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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (23 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department does not employ school secretaries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22817/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 139. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22751/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (23 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 148. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter regarding a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22816/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (23 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a matter regarding the deletion of parcels in the case of a person (detail supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22748/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (23 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a BPS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22749/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry Regulations (23 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rules and regulations surrounding drones (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22759/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (23 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 191. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if assistance is available to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22773/18]

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: They are in the Seanad now and they are very proud Members of that House. They are the very Members who were shouting to abolish it during the term of the last Government. That is why Deputy Barrett was 100% right in what he said. Perhaps the Minister and others might not like it but it is nice to hear a person of experience talking sense. It is only right that people like me, who have...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I wish to put on the record that in no way was I being disparaging of or disrespectful to Deputy Barrett. As the Deputy himself knows that I hold him in nothing but the height of esteem, as did my late father. Any person who has served in the Houses of the Oireachtas for almost 40 years deserves nothing but respect from every Member, myself included. All I was trying to do was to highlight...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is a love affair.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am not having a go.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I appreciate very much being given an opportunity to speak on this very important subject with regard to amendment No. 6. There seems to be a share of last-minute manoeuvres being done with regard to this very important Bill. Perhaps it is a sign of the new coalition that might be coming down the road, because there are overtures between Sinn Féin and Fine Gael and there seems to be...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes, that is fair enough-----

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----but rhododendrons are not very nice when they are blossoming.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Deputy knows that we treat them as a very invasive species.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I will come back to the romance because that is the serious point of this, because it will have a big effect-----

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I will, but the romance is part of what is happening to the body of the Bill because there has been a major change to it. I am sure Deputy O'Callaghan, with his expertise, will agree with me that this set out to streamline a board, and the proposed board went down in numbers, but now I believe it is back up again to 17. It is up and down like a yo-yo or a zig zag. That could not happen...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes, and maybe a few more here and there in the city. It certainly leaves an awful lot to be desired. More questions will be asked after this than there ever were before. If this is politics working to put something right, if we went about making something wrong God only knows where we would finish up . That is what I would like to put to the Minister. The deal that was done is certainly...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is called love.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Committee of the Regions: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: We have a quorum and we can begin. The committee is in public session. We have no apologies. I remind members to switch phones off if at all possible. Today we have an engagement with a delegation from the European Committee of the Regions, led by the President of the committee, Mr. Karl-Heinz Lambertz. I want to take this opportunity to wish all of the witnesses a very warm welcome. We...