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Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Séamus Healy: -----hundreds of thousands of jobs will be created.” The opposite has actually happened. This Government simply took over the policies of the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Government, lock, stock and barrel. The Government’s economic policy has absolutely failed, destroying jobs both in the private and public sectors. It is most certainly Frankfurt’s way, not...

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion [Private Members] (6 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak in support of this motion. It goes to the heart of our economic and social situation. A golden circle of bankers, politicians and their supporters have been cosseted by this and the previous Government while middle and low income families are subjected to heartless cutbacks on a daily if not hourly basis. The Irish people have bailed out hopelessly...

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion [Private Members] (6 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: The Irish people own 15% of it, having paid well in excess of €4 billion. This is a scandal. The Labour Party has capitulated to the right-wing capitalist ethos of Fine Gael in allowing this sale. It must not happen again. The neoliberalism espoused by the Irish establishment has destroyed our economy and society. People like the CEO of Bank of Ireland are now more answerable to...

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion [Private Members] (6 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: Fine Gael received €4.4 million.

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion [Private Members] (6 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: What about cuts to home help hours?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is a differential between the rate of pay for special needs assistant €88.50 and teacher/lay persons €112.04 who act as readers for State examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47333/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (6 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits to south Tipperary facilitated by the Industrial Development Agency and his Department in the period 1 March 2011 to 30 September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47306/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (6 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will increase the income limit thresholds for housing applicants to realistic levels, in view of the fact that the current low limits have the effect of ensuring that many families neither qualify for local authority housing or for a mortgage and are condemned to paying a significant part of their income on long term...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: To ask the Minister for Health his views on approving the concern drug Zytiga for inclusion on the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47979/12]

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: A section of the programme for Government deals with the reform of third level education, but the first attempt at this has been a disaster. There are huge waiting lists and backlogs for approval of student grants. This has led to a situation where students are being threatened with their back-to-education allowance being cut off and with not being allowed to use information technology, IT,...

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: The matter is covered in the programme for Government. The Taoiseach must be aware of the difficulties that have arisen and he could surely allow a discussion on it in the House.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: Will the Taoiseach allocate time for a debate on it?

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: It is effectively the Government Whip who decides.

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Bill, which is very important legislation. I am sure most Members in the House would have practical knowledge of this area and many are likely to be members of their local credit union like I am. Many families have been long-standing supporters and members of credit unions and in my own case, my late father was a founding member of Clonmel Credit...

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: The movement is concerned about the term limits on directors of credit unions and the prohibitions on the membership of their boards. In its opinion, these are unnecessary and are an attack on its volunteer ethos. I wish to raise three other issues briefly. A memorandum of understanding must be agreed between the unions and the Central Bank and the office of treasurer must be retained....

National Children's Hospital: Motion (8 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this debate on the national children's hospital. I also welcome the decision that has been made. Regardless of what our opinions on sites were, we must move with all haste to build a children's hospital as soon as possible. It must be a priority. For a number of years, there has been unanimity regarding the need for a hospital that would provide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the waiting list, numbers and waiting times for in-patient and outpatient ear nose and throat services at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will specify the measures he intends to take to address this situation [49093/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: I will brief. I thank the organisations for their submissions. I endorse the submissions of the Irish Heart Foundation and Irish Cancer Society. I agree with the idea of an annual price escalator. To some extent, the banning of smoking in public places a number of years ago led to us sitting on our laurels and we must focus on the presentations as a result. I have a question for the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reform the social welfare appeals system in view of the recent FLAC report; her further plans to address delays in the issuing of decisions and the reductions in oral hearings; her views on the importance of consistency, transparency and proper access to legal advice and representation for applicants; and if she will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: I am not quite sure what the Minister is saying but she seems to be suggesting that, while there is a difficulty, it has been dealt with or is clearly on the way to being dealt with. I certainly do not see that on the ground; nor do the applicants. Currently, there are long waiting times of anything up to ten months for applicants for the various schemes. The review system that was put in...