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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for being present for a second time. Like a long engagement nobody could accuse the committee of rushing this in any way. I know a couple that went out for 22 years and when they eventually decided to tie the knot I told them they were not rushing into it. It is the same in this case. On a serious note, it is better to get the Bill passed and then...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2011: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: To support Deputy Ó Snodaigh so the witnesses realise it also happens on the other side of the country, I have had the same experience and it has been since the processing of medical cards was centralised. Previously we did not have the problem to the same extent. The problem has increased because more people are making applications but having said this, pro rata there are definitely...
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: As specific gangland law is gathering dust, there must be an overhaul of legislation and the introduction of measures that will meet the requirements of the courts to sustain charges made against people involved in gangland crime. Words of condemnation and arrogance from the Minister for Justice and Equality are simply not enough.
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: I am talking about gangland crime legislation, which is gathering dust.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Grocery Industry Competition (11 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on regulating the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43978/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (11 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on a reduction in pension and entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43981/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Funding (11 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding overruns of the health service executive budget (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43977/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (11 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his views on home help (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43979/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Funding (11 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding overruns of the health service executive budget (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43977/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (11 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his views on home help (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43979/12]
- Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: Promises, promises.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: It is an attack on local democracy.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform would, of course, agree with it.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Government is shooting a lot of its own lads in the back.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: I am in order. With regard to the forthcoming constitutional convention, as outlined in the programme for Government, is there a proposal to reduce the voting age to 16 or 17?
- Home Help and Home Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (16 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: I acknowledge the Minister of State. I thank Sinn Féin for allowing me speaking time, for tabling this important Private Members' motion and for the briefing organised by Deputy Ó Caoláin. This is important because there is an agenda by the Government to introduce privatisation. In 2007, the HSE paid a private company, Home Instead, €621,000 and last year it paid the...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Regulation (16 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the proposed new legislation and in particular the Credit Union Bill will not prevent credit unions from providing additional services to their members when and where they want them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44713/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Regulation (16 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Credit Union Bill 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44828/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44702/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (16 Oct 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance payment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44788/12]