Results 20,301-20,320 of 23,892 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: 248. To ask the Minister for Health if SOUND the organization that represents sufferers of the unique narcolepsy disorder will have an input to any committee which plans for the future care of their members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23480/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: 270. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether access to international expertise should be made available to SOUND, the organisation that represents Sufferers Of the Unique Narcolepsy Disorder and his Department and the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23533/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: 272. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether sufferers from Narcolepsy should have access to new drug treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23538/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: 249. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be compensation for chronic illness as a result of the vaccine damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23482/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (16 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: 262. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23477/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: 269. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding free general practitioner visit cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23532/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: 271. To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue a special services medical cards to cover all medical treatments, medications, general practitioner and consultant visits in respect of persons suffering from Narcolepsy disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23536/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: 272. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether sufferers from Narcolepsy should have access to new drug treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23538/13]
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: If it is helpful to Deputy Boyd Barrett of course he can speak now.
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: With regard to student grants, I received a text yesterday, in the middle of May, from the mother of a student whom I had been helping. She thanked me and let me know the grant had just come through. In the middle of May a student received a grant. This is because the system was centralised. We have a crazy situation whereby the Government and the HSE are closing down our ambulance...
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Technical Group for allowing me some time to speak on the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012. When it comes to guillotines, the present Government parties were highly critical of the previous Government. However, the first thing they did when they came to power was to avail of the guillotine at any and every opportunity that suited them. It was one of the big...
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: Was Deputy Lawlor running in that election?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: I second that proposal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: This petition has various complexities. Mr. O'Sullivan has experienced difficulty in dealing with the petition due to the seriousness of his medical situation. We must push the boat out and offer every support possible to the petitioner. I support Senator O'Keeffe's suggestion. Perhaps she will propose it now and I will second it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: I support the Senator's recommendation. In the interests of openness, transparency and a proper debate, representatives of the employer groups should also be invited so that they might participate. Doing so would be fair and proper and we would have a balanced discussion on the matter.
- Order of Business (15 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: For the umpteenth time I wish to raise the issue of the fodder crisis.
- Order of Business (15 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Taoiseach, the Cabinet and the Department are not giving this the serious consideration-----
- Order of Business (15 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: -----they should be giving it. It is a crisis situation and I want the Taoiseach to intervene properly. I also wish to raise the matter of statistics provided by the Irish Prison Service in recent days which show the number of people being jailed for the non-payment of television licences has increased from 183-----
- Order of Business (15 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: I am coming to it. The number has increased to 272. Over the past five years there has been a five-fold increase in the number of people being jailed for this offence, quite simply because they do not have the money.
- Order of Business (15 May 2013)
Michael Healy-Rae: Under the telecommunications legislation, people will now be asked to pay for a licence even if they do not have a television. This is wrong and unfair when criminals can roam the country-----