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- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I know that. I was just giving an example.
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: That is the point. I would not trust myself.
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: The Minister of State made my argument inadvertently by pointing that the current qualification criteria are liberal because they are not based on domicile or Revenue Commissioners' criteria. The legislation, however, will allow the Minister to change the regime to make it more difficult to qualify than it is to qualify as domiciled. There is no guideline to say otherwise. We are to depend...
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: We were depending on the goodwill of the Minister of State.
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I move amendment No. 6:In page 11, subsection (9), line 2, after “shall” to insert “not”.I would like to hear the reply of the Minister of State.
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I should have anticipated the reply of the Minister of State. This is fundamental for a number of reasons. Section 8(4) states: "Notwithstanding anything contained in the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, but subject to this section, a person who receives a request made in accordance with subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall comply with that request and shall do so in accordance with an...
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I did not say that.
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: One can interpret the matter both ways. The reason I tabled the amendment was to find out what would be said by the Minister of State. The Revenue Commissioners may request the HSE to furnish it with personal data held by the HSE when the Revenue Commissioners requires the personal data for the purpose of assessing or collecting any tax, duty or other charge payable to the commissioners....
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I will speak to the section as there are two amendments to it and we are opposing the section.
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: Subsection (2) provides that "The Minister for Social Protection may request the Health Service Executive to furnish to him or her personal data held by the Health Service Executive when he or she requires the personal data for the purpose of calculating the means of persons". The HSE is retaining information on a particular applicant who goes about his or her business in applying to...
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I know but the Minister of State referred to it.
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: Did I?
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: This goes back to my original point which is that it is very hard for us to assess legislation in detail. The Minister of State has all the arms of State, the Attorney General up the road-----
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: He has a plethora of eminent highly qualified officials who can tell him this and that. I know he does not need to be told much because he knows it already. I have a difficulty in trying to peruse huge Bills in the space of a few days. That is all we have. I have tabled these amendments both because I believe some of this requesting of information is wrong and to see the veracity of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers not yet paid their single payment for 2012; the number paid; the percentage paid broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14651/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Primary Care Centres Provision (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the primary care centres contained within the two bundles announced as part of the national stimulus plan; the current status of each of these individual centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15157/13]
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: The Government cut child benefit.
- Order of Business (27 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: The Taoiseach could speak to it.
- Order of Business (27 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: In the context of minimum pricing legislation, there was a misuse strategy in place which recommended minimum pricing of alcohol. When will legislation to implement the strategy be published?
- Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I welcome Deputy Brian Hayes's comment that this is the most significant issue facing the Dáil, in its debates, and broader society. Last night, I listened to the opening remarks of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter. To say the least, it was abusive and insulting that such an important issue could have been so trivialised. We have come forward with proposals...