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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: Places such as The Climbers Inn in Glencar and Browne's shop in Ballinskelligs held on to what we will call new post offices and we are very glad of it in County Kerry. However, we lost other post offices. When a post office is lost, it tears the heart out of a community. It is something that does not need to happen. We can hold on to more of them. I ask this question, as I have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yesterday, Deputy Ferris and I, together with other Deputies, met the president of the IPU, Ms Marie Williams from the post office in Tralee who is on the IPU executive, and others. We listened to the IPU's urgent call on behalf of postmasters throughout the country. I must declare an interest as I am a postmaster myself of a small post office in Kilgarvan, County Kerry. I am proud to be...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Ceann Comhairle, the Taoiseach, Ministers, Opposition leaders and all of the other Deputies who have spoken so nicely. We will find it very hard to fight with them in the future.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: We will rise and fight on behalf of the people of County Kerry again. I thank Deputies most sincerely for their kind words. The one thing we realise is they meant what they said. Our late father, Jackie Healy-Rae, was indeed a very unique and special person. I must acknowledge the chairman of the Healy-Rae organisation, John O'Donoghue from Farranfore, who is in the Visitors Gallery....

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: It always confused me when people in the media said Tony Gregory was a great man for getting good deals and good things for Dublin, as he was right to do, but when they were talking about Jackie Healy-Rae doing great and goods things for people in and bringing money to County Kerry, it was as if we were stealing the money and taking it to Japan or somewhere not on this island just because we...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Controls (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person (details supplied) meets the criteria to receive a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26942/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which a person (details supplied) can register a vehicle here that was bought in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27095/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: After-School Support Service Provision (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be permitted to use its property for a privately owned after-school service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27084/19]

Home Help: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: I acknowledge Sinn Féin for its work on the motion and I thank Deputy Butler and Fianna Fáil for their amendment. This is a terribly important motion to bring before the Dáil. Every Member knows well the tremendous good home help providers do in our communities. We were all very upset last week when home help providers whose payments were stopped were faced with having to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: This is a matter that affects every Member of this House when representing their constituents. At a critical time in a person's life following a diagnosis of cancer, the least that we and the Government can do is ensure that he or she gets a medical card. At one time, once a diagnosis of cancer had been made, the person automatically got the card. That has not been the case over the past...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that can be taken to improve the mental health of students at a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26740/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26056/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Minister that participated in the strategic dialogue with the European Commission regarding the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26249/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has control over Bus Éireann that is similar to the control over his Department's functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26295/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when Bus Éireann will recommence charging the maintenance of school buses on a per mile basis as opposed to the charging arrangement it is now using; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26296/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it was agreed that Bus Éireann was allowed to change the maintenance charging system for school transport from the per mile basis system set out in the 1975 agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26297/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the maintenance payments to Bus Éireann for school transport are legal or illegal state aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26304/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Tendering (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he has not put the school transport scheme up for public tender in accordance with EU procurement law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26300/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Tendering (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure of the surpluses generated from school transport since 2011, by item; if these expenditures will be cross-correlated to public contract notices on tenders and the Official Journal of the EU as required under legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26302/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for Tralee courthouse, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26280/19]