Results 21-40 of 2,967 for speaker:Séamus Healy

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: 666. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year costs to recruit two additional WTE clinical specialist podiatrists and two additional WTE senior podiatrists for public health services. [26944/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: 667. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing breakdown of each ambulance station across south Tipperary, by the number of EMTs, the number of paramedics and advanced paramedics per station, in tabular form. [26945/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: 668. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric rheumatologists based at Cork University Hospital, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26946/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: There has been no public eye care service in south Tipperary since last September. There have been no consultant ophthalmology clinics, optometry clinics or nurse-led eye clinics. Dr. Hillery, the previous consultant, retired last September, having given years of wonderful professional and personal service to the population of south Tipperary, including children and the elderly. She gave...

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: We must now ask ourselves whether the State, the Government and we as a people are complicit in genocide. I acknowledge the State’s support for the South African case in the international courts, the Taoiseach’s description of Israeli action in Gaza as a “war crime”, and the statements at the weekend by the Taoiseach and other Government leaders; however, we must...

Fair and Sustainable Funding for Carers, Home Support and Nursing Homes Support Schemes: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: The acid test of the bona fides of the Government on carers and caring is the immediate abolition of the carer’s allowance. This has been the demand of Family Carers Ireland for years and was promised by all political parties in the run-up to the last general election. It was understood that the means test would be abolished within the first 100 days of this Government coming into...

Assessment of Need: Motion [Private Members] (20 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: I compliment the remarkable courage of Cara Darmody, a 14-year-old disability rights campaigner from my constituency. I welcome her and her dad here this evening. Cara started her campaign in support of her two brothers, who have autism diagnoses, but now she is supporting and campaigning on behalf of all children in the State with disabilities. She has been very successful to date. She...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: When is this Government going to stop failing children with disabilities? Next Tuesday, Cara Darmody, a teenage disability rights campaigner from Ardfinnan in my constituency, will start a 50-hour sleep-out in pursuit of urgent and immediate action to secure assessments of need for children with additional needs within the six-month legal limit. There are over 14,000 children on the waiting...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Government Reform (15 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: 15. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will immediately establish the local democracy task force promised in the programme for Government 2025 with a view to the early re-establishment of borough and town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24258/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Government Reform (15 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: Local government is the beating heart of democracy. It was abolished in 2014 by the Fine Gael and Labour Government. When will the Minister establish the local democracy task force promised in the programme for Government 2025 to re-establish local government?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Government Reform (15 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: I thank the Minister. The town and borough councils were abolished in 2014. They were replaced by committees with no powers, functions or funding. This abolition of town and borough councils has seriously damaged towns throughout the country, including in Clonmel where we had a form of local government going back to the 1400s. This is a very serious issue. I had hoped the Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: 64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the income limits to qualify for social housing as the current limits exclude a large cohort of individuals and families from both social housing and mortgage approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24261/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: 73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will amend the local authority differential rent scheme to exclude carer's allowance and carer's benefit from rent assessment under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24262/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: 91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish a State-sponsored housing infrastructure investment fund to provide finance for a major construction of social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24260/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will amend the local authority house purchase scheme to enable tenants to purchase "section 5" houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24259/25]

Driving Test Wait Times: Statements (14 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: South Tipperary needs two additional driver testing centres, one at Carrick-on-Suir and one at Cashel. South Tipperary is particularly badly affected by the huge current backlog. The centres at Clonmel and Tipperary town have delays of 28 weeks, or seven months, which is simply not good enough. We have very poor public transport and there is no adequate transport serving major employers,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: I believe this country must take action that is within our control, like stopping the Central Bank from facilitating the sale of Israeli state bonds, stopping all military flights through Shannon, even if that is a temporary measure-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: -----prosecuting airlines that are bringing armaments through our airspace and immediately reintroducing the occupied territories Bill in this House.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: I am sorry but that is not good enough. We have to do more. Gaza is absolutely shocking. We have genocide and war crimes every hour of every day. The Palestinian people are being starved and bombed every hour of every day. Time is not on their side. Half a million are in a catastrophic state of hunger and starvation. Surely some country, or some leader, must stand up and take dramatic...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2025)

Séamus Healy: We can do things without them.