by the Dublin Institute of Technology and the Institute of Public Health, if she will accede to the petition sponsored by an organisation (details supplied) which states that hundreds of older people die each winter in Ireland because they cannot afford to keep...

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: The bankers.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: Such as by the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: Last year, Deputy Joan Burton was rightly indignant in her response to the budget. She said: I dare say the Minister must be aware that people with children took the biggest cuts this year and last year. Let us remember, child benefit is paid almost universally to women. I suppose that is a comment on how few women are Members of this House and what little political power women exercise...

European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: I support the motion in the name of the Technical Group and the amendment in the name of United Left Alliance Deputies. In the meetings over the coming days, Ireland's interests must come first and we must resist all attempts to force us into a fiscal union. I make no apologies to Deputy White or any other member of the Labour Party for making that comment. We cannot be dictated to anymore...

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: During the course of the general election we were told time and again, particularly by the Labour Party but also by Fine Gael, that the vulnerable would be protected by the Government. However, this budget gives the lie to this. It is a vicious assault on the elderly, the sick, the disabled and middle and low income families. It is a massive reneging on promises made during the general...

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: What about the €4.4 million?

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: The implementation of this carbon tax on home heating oils from May 2012 is obscene because it is an attack on the elderly. Yesterday, we saw a 20% reduction in the fuel allowance, and in addition gas and electricity allowances were cut from 1 September this year. Independent professional research has shown that the lack of heat in wintertime leads to the deaths of elderly people from...

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: The Government, in particular the Labour Party, was elected on a promise that it would tackle unemployment. Instead, unemployment has increased. This is another job destruction measure. For 44 months in a row retail business has declined. This measure will depress it further, close many small businesses which are hanging on by their fingertips and cause additional job losses in the retail...

Financial Resolution No. 7: Stamp Duties (6 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: The question of NAMA has been raised and I wish to address it briefly. The programme for Government promised that the secret society which was NAMA would be made transparent and that freedom of information legislation would be extended to ensure we would be able to obtain details on the transactions and operations of NAMA. We were promised this on numerous occasions in the Chamber....

Financial Resolution No. 7: Stamp Duties (6 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: I was not speaking about stamp duty. I was asking what would be done for those in mortgage distress.

Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: By taxing the billionaires, the Government will have plenty choices.

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: This debate is about private insurance and competition within that market. Competition is really about maximising profits, which is what is happening. In the past few days huge increases have been proposed in the cost of health insurance. Quinn Healthcare has proposed an increase of 12% and one can take it that the other companies will shortly follow suit. If the Government raises the...

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: I join the Ceann Comhairle in welcoming them.

Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: I support the motion. I thank the Society of St. Vincent de Paul which does tremendous work to support families and children, in particular. Its pre-budget submission shows that in 2010 there was a 36% increase in its workload in Dublin, 23% in the mid-west, 36% in Galway and 45% in Cork. It said items like food, fuel, education and housing costs were the main requests. Those most in need...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: I am grateful for the opportunity to offer a few words on the Water Services (Amendment) Bill. I agree with the previous speakers who have opposed the Bill. The Bill represents another stealth tax on top of the refuse charges and the proposed water charge and house tax. It is a method of fleecing the ordinary man and woman in the street. In this case ordinary rural dwellers will be...

Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: Question 43: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the average rental revenue received by local authorities per council house and the amount that would be received by local authorities if all those currently in receipt of rent allowance, or in the rental accommodation scheme or long term leasing arrangements with private landlords were in council houses;...

Water Services (30 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: Question 5: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide funds to local authorities to update water infrastructure to deal with persistent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37694/11]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: It has been stated already but it is worth repeating that the manner in which this Bill is being brought through the House is reminiscent of the previous Government. We were told by those in the current Government that this was to change, that they would do things differently and that there would be no guillotines. However, the guillotine will apply to this Bill as it will to other Bills...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the findings of research on fuel poverty and older people by the Dublin Institute of Technology and the Institute of Public Health funded by Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland and due to be published in the coming weeks, showing that during the winter of 2006/7 there were 1,281 excess winter deaths and...