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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (9 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 202. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding decreased funding for Kerry Parents and Friends Association in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42779/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Regional Service Plans (9 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 203. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of 24 hour medical service on island communities as part of the Irish Islands Federation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42781/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services Provision (9 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the continuation of services provided through the rural transport programme to island communities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42774/13]

Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Government has made it more expensive.

Order of Business (10 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: We have a new leader of the Labour Party.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Expenditure (10 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the Government is spending up to €1 million in upgrading our Embassy in Paris at a time when our elderly, disabled and persons trying to get an education are finding it so difficult to survive financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42894/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (10 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the payment of property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42929/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (10 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding deductions for property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42927/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (10 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that persons voted in favour of retaining Seanad Éireann whether he will consider giving the persons the right to have a say in whether town councils should be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42926/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) has had a deduction taken off their area based payment following on from their land being digitized. [42893/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payments in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42921/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (10 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exact percentage of the number of persons that have had their area aid cut due to discrepancies following on from their land being digitised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42923/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (10 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the number of registered farmers that are under 35 years of age; the number of persons over the state pension age that are registered as farmers; the number of persons over 85 years of age that are registered as farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42925/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (10 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 195. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding for children's hospices (details supplied) will not be cut in Budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42868/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (10 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Health Service Executive budget; if there will be a shortfall in the budget; if there will continue to be sufficient funds to pay subvention for elderly persons who require long term residential care in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42922/13]

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is a pity they did not all get stuck in the lift.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 2: Tobacco Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Unpopular as it might seem to be, I am totally opposed to the measure because of the last point to which the Tánaiste referred, namely, that constantly increasing the price of cigarettes only increases the amount of illegal tobacco sold every week in this country. On the plain packaging proposal, I appreciate very much what the Government is trying to do in its drive to stop additional...

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 3: Income Tax; No. 4: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: We are always warned we should declare any potential conflict of interest. I have concerns. If there is deliberate avoidance in this matter I can see where the Government is coming from, but I would not want genuine traders to be adversely affected by the Government's proposals. The Government must be 100% sure of its facts. I listened carefully to what the Minister just stated about the...

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 3: Income Tax; No. 4: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister can see my concern, in case it would affect legitimate operators who are going about their business. They may be at it in a bigger way than the usual person and that is why it comes across as a large amount of money.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister never needed any help.