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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (17 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2092/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (17 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be permitted to remain on a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2112/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (17 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the purchasing of local authority homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2049/19]

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: Literally. I want to put my shoulder to the wheel in support of the nurses. Every one of us has had family members who have benefitted from the care and attention they have received from nurses. It is only right that all of us in the House ask the Government to look after the nurses because it is the nurses who look after us and the people.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: Last Saturday morning, I sent another bus of 24 people to the North for cataract removal as a direct result of the failure of the HSE to provide for same in the South on time and before those people went blind. Given what is happening with Brexit, what comfort can the Taoiseach provide to the many others who are waiting their turn to go to the North to have these operations in circumstances...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: I took 24 off that last Saturday. I am doing more about it than the Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: I do.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: Look at the amount of money increased in the directive.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: It shows how many people are crossing the Border.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: The only reason they are doing so is that we are not doing the operations here. The Taoiseach is ignoring that.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1931/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 177. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1930/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the number of procedures carried out in UHK (details supplied) for certain time periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1932/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (16 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding section 3B of the fair deal scheme application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1964/19]

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: It could be somebody calling that would be delighted to see him. We are at the stage now that if there are people outside in the yard making noise, the people inside are afraid and thinking "oh my goodness, who is this?", "who is making that noise outside?"; older and more vulnerable people, in particular, wonder if it is an unwelcome person coming that they are afraid of. When our people...

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: I appreciate very much the opportunity to speak on this most important motion. I thank our Whip, Deputy Mattie McGrath, and Triona and David in his office, for the research work they did to bring forward this very important item. I thank everyone who contributed tonight. Deputy Bobby Aylward has just left the Chamber but I thank him for being here up until now. Apart from the Minister of...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this very important issue. If one thinks back to dealing with the old southern health board, it was a board that had teeth. There were politicians, medical staff and consultants on the old southern health board. I was very privileged to have given many years with our late father, Jackie Healy-Rae, to sitting on the southern health board. It had...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: Deputy Durkan should have a go at him as well.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Taoiseach has absolutely no understanding of the anger at the comment he made yesterday, be it flippant or whatever way he meant it. It is clear he is not a farmer with a shed full of cattle, trying to finish them and sell them at whatever price the factory would give him. The prices are being controlled in such a way that it is very difficult for farmers to make money. The fact that...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: There is enough tax.