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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Jan 2016)

Séamus Healy: 17. To ask the Minister for Finance given that net financial assets of households, including shares and bank deposits, are well above peak boom level, if he will place a tax on such assets above €500,000 per household to fund much needed investment in health and education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1319/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (14 Jan 2016)

Séamus Healy: 31. To ask the Minister for Finance the figures on income tax, in bands of €10,000 ranging from €0 to €2 million plus, including the gross income, the numbers, the percentage of total numbers, the average income, the income tax paid, the universal social charge paid, the total tax including universal social charge, the total income after all tax paid, the average income...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: House Prices (14 Jan 2016)

Séamus Healy: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the continuing upward spiral in house prices and rent in 2015 and the increasing concentration of property ownership in the hands of a small number of large corporate investors, in terms of macroeconomic stability and the capacity of ordinary families to access affordable accommodation; his proposals to deal with this situation; and if he will...

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Séamus Healy: I compliment all those involved in the response to the recent spate of flooding, including county council staff, the Civil Defence, gardaí, the Red Cross, Carrick-on-Suir River Rescue, the Army, volunteers, residents affected by the flooding and their neighbours, and the fire service. There was significant flooding in Tipperary right along the Suir catchment from Carrick-on-Suir back to...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jan 2016)

Séamus Healy: Yesterday, we learned of the closure of the C&C plant, formerly Gleeson's, at Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, with the loss of 140 jobs. I can only describe as shameful the fact that the workers and their families learned of this closure in the pages of The Irish Timesand on local radio. It is a disgraceful way to treat workers who have been loyal to the company for many years, and...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jan 2016)

Séamus Healy: This closure comes on the back of job losses in Intellicom, Grant's, Supervalu in Tipperary town, the Fairgreen supermarket in Carrick-on-Suir and Supervalu in Clonmel. The Government has forgotten Tipperary. Like the Minister earlier this afternoon, the Taoiseach has washed his hands of the situation in Borrisoleigh. The number of unemployed in Tipperary, 13,000, is significantly...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jan 2016)

Séamus Healy: It is the same question.

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (13 Jan 2016)

Séamus Healy: The decision to close Borrisoleigh makes me angry because it is quite obvious to everybody that C&C acquired Gleeson's with the sole intention of closing it down. It had a number of goes at that, including 40 redundancies not too long ago. The Minister referred to commercial realities. The commercial realities are that this company is very profitable, making in the region of...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (13 Jan 2016)

Séamus Healy: The decision by C&C to close the plant in Borrisoleigh and the manner in which that became public are absolutely deplorable. I can only describe as shameful the fact that workers and their families learned of the closure from the pages of The Irish Timesand local radio. It is a disgraceful way to treat workers who have given loyal service at Gleesons for many years - some for as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Acute Hospital Services: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the witnesses and thank Mr. O’Flynn for his presentation. They have done huge work, to a large extent successfully. The proposal for an elective modular hospital in Cork city provides a key for the future. Although the reconfiguration is for services in Cork and Kerry it seems to be more Cork and city-based. What has the effect of this reconfiguration been on the Kerry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Acute Hospital Services: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: Perhaps Mr. O'Dwyer will clarify something. Can I take it from what he said that strategic planning for the region either has started or is about to start? He said he would have to report to the Minister in the first or second quarter. He also said there would be consultation in that regard. The HSE and the Department of Health have not had a good track record on consultation. Are there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Acute Hospital Services: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: When might that start?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the HSE officials and thank Mr. O'Brien for his presentation. There are chronic circumstances in emergency departments that date back a long time, certainly to when the former Minister for Health and Children, Ms Mary Harney, announced an emergency in the early 2000s. While there have been peaks and valleys since, the situation has effectively been chronic since that period and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: It was announced by the local Minister last year.

Establishment of Independent Anti-Corruption Agency: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: I compliment Deputies Paul Murphy, Donnelly and Shortall on bringing forward the motion, which I support. Public and commercial life must be transparent and accountable. The purpose of the motion is not to accuse any individual or party but to put in place effective structures to ensure corruption in public and commercial life is dealt with effectively. The motion recognises that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cards: Health Service Executive (9 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the HSE representatives and thank Ms Hoey for her presentation. As the public representative with the highest number of contacts with the medical card unit, I wish to compliment the staff there. They are always courteous and helpful and that applies across the board. As a former public servant and as a trade unionist who represented public servants for more than 30 years, both...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cards: Health Service Executive (9 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: I was asking about contact between applicants and the individuals processing their applications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cards: Health Service Executive (9 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: I understand all that and we have been through it. I was told recently that the HSE has stopped refunding patients who claim.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cards: Health Service Executive (9 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: I do not believe it is the appropriate way to deal with this in the longer term.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cards: Health Service Executive (9 Dec 2015)

Séamus Healy: I will follow it up.