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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I have not used up my time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (19 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: Has the Minister been given an updated report from GSOC related to the investigations into who leaked the story in the first instance? Is it true that it is down to the seven people, as we have discussed already? When all of this is over if it transpires that there was absolutely no surveillance of any type on the building then that side of the story is a bag of smoke. The story then...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (20 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding extensive storm damage to coastal-based businesses. [8875/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (20 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 176. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding vehicle tax. [8876/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Policy (20 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 207. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding non-EEA family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8874/14]

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: And his arrogance.

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: He sat on it for two years.

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: He did not tell the Taoiseach about it.

Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: If he did it, it is all right.

Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: The programme for Government contains a commitment with regard to sustaining the post office network in the country. Why has the Government, through its actions, done a U-turn with regard to this? In particular the actions of the Department of Social Protection are not helping to sustain our rural post offices.

Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is happening and the Government closed down Garda stations before.

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Seamus Healy and his colleagues in the Technical Group for bringing forward this excellent motion. I begin by declaring an interest in this matter in that I own a small post office and am the postmaster there. I am happy to say that it provides a job for one individual. If everybody created one job, it would be a great thing. I compliment the Irish Postmasters' Union,...

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I take back the word "lying". They are meagre with the truth. When it comes to the local elections, I urge people to ask the candidates who come to their door whether they are for rural post offices and the post office network or if they are happy to go along with the Labour Party and Fine Gael line. The Minister for Social Protection - otherwise known as Wonder Woman, according to the...

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister is wrong. They have been closed.

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: Wonder woman.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will postpone and review the carbon tax at a time when one in five households is in fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9119/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9118/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence in respect of funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9343/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department is by-passing post offices by driving more social welfare recipients over to electronic payments through the banking system; if she will give a commitment that her Department will cease what it is doing and encourage recipients to use the local post offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9120/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 423. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on whether the burning season should be extended a month, in view of the fact that his Department are saying that there is too much scrub on land and deeming it ineligible; every opportunity should be given to allow for the removal of that scrub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9276/14]