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- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: -----and surviving spouses without consulting them.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: The Minister is simply-----
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: We are being denied an opportunity to discuss this Bill.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: This is a disgrace.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: This is an attack on the freedom of workers to join a trade union.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: This Bill is an attack on workers' right to freely associate.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: It is absolutely disgraceful.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: He has no respect for the traditions of the Labour Party.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: The Government has no mandate for this draconian, anti-trade union legislation. It has no mandate for this outrageous attack on public sector workers. It has no mandate for these austerity policies. Remember what the Government parties stated during the general election - "Frankfurt's way or Labour's way", the vulnerable would be protected, the bondholders would be burned and the banks...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (23 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: It is now clear that Government policy, including the public sector pay cuts, is causing long term social damage and involves huge degrees of pain with relatively little gain. In fact, it is counter-productive. The Nevin Economic Research Institute professional review has shown that cuts of €1 billion would have a net gain to the Exchequer of €250 million. That is because...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (23 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: It is not rhetoric. It is a professional view.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (23 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: There is a commitment under clause 16 of Croke Park I to restore pay cuts starting with low paid workers. The Government has reneged on that. Today the Government published virulent and outrageous anti trade union legislation, which does not even provide for the commitments given under Croke Park II to restore the cuts. How can any public sector worker accept that these restorations will...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (23 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: That is outrageous. I have supported-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (23 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: 5. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the report by the Nevin Economic Research Institute which claims that a cut of €1 billion in the public sector payroll will result in a saving of only €250 million euro to the Exchequer and will also result in the loss of 10,000 jobs including 5,000 in the private sector. [25013/13]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: These are people who have current medical cards. Is the HSE legally entitled to withdraw those cards? These people are marginally over the limit and have medical conditions. They are aged between 65 and 69 and will get the medical card anyway when they reach 70. If it is taken from them now it will be reissued to them after they reach 70.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: They have not changed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: On a point of order, why are they bringing reviews?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: People have been disadvantaged, for example, patients in nursing homes who have been waiting for three or four weeks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: The presentations this morning were welcome. I welcome also the publication of the hospital group's report last week and I wish to raise a number of questions on it. What is the timescale for the appointment of the chairman of the board in each case? Does the Minister have the dates for the appointment of board members? Will he ensure there is geographical as well as specialist...
- Ireland and the Eurozone: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2013)
Séamus Healy: The Minister of State is absolutely right. That is why we should tax the wealthy in this country.