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Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: In the Dáil today a Minister prejudiced the outcome of the trial.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister for Health jeopardised that recently. Is that criminally negligent?

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Plenty of Members in government got cheap loans.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: The Taoiseach should not take credit for those investigations. They were started four years ago.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: The Opposition was meeting with them as well.

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly. I appreciate his coming to the House to take this Topical Issue matter as I know he is also participating in a debate in the Seanad. We on this side of the House are very concerned about the discovery that of the €3 million allocated for the provision of services for children with autism, only €300,000 has been drawn...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Minister for his reply. The bottom line is that he decided to go off and announce that he was going to provide an additional €3 million in funding for autism services. He then decided to announce a review. One of his senior officials described the Minister's announcement in January 2012 as "news to me". Another said that it had come "out of the blue". When it was...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I was quoting from information provided in response to freedom of information requests.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I join my colleague, Deputy Niall Collins, in opposing this proposal. If the abolition of the Seanad was really such an important aspect of Fine Gael policy, one might have assumed the party would at least have published a policy document in sufficient time to allow its own members to be aware of it. In fact, the way in which the policy was announced left no doubt that it was a response to...

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: No.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I also support Deputy Catherine Murphy's amendment. It reinforces my view that if we abolish the Seanad, in line with the wishes of the Government, the nomination process used in advance of presidential elections will be more confined than it is at present. Has any clear thought been given to a replacement process? At present, a candidate in a presidential election can be nominated by 20...

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Fianna Fáil has 19 Deputies at present. As things stand, neither Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin nor the Technical Group would have the capacity to nominate a candidate.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Therefore, this measure could have a very limiting effect on the number of candidates who might present themselves in a presidential election. It is inherently unfair, particularly in light of the efforts being made to bring the Presidency closer to the people, to make it more involved and more open and to ensure it is part and parcel of everyday life. In that context, surely the President...

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: They would want more than a Whip to keep them together.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: We have no choice as they are abolishing the Seanad.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I did. It is the Whip system that is the problem.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: We could not do so at present.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: The Government is proposing 60 fewer Oireachtas Members.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: We will have fewer of them also.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (25 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 88. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the regulation of home help and homecare services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30418/13]