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Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I ask about the forestry Bill. I refer to an excellent document on the proposed sale of assets of Coillte which rightly and strongly condemns any suggestion that the assets should be sold. I plead with the Taoiseach not to sell the estates of timber or land.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: On a separate matter, another leading national retailer has had to close down citing high rents as a major contributory factor-----

Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I refer to the Government's pre-budget promise.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am asking about the environmental (miscellaneous provisions) Bill.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Government parties promised before the election that they would address the issue of upward-only rents but what did they do?

Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Government did not deal with it.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: What about houses affected by radon?

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The election is over long ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I warmly welcome the witnesses, in particular Mr. Higginson. I appreciate much of what Mr. Brett said in the clarification he gave but I am a little confused by what Mr. O'Halloran said. On the issue of farm accidents, one can have a perfectly safe tractor but one could have it on pit of silage and back off it when packing the silage, hit one's head and die. The tractor could comply with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes and on where the Health and Safety Authority stands on that. In terms of contractors who do work for hire, be it involving the use of tractors or other machinery, we know that if one has a track machine for one's own use one does not need a reversing camera on it but if the machine is for hire, it is compulsory to have one. It is a completely different operation when one has machinery...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Is Mr. Treacy stating that the person who turns back a mileage meter on a car is not committing an offence, but the person selling the car knowingly is? Is that what Mr. Treacy said?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Is that not a crazy situation? It is a specialist job to do that with digital mileage meters. Is it the case that the people who engage in that are not committing an offence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I apologise for having to leave before the presentation to go to the Chamber. I welcome Mr. Treacy, Mr. Baker and the others here. There is nobody in the country who was not heartbroken last week hearing of a beautiful young boy being killed in a farm accident. Therefore, there is no way I would not compliment the officials here and those who work with them on their efforts in striving to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Proposals on Roadworthiness Testing: Discussion with Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Like Deputy McGrath, I am concerned about the derogations we have got. How sure can we be that unbearable, unsustainable financial burdens will not be put on farmers or people with cars by reducing the testing from ten years to six years? We must safeguard these people from financial ruin as a result of trying to comply with unnecessary regulations that are not applicable to them.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Reform (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his intentions with regard to family farms; if it is true that he is proposing to take the value of lands into consideration when doing assessments for students seeking college grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7752/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7634/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection with regard to the clothing grant that was available to families in need and on low incomes to help with the cost of holy communion and confirmation days, if this grant is still available to parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7753/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it will contain clearly defined targets for 2020 and 2050 to provide certainty in relation to his policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7757/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the Climate Bill if it contain five-year carbon budgets that provide a clear pathway for emissions reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7758/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (13 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the Climate Bill, if it will contain an independent expert committee to advise the Government on climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7759/13]