Results 12,561-12,580 of 23,892 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (26 Sep 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 502. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40297/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Provision (26 Sep 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 536. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Irish Water's preferred model for the future delivery of water services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40490/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: Under the heading of climate change, the programme for Government states, "As a matter of urgency the new Government will update the wind farm planning guidelines, within 3 to 6 months, to offer a better balance between the concerns of local communities and the need to invest in indigenous energy projects." This matter is still causing chaos in communities. What is the Government going to...

Topical Issue Debate: Disease Incidence (27 Sep 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome the people who came from around the country today to protest at the Dáil. They had a presentation in the AV room, which was excellent. It was heartbreaking to hear their experiences, particularly those of one farmer whose life was turned upside down when both he and his young sons got Lyme disease. The one point I want to raise is the lack of early diagnosis. People have to...

Topical Issue Debate: Disease Incidence (27 Sep 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: What I am going to say is in no way a personal attack on the Minister of State, but I am outraged at that response. Telling people who have gone abroad for treatment to Germany - who cannot get a diagnosis here and who are seriously ill - that they have fibromyalgia is outrageous. I thank the people who travelled here today from around the country and particularly my own friends and...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Sinn Féin. It is because of it that we are debating this important subject. One of the major issues preoccupying every politician who is worth his or her salt in any way is the housing situation. In County Kerry, which I represent, there are problems with housing every day. Young couples are looking for housing, and not just local authority housing. People are simply trying...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (27 Sep 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 196. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40853/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 Sep 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an AEOS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41009/17]

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: We will take the two of them.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am raising the important issue of the tenant purchase scheme. After it was introduced, we were delighted that it was there, but it is not fit for purpose, especially for those who are retired, unemployed, or on disability payments. Some 80% of tenants in the country are debarred from the scheme. It is crazy, inoperable and it does not help the people who we would want to be able to...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this very important matter. I meet people weekly at clinics and I hear of the recovery but people on pensions and other various payments are, unfortunately, not feeling the benefit of any recovery. I certainly hope in the forthcoming budget, there will be what I would call a substantial and fair increase for people on different payments from the...

Animal Welfare: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I do not want to pick an argument with the previous speaker, but I have to say that there is a group of people who speak up for animals every day of the week, which is our farming community. That is what they do. They do their best by their farms and their animals. They are the custodians of the farms, who inherit the farms themselves and wish to pass them on to the future generations....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance if the earned income tax credit will be increased to the same level as the PAYE credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41822/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Gender Equality (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on adopting gender budgeting for the departmental budget process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41819/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the introduction of new sexual offences legislation and the drafting of a domestic violence bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41818/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Proofing of Policies (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 279. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the gender proofing of all health policies and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41819/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 280. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for the fair deal scheme will be increased to remove discrimination against farming and other small business assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41821/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Safety (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 372. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the new HSE policy on manual handling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41490/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 421. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the FreeStyle Libre blood monitor is not available through the medical card or long-term illness card in view of the fact that the NHS has recently made it available in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41764/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 453. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given to a new general practitioner contract in order to increase general practitioner capacity to cater for chronic diseases such as asthma and COPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41936/17]