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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (19 Oct 2016)

Séamus Healy: 76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will amend the new tenant purchase scheme to allow residents of houses that were build under Part V agreements to be included in the scheme and allow them to purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31002/16]

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tOchtú Leasú a Aisghairm) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2016)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016 and commend Deputy Ruth Coppinger for bringing it forward. I confirm my support for it. I am old enough to have opposed and voted against the eight amendment in 1983, believing then as I do now, that equating the life of the mother with that of a foetus was fundamentally unsound and would be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Oct 2016)

Séamus Healy: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for additional school accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32108/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lansdowne Road Agreement (25 Oct 2016)

Séamus Healy: 376. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in view of the fact that the FEMPI Act 2013 pay reductions for serving higher earners, over €65,000 per annum will be restored in two stages, the first half of the reduction will be restored on 1 April 2017, the second half of the reduction will be restored on 1 January 2018, the equivalent pensioner will receive an...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Wage Subsidy Scheme (2 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: 224. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of the recent review of the wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32833/16]

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: The Taoiseach, the Minister for Education and Skills and the Government have broken their agreement with the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland. They have locked out teachers and locked out 250,000 students. There is only one industrial relations agreement between the Department of Education and Skills and the ASTI and that is the Haddington Road agreement, freely entered into by...

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: Pass the buck.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: Wrong again.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: It is clear to anybody with an independent view that the Taoiseach, the Government and the Department of Education and Skills have locked out teachers and students. The Taoiseach's claim that the ASTI unilaterally withdrew from the Croke Park agreement on working hours is completely false, demonstrably so. He has claimed in the past few days that there is no money available to pay teachers....

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: Pay it.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: Pay it and schools could open in the morning.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: I know that teachers have been locked out and that the Taoiseach could stop the strike this afternoon if he wished to do so.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: Pay it.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: That is untrue, demonstrably so.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: I support the motion. There is no proposal in the motion which would allow Deputies to set their own salaries. What is being requested is that Deputies voluntarily agree not to accept these huge increases. The motion refers to a two-tier recovery but things are worse than that. The Government is supporting the rich and powerful in our society while low and middle income and poor families...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: 105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the position regarding the provision of a new Garda station for Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33710/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to exempt rescue and safety equipment purchased by voluntary organisations, such as Carrick on Suir river rescue, from the payment of VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33796/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for DEIS status for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33670/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, status for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33693/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (8 Nov 2016)

Séamus Healy: 252. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will recommend to Government that the €780 in pension restoration due on 1 January 2018 to public service pensioners be brought forward to 1 January 2017 and paid together with the €500 due on that date (details supplied); if he will bring forward the date for full restoration of all public service pensions to 1...