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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (29 Nov 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an illness benefit payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50044/18]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: On a point of clarification, is Fianna Fáil waiving its motion on recycling tonight to give way to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is outrageous to describe it as a fictional crisis. That is rubbish.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Who put Deputy Coppinger in charge of the doctors in Ireland?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Deputy Coppinger is talking more than anyone else. They held it up.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: That is a very unfair accusation for the Taoiseach to make.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: He should withdraw that accusation. All the amendments to the abortion Bill have been tabled by those in favour of the Bill, rather than by the Rural Independents.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: He should not cast a slur on us by accusing us of holding things up.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Taoiseach knows in his heart and soul that we are not delaying legislation. We often have seven minutes each to speak but only speak for one minute. The Taoiseach is never bloody here to hear what we are saying.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: He is never in the Chamber for the debate of the Bill, so he should not-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: He has not been in the Chamber for the debate, so he should not wrong people by making such accusations.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Taoiseach should not be unfair. I thought him better than that.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Taoiseach is mean and horrible to make those allegations.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is horrible.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes, but it is wrong.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: A lady came to me recently who went for a smear test in July. It took from then until November before she got a letter telling her that the test could not be read and would have to be done again. There are not enough staff looking at these tests when it takes from July to November before that lady could be told her test could not even be read. Surely this is another recipe for disaster and...

Report on Procurement Process Audit of National Broadband Plan: Statements (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I wish the Minister well in his very important new role. I pay particular tribute to the former Minister, Deputy Naughten, and thank him for his help and co-operation. I wish to put on record that I do not care what was eaten or how many dinners or breakfasts there were. I am interested in representing the people living in amber areas who contact my office on a daily basis, pleading for me...

Local Government Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I was on the list.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I will be very brief. I have always been of the belief that all types of data, information and records are very important, in particular when it comes to anything to do with medical care or healthcare. I would have thought that as much record keeping as possible is in the best interests of the person involved, in this case the mother and the situation in which she finds herself. I, too,...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----but the Taoiseach accused us in the Rural Independent Group of filibustering. The Minister would even have to admit himself at this stage that there is no such thing as any wastage of time by this group. For anyone on the other side to say there is is extremely unfair, and for the Taoiseach to have put that on the record of the Dáil today was inherently wrong. I was contacted...