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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (14 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a policy by Coillte, either nationally or at local Coillte level, of charging groups who wish to walk through State owned lands; when this was decided; the persons that support this initiative; the person that sets the fee and decides who should pay or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22202/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (14 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 530. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason some of the hay coming into Ireland and being distributed through the marts is not being subsidized (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22530/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications (14 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 575. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long term illness card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22460/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (14 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 645. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the director of the National Cancer Control Programme has warned that the price of new cancer drugs is unsustainable and a number of costly personalised cancer drugs are about to be launched here, if he will ensure that they will not be priced beyond the reach of the general public; his plans to deal with this issue; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Maintenance (14 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 718. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funding available to surface a mile, in two different half mile sections, of the L7060 road in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22325/13]

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Government has not done much about it.

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: What is silly about it?

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: They will be lucky to get one.

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: For the umpteenth time I wish to raise the issue of the fodder crisis.

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Taoiseach, the Cabinet and the Department are not giving this the serious consideration-----

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----they should be giving it. It is a crisis situation and I want the Taoiseach to intervene properly. I also wish to raise the matter of statistics provided by the Irish Prison Service in recent days which show the number of people being jailed for the non-payment of television licences has increased from 183-----

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am coming to it. The number has increased to 272. Over the past five years there has been a five-fold increase in the number of people being jailed for this offence, quite simply because they do not have the money.

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Under the telecommunications legislation, people will now be asked to pay for a licence even if they do not have a television. This is wrong and unfair when criminals can roam the country-----

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----and are availing of the revolving door syndrome. The Department sees fit to jail people who do not pay their television licence.

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: What about the fodder crisis? Surely the Taoiseach can give a proper answer.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Was Deputy Lawlor running in that election?

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Technical Group for allowing me some time to speak on the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012. When it comes to guillotines, the present Government parties were highly critical of the previous Government. However, the first thing they did when they came to power was to avail of the guillotine at any and every opportunity that suited them. It was one of the big...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: If it is helpful to Deputy Boyd Barrett of course he can speak now.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: With regard to student grants, I received a text yesterday, in the middle of May, from the mother of a student whom I had been helping. She thanked me and let me know the grant had just come through. In the middle of May a student received a grant. This is because the system was centralised. We have a crazy situation whereby the Government and the HSE are closing down our ambulance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (15 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23326/13]