Results 12,481-12,500 of 23,892 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome everyone back after the summer recess. There will be a busy programme of work over the next number of months, but everyone is ready for it. I acknowledge the dedication and time that members give to this committee. I appreciate it. We are all working together, which is the way I like it. I advise members that we must adhere strictly to time today because another committee...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank both witnesses sincerely for a great and focused presentation. We on this committee see young people as core to this issue, and this is demonstrated by the witnesses' presentation on the same day as that of IBEC. That is significant and important and shows them the importance we place on young people's beliefs, ideologies and views. I am very blunt about this. People such as us...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Haughey. I call Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Senator Craughwell. Last but by no means least is Deputy Frank O'Rourke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank both witnesses for taking time to be with us today and for sharing their analysis and thoughts and for engaging with us on what is a very important topic. They have given us a number of items to think about in the coming days and weeks. We very much appreciate the time they have given to us. We will suspend the meeting for a few minutes to allow the next witnesses to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: We are having an engagement on the future of Europe with Dr. Pat Ivory, director of EU and international affairs with IBEC. I welcome him and his colleagues here today and thank them for joining with us. We have already heard from one group today about their thoughts on the future of Europe and we are interested in hearing what members of IBEC think, as representatives of employers and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Dr. Ivory for his attention to detail. I call on Senator Leyden.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Senator Leyden and welcome his contribution. I ask for the co-operation of members in being more brief because we are on a tight schedule.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: There was a bit of a scud missile put in there whether people realised it or not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: That is great, but I have to explain something. We are all in this together. We have to be out of this room in 15 minutes. I hate being that blunt, and I am not saying that in a disrespectful way, but I am under pressure from another committee, which is under pressure from witnesses due to come before it, so we have to speed up. I call Deputy Seán Haughey.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: You know I would not do that to you in a million years. If you can-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: Thank you, Deputy Haughey. You are a gentleman, always.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy O'Rourke. I call Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Durkan. Can we have Dr. Ivory's response?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe: National Youth Council and IBEC (20 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the witnesses for attending today. It has been beneficial, worthwhile and important to hear what IBEC has to say. We must take its views into serious consideration. As the witnesses can see from members' questions and contributions, we are interested in the work that they are doing on a daily and weekly basis and we appreciate them for that. I apologise for the committee being...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: 143. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39946/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (21 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40016/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: 161. To ask the Minister for Health when a full-time nurse will be available in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40041/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Sep 2017)
Michael Healy-Rae: 162. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40042/17]