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- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister is personalising it.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister is not answering the questions.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister is well able to interrupt.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: It is a pity things are going so wrong in this debate.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: I will. The Minister was asked a number of questions but instead of answering them he has taken politics to an awful low.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: To think that a senior Government Minister-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: These interruptions should not shorten the amount of time available to me.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: When there is order, I will continue with my contribution.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: If this is the best the Government can do, well then it is a fair disgrace.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: I will not continue until I have the floor.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: I will begin again because all my time has been used up. The Minister was asked questions and instead of answering them, he spent his time insulting those who asked them.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: This is very important. It is not acceptable for a senior Minister to call a Deputy a hypocrite, particularly when said Deputy came to the Chamber to ask questions.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: I will stick to them. The Minister referred to the standardisation of the EPA guidelines nationally but he failed to answer the question I put to him in that regard. He chose to completely ignore my query with regard to what will happen in the future. In the context of the mysterious standard that will apply, what is to prevent not the Government or the Minister of the day but rather...
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: I asked the Minister a question. Why is it so difficult for him to provide straight answers to straight questions?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: All we are trying to do is get answers from the Minister but we are failing in that regard. It is really disappointing that the best he can do is to insult people. That is all he is doing and he has let himself down badly since this debate commenced yesterday. The Minister's performance falls very short of the mark.
- Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current backlog of applications in the Garda central vetting unit; the way he intends to tackle this backlog; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this backlog is preventing persons from taking up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4649/12]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the exemptions sought by the Health Service Executive, including job and grade, to the recruitment embargo outlining which exemptions were granted and which exemptions were refused in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4650/12]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have been assessed and diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder in the mid-Leinster region in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4651/12]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder currently receiving therapy including psychology, occupational, speech and language and physiotherapy by an early intervention team in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4652/12]
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 Jan 2012)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4656/12]