Results 21-40 of 2,839 for speaker:Séamus Healy

Sexual Offences. (30 Mar 2004)

Séamus Healy: So do I.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Séamus Healy: I wish to state my opposition to the timing of the proposed referendum and to the proposal itself. As we are aware, the Taoiseach told the House approximately six weeks ago that he did not propose to have a referendum on this or any other issue. Within four weeks, however, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform announced that the Government intends to hold a referendum on...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Séamus Healy: The Government needed a smokescreen or a cheap political stunt to distract voters' attention from its absolutely disgraceful record since it came into office in 2002. It is worth reminding the House of the Government's dishonesty during the last general election campaign and its broken promises since it took office two years ago.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Séamus Healy: The Minister, Deputy McDowell, will recall the proposal of his party and Fianna Fáil to provide an additional 2,000 gardaí. The proposal was included in An Agreed Programme for Government, but there is no sign of the extra gardaí. A Garda traffic corps was also promised, but there is no sign of it. The Government said that 200,000 people on low incomes would receive medical cards, but that...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Séamus Healy: The Government said that it would end hospital waiting lists within two years of taking office, a deadline that will be reached in approximately a month. It is another example of a promise that has been broken. We are familiar with the state of the health services as a result of such broken promises. We were also promised 3,000 additional hospital beds, but many beds have been closed instead.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Séamus Healy: We know what happened to the proposal to support community employment schemes — they have been devastated. Twenty people were employed under community employment schemes in my local authority area, but that number has been reduced to two. We were supposed to get 15,000 social housing units; what has happened to that promise?

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Séamus Healy: The fact that approximately 50,000 families are on housing waiting lists means that approximately 150,000 individuals are waiting for reasonable local authority accommodation. In effect, the proposed constitutional amendment is a smokescreen to distract the electorate from the dishonest promises that were made at the last general election and the breaking of those promises over the last two...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Séamus Healy: We know now that it is a one-party Government, because the PDs are more Fianna Fáil than the PDs themselves.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Séamus Healy: It took a PD Minister to come up with this type of proposal to attempt to salvage the disgraceful record of Fianna Fáil and the PDs in this Government. There is normally widespread consultation and general discussion when it is proposed to hold a referendum, but that has not happened in this case. The Minister's decision to put this proposal to the people was taken within the space of four...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Séamus Healy: The other 51% were non-Irish and came from various categories.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Séamus Healy: The vast majority of them were legally entitled to form their families in the country. This proposal is a cheap political stunt. It is a smokescreen to try to cover Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats for what they have not done and the promises they have broken in the past two years.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 May 2004)

Séamus Healy: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the appointment of a special needs assistant will be approved for the Presentation secondary school, Clonmel, for a person (details supplied). [14456/04]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2004)

Séamus Healy: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he proposes to award the grant which was confirmed to the school by his ministerial colleague now that the building works have been completed at Ballingarry Presentation secondary school, County Tipperary. [15632/04]

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: There are two fundamental issues involving the health service, first, the two-tier nature of the system where access is based on ability to pay and not on medical needs and, second, inadequate funding. There is much evidence to prove that ability to pay is the determinant for access to facilities. I recently heard of a case involving a person awaiting an orthopaedic procedure, who was told...

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: I hope they open the units now and they will not be left vacant for two years.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: I made it by demanding that the Government produce the goods and not leave a €7 million unit which was vacant for two years.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: When will the Government build the Cashel unit?

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: I get no answer to that question.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: When? What is the timescale?

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: Progress is definitely being made on that list now.