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Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Irish human rights and equality commission Bill.

Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Deputy's 30 seconds are up.

Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Is this a kangaroo court?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Funding the Broadcasting Sector: Discussion with Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (20 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Chairman for his indulgence. I warmly welcome the members of IBI. We were all glad to meet with them and hear their informative presentation. Tip O'Neill famously stated that all politics is local. The funny thing is that all news has to start locally before going national and international. Many of the people in the national media who think they have a monopoly on everything...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Funding the Broadcasting Sector: Discussion with Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (20 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am coming to it. There has to be a change in the funding because they cannot have a monopoly on funding. All that the IBI is looking for today - and I appreciate what the delegates have said so far - is fairness. This committee has an excellent Chairman and team of people. The IBI will have to give clear recommendations on the exact programme of work it wants carried out. The delegates...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (20 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the proposed tax incentive for persons living in cities included in the Finance Bill, if he will clarify where the incentive scheme for rural areas is. [9025/13]

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Martin Ferris for sharing time and Sinn Féin for bringing this important Private Members' motion before the House. According to my own records, today alone I had 11 housing queries, between social housing and mortgage difficulties. It is a crisis. Sinn Féin is to be highly commended and thanked for bringing in this Private Members' motion to give the issue an...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: With regard to student nurses who are being forced into a cheap labour scheme-----

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----84 applications have been made for 1,000 places and they are being bullied and told their contracts will not be renewed-----

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----unless they enter the Government's slave scheme.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is not nonsense.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am discussing the Health Service Executive.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: If the Ceann Comhairle was a student nurse, he would agree it has everything to do with the scheme.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: If the Deputy read the Order Paper, he would know that.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: They are talking about closing Garda stations.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The schedule has been revised.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Taoiseach must provide the factual times.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Crime is up in those areas.