Results 421-440 of 2,932 for speaker:Séamus Healy
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: I ask the Acting Chairman to explain that to me. How can changing the name from a "charge" to a "fine" and making that payable to the local authority be a charge on the State?
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: Explain that to me please because this is a complete and absolute charade.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: No, it has not. It is quite clear that this is just blackguardism of the highest order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: I want to know specifically why amendment No. 32 is out of order because-----
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: -----any normal reading of the English language would show that the amendment is in order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: I am very sorry too but the Acting Chairman has still not explained to me how this amendment could be out of order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: How could a charge arise?
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: On a point of order-----
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: On a point of order-----
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle has said he would explain why amendments are out of order. We have gone past amendment No. 12.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: No one raised the question of the referendum or the existence of Irish Water.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: The explanatory memorandum for the Bill talks about what is in the Bill. The third paragraph clearly mentions a "number of related issues". Surely, a referendum to keep water services in public ownership is a related issue. Surely, the abolition of Irish Water, a toxic entity which has brought us to where we are tonight-----
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: -----is a related issue. These issues should be allowed in the Bill.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: I wish to make a point of order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: It relates to the amendments being ruled out of order. Three of my amendments were ruled out of order. I do not understand why. I got a letter from the Ceann Comhairle on the matter but it does not explain why they were ruled out of order.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: I do not accept that they are out of order. The whole Dáil has accepted that there should be a referendum to put water and water infrastructure into the Constitution to ensure that it remains in public ownership. To rule that out of order is unacceptable and is a slight on the House. It should be part and parcel of this legislation. I put down an amendment to abolish Irish Water....
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: -----that amendment says that the excessive charge will be -----
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: This is total inorder or unorder or whatever the Leas-Cheann Comhairle wants to call it.
- Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: These are real issues. These are the issues on which Deputies in this House were elected at the last election and we are being stopped from discussing them.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Nov 2017)
Séamus Healy: 799. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the position regarding a urology appointment at University Hospital Waterford for a person (details supplied); if this person qualifies for treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46760/17]