Results 4,461-4,480 of 23,669 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (5 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1089. To ask the Minister for Health if an agreement was made last January 2013 to clamp down on medical cards; if the health service spending plan for 2013 stated that policy changes would result in a reduction of 40,000 cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46077/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1090. To ask the Minister for Health if the statement by a consultant neurologist (details supplied) at Beaumont Hospital that half of motor neurone disease patients in need of discretionary medical cards are seeing their applications turned down by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46079/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Stations (5 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the future of the office in the bus station in Killarney County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45852/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licence Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the impact that the centralising of the new driving licences and taking them away from the local post office will cause persons who live in rural areas who will have to travel long distances to renew and apply for their driver's license; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46095/13]

Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Fine Gael had all the answers.

Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Government will have a crash landing yet.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: It was only a Government promise. It does not matter.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Nordic countries which have excellent rail networks are having an undue influence on a particular policy which could have a detrimental effect on our export trade. Everybody knows the importance of this trade to Ireland. In the context of the road transport Bill, is the Government aware of the threat to our live export trade if the countries to which I refer get their way in influencing...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 40. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the single parent tax credit, if he has considered rewording the current credit so that only the parent or guardian of a child may claim it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47276/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the single parent tax credit, if he has considered that, by retaining the extended standard rate band and removing one of the tax credits, he is adversely impacting the lowest earning single parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47277/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the single parent tax credit, before the credit can be split, it must first be designated, to whom he proposes it be designated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47282/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the single parent tax credit, if he is proposing to simply halve the tax credit, this will amount to a straightforward undisguisable income tax increase for at least 76,800 citizens of the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47283/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the single parent tax credit, if it is his intention to split the tax credit at source, the way the Revenue Commissioners will be able to identify the father of the child-children in question (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47284/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 46. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the single parent tax credit, his views on whether the proposal to allow separated parents share a tax credit among themselves would run directly contrary to the stated aim above; the way he proposes to square this with the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47285/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the single parent tax credit, the way he intends to legislate for the cases where there is no co-operation between former partners or in cases where one party's situation changes necessitating a reallocation of the credit further down the line; in many cases, this will result in couples having to revisit the separation agreement either via the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Support Services (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 81. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in respect of one parent families, if she will support implementing 10 Solutions for Smarter Futures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47272/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 175. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding cigarette selling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47303/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount each of the board of directors of Bus Éireann were paid per year in director fees and in expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47273/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of all the board of directors of Bus Éireann for the past 12 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47274/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Minister that appointed each of board members of Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47275/13]