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Income and Living Conditions: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2015)

Séamus Healy: Austerity comes in many different forms and is all pervasive for the ordinary people in the country who are the vast majority of the population. The past four years of austerity have come from a Government which has absolutely no mandate for it. During the last general election we heard it was going to be Labour's way and not Frankfurt's way, there was not going to be another cent for the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (24 Feb 2015)

Séamus Healy: 135. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a second full free preschool year for all children in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7741/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (24 Feb 2015)

Séamus Healy: 146. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will increase the capitation fee payable under the early childhood care and education scheme, to the level required to provide the service; if he will re-instate 2011 levels of capitation, as an interim measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7740/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (24 Feb 2015)

Séamus Healy: 153. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a capitation grant for all children in child care, until they are eligible to attend primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7742/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (24 Feb 2015)

Séamus Healy: 161. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide the minimum salary levels for employees of child care providers, who are in receipt of the capitation fee, in view of the fact that the capitation rate for the free preschool year is a major factor affecting salary levels in child care provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7739/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Strategy Implementation (24 Feb 2015)

Séamus Healy: 168. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will extend eligibility for the existing learner fund to all child care staff, in order to enable all staff to access third level qualifications; if he will fund child-free continuous professional development days, in order to enable child care workers to implement the national curriculum and quality frameworks; and if he will make...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Séamus Healy: I broadly welcome the Children and Family Relationships Bill. It is a positive contribution to the law in this area. It updates and improves the legislation. I suppose it reflects the changes in society over the years and takes account of the many different family types currently in existence. Some areas within the Bill could be improved or amended and I will refer to those shortly. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Momentum Programme (3 Mar 2015)

Séamus Healy: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a travel allowance for participants of the Momentum scheme, in view of the fact that the lack of an allowance is creating hardship and preventing take-up of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4989/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Séamus Healy: I have a quick question for the community pharmacists. In terms of substituting generic or low-cost drugs, how effective have the changes in prescribing been? Can other changes in that regard be made to reduce the cost further?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Séamus Healy: I thank the guests for the presentations. In regard to Professor Dunne's presentation, one of the key issues is general practitioners and doctors. They have to be leaders in the field of prescribing generic medication, informing patients and changing the whole culture. It would appear from the presentation that approximately 15% of GPs have less confidence in generic medication. This is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Séamus Healy: Where are Healthwave's 10,000 customers predominantly based?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Séamus Healy: Would prescribing not be done by hospital consultants to a large extent as well?

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Mar 2015)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this legislation and I confirm my support for the Bill. I will be voting "Yes" in the forthcoming referendum on 22 May. The referendum arises from the Constitutional Convention vote of 79 to 19 in favour of same-sex marriage. This is a civil rights and equality issue and is about removing the barriers which deny some couples the chance of marrying and...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Mar 2015)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak and support this important emergency legislation, which arises from the Court of Appeal judgment today which struck down section 2(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977. The ruling indicated that the section impermissibly delegates the power to legislate for controlled drugs to the Government. The court reaffirmed the decision in the Cityview Press v. An...

Leaders' Questions (24 Mar 2015)

Séamus Healy: They are sending letters asking people to change.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Library Services Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Séamus Healy: 1005. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take to secure the future of Bolton Library in Cashel in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11520/15]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2015)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015. It is a very important Bill and is long overdue. Climate change is a real and distressing phenomenon which disproportionately affects the most vulnerable in our society. We only have to think of a country like the Philippines and, more recently, the Pacific island of Vanuatu, to see the utter...

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Mar 2015)

Séamus Healy: Those whom the gods seek to destroy they first turn mad. That sentiment comes to mind with regard to the bizarre contribution of a former Minister this evening. His story seems to be that it is all RTE's fault. Whether that is an acknowledgment that former Workers' Party people are no longer running RTE or whether it is more sinister, a blatant attempt to intimidate RTE to stop reporting...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Child Care Services Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Séamus Healy: 3. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, in view of the fact that, effective from 2 July 2015, single parents of children over seven years of age will be required to participate in activation measures outside the home in order to receive the full jobseeker's transition payment, he will provide free child care outside school hours and in school holiday periods for the children...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Child Care Services Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Séamus Healy: Question No. 3 relates to the one-parent family payment and the situation after 02 July next when the payment is lost once the youngest child reaches seven years of age. Prior to any such change being introduced, the Government promised that Scandinavian style child care would be available but that has not happened. Single parents will be required to be available for work after 02 July this...