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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (23 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 534. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place a scheme to offer financial assistance to farmers in view of ongoing difficulties with farmers securing fodder for their animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18685/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (23 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 590. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18298/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (23 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 613. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18687/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 682. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure the continuence of the rural transport scheme in view of contracts being reduced from 12 months to six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18684/13]

Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: He will be delighted.

Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome Mr. Michael O'Sullivan from Gneeveguilla who is in the Visitors Gallery as part of Job Shadow day. With regard to changes to be made to the Finance Bill, the capital gains tax applied to the sale of co-operative shares should be reduced to help struggling farmers.

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Technical Group and all who work so diligently in the Whip's office for allowing me some speaking time. I appreciate that at all times. I am totally opposed to the Bill before the House, because it is lacking in common sense. I have read the Minister of State's contribution and what is being proposed in the Bill. The Government is castigating people by generalising and...

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----is ill-treating the highly respectable members of An Garda Síochána. If one does not have respect for the Garda force one has respect for nothing. Its members get up in the morning and put themselves in harm's way to protect individuals and society. It is clear from reading between the lines of the Minister of State's speech that he is attacking the members of the Garda...

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: While I am a Member of this great House I will stand up for the rank and file members of the Garda Síochána on every occasion because the Minister for Justice and Equality certainly will not defend them. In his contribution the Minister of State said that many people take a holiday from paying motor tax. Either the Minister of State or the person who wrote his speech should go...

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: We will, but you must admit that what I am saying is interesting and true.

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am coming back to it. It was ridiculous that the RSA did not demand service stations in the interests of safety when the Government was investing hard earned taxpayers’ money in these great roads, roads I am glad have been provided. Were it not for the Fitzpatrick family building a service station at junction 14 on the M8, we would not have a service station on the Dublin-Cork...

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am coming back to it.

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: When it comes to the Government’s dealings on this matter, we have gone a step too far. I would have preferred if it had used its time more productively, instead of bringing a Bill such as this before the House and putting down our people, the very ones who work hard in trying to keep themselves going. What does it want to do? Does it want to put everyone on the dole queue or into a...

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: That is a shame because I was only starting to get going.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (24 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding public access to a university library; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19381/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (24 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 182. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the following matter regarding motor tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19385/13]

Order of Business (25 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: That was a lengthy reply from the Tánaiste.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Why is the Department of Education and Skills hiring a consultant to do a job that we pay the quango, the National Employment Rights Authority, NERA, to carry out?

Order of Business (25 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I ask this question under the Construction Contracts Bill.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I want to raise another issue, namely, the woefully inadequate response from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Government to the farmers' crisis in giving €1 million-----