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Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister for Justice and Equality is a disgrace. What do the gardaí of Ireland think of him? It is costing us €300,000 a year to mind him. He is not worth it.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Application (7 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6525/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Upward Only Rent Reviews (7 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter regarding upward only rents for businesses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6571/13]

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: They will appreciate that.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Technical Group for allowing me to use some of its time. What is happening tonight is an absolute shambles. I compliment the Technical Group on the motion, which I support, but what is happening outside the Chamber tonight borders on the ridiculous. We have been told the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC, or the former Anglo Irish Bank, will be broken up immediately. We...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The position is unsustainable, which is why this motion is sensible. People on the Government benches are pointing their fingers at us and I am thinking of them when the parties were in opposition, as they were going to do everything right then. The parties are now in government and all they can do is kick the can down the road. The Seanad is standing by tonight but where is the Minister...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: This Government is being treated as such. I do not want to see our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren being saddled with a debt that we are neither morally nor legally bound to repay. It should not be that way. What we are hearing is being proposed over the next couple of hours is an act of kicking the can further down the road, burdening our youngsters not yet born. They...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: When they return to the constituencies they say it is a terrible fright but this does not come out of the blue. The Government cannot do what they are doing to the people without the support of the backbenchers. We will hold them to account yet.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Is Deputy Phil Hogan on the team?

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: She is goading us.

National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: On a point of order, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I am very sorry to interrupt. I apologise because there was a mix-up on timing. Is it possible for the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to rule that myself and Deputy Clare Daly can make our short contributions to the debate, just to be on the record? Is that admissible? Again, I wish to apologise to the Minister of State. I was in my office listening...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am sorry for intruding but the allegations were made by the Ombudsman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----and the Minister, Deputy Reilly, took over they should have been told immediately about the situation and asked what to do about it. Did that happen? What has been said in Cabinet about this important issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: What about the questions the Minister did not answer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I asked about the permanent government. Did the officials bring it to the Minister's attention and at what time? I appreciate the principle of Cabinet confidentiality, but the Minister must be able to give us a view of what has been discussed by the Government at different levels. I accept there are constraints on what the Minister can say about what was said around the Cabinet table....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I warmly welcome the Minister and Minister of State and all of the heavy hitters from the Department and the HSE. This is a unique occasion. The one thing I see wrong with the matter is that every day the people must comply with different regulations. I listened to the Minister of State's views on the subject. She was a bit cross and said we do not have the money. I appreciate and...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Deputy McGrath is as entitled to ask a question an anyone else.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Applications (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if one parent family allowance will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6158/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Radon Gas Levels (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take to tackle the problem of radon gas in homes; if such homes will be exempt from the household charge; [6162/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Legal Aid Issues (6 Feb 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money paid in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 by persons making a contribution towards the cost of the free legal aid that was provided to them by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6160/13]