Results 781-800 of 2,967 for speaker:Séamus Healy
- Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: -----a debate in this Chamber on domestic water charges.
- Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: I ask Deputy Martin if he intends to do that again today.
- Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: This is a party which had a pledge to end water charges in its manifesto. It is not good enough that this party should stop 158 elected Deputies to this House discussing this issue.
- Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: It has done it twice and I appeal to Deputy Martin not to do it today and join with those other 39 whose names are on the motion on the Order Paper and ensure a debate on domestic water charges takes place in this Chamber today or tomorrow.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: 250. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to open the new vacant 40-bed unit at Our Lady's County and Surgical Hospital in Cashel, County Tipperary, given the ongoing crisis at South Tipperary General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8051/16]
- Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: I thank Deputy Finian McGrath for sharing time with me. Over the past eight years, something like €4 billion, 2,000 beds and two million home help hours have been taken out of the public health system. That simply must stop. Reinvestment in the system is urgently required. We need a public health system that is based on medical need, that does away with the two-tier system and that...
- Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: I will conclude by saying over the past two Governments there has been huge and gross inequality. Recent CSO figures show that the 20% wealthiest people in this country own 73% of the wealth, while the bottom 20% own 0.2% of the wealth. The Government must renegotiate the fiscal treaty and tackle the inequality in our society. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael support the fiscal treaty,...
- Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: As I said earlier, there is a crisis at South Tipperary General Hospital as we speak. Trolley figures have increased by over 100% and figures released show that the March 2016 figure is 552, up 319 on the figure for March 2015. Hospital attendance has also increased substantially and occupancy of medical beds is running at 150%. When we last voted for Taoiseach here on 10 March 2016, there...
- Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: On a point of order-----
- Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: A quick point of order, I am just wondering what other Deputies are listed.
- Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: Thank you.
- Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: I propose an amendment, namely, that the Dáil sits tomorrow to deal with the very serious issue of health, particularly hospitals, as well as housing and homelessness.
- Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: It is vital that this Dáil be able to hold the Government and its various Ministers to account. I want to address the suggestion that we adjourn until 14 April. It is absolutely urgent that the Dáil should reconvene tomorrow and again on Tuesday next because, as we speak, there is a crisis at South Tipperary General Hospital and at many other hospitals. Figures issued today show...
- Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: There were 233-----
- Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: The point I am making is that there is a very serious crisis in the health service and, in particular, in my constituency at South Tipperary General Hospital.
- Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)
Séamus Healy: Surely this Dáil and the relevant Minister must address situations of this nature. We can hardly go home again today and not return for another ten days.
- Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)
Séamus Healy: The previous Government, knowingly and deliberately, created and caused homelessness. I say this because the State owns Allied Irish Banks, permanent tsb and the Educational Building Society. The Minister and current caretaker Administration are allowing these financial institutions to evict people from their homes. They can stop such evictions by telling the banks to stop causing...
- Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)
Séamus Healy: It is a disgrace.
- Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)
Séamus Healy: The Government is paying on the double in that it is paying the local authority and the landlord.
- Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)
Séamus Healy: Shame on the Labour Party.