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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (27 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical card patients and non-national doctors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52794/12]

Order of Business (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: At yesterday's meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality I asked the Garda Commissioner, Mr. Martin Callinan, about the gagging order that has been imposed on all gardaí to prevent them from speaking about the closure of Garda stations. I wanted to find out if this was a directive from the Minister for Justice and Equality.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I put my question in the context of the criminal justice Bill.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: He does not want it.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: The rules on this side are the same as the rules on that side.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Budget (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give an assurance that no carbon tax will be imposed on solid fuel considering that at present solid fuel is the only option of heating for many people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51974/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a computer in respect of a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52123/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Offshore Exploration (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to the oil find off the County Kerry coast, if he will ensure that this find will benefit County Kerry and the assurance he can give that it will benefit the people of Kerry. [51976/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the Leader funding scheme, in the past administered by Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta in the Kerry Gaeltachts, will be passed over to north, south and east Kerry partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52040/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider providing funding for a new fire service station in Kenmare, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52044/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Stocking Densities (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal on stocking density in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52043/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Homeless Persons (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons seeking shelter in Arlington Lodge, Tralee, County Kerry, which is a homeless unit, that were unable to be taken care of for various reasons including the fact that a person has to be on some type of payment to avail of such a service from September 2011 to September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51975/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51977/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that the digital communication equipment, which was in storage in Dublin for the past five years, is now being moved to the Marine Rescue Centre, Valentia Island, County Kerry, if he will state the reason for waiting from 2009 after purchasing the equipment until now to take it to Valentia to be installed; when this new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I concur with Deputy Mathews that this is a much more common problem than many people would believe. Reading the petitions one could conclude that it is a minor and unimportant issue when the opposite is the case. As Deputy Mathews noted, the issue of safety arises. I am aware of numerous incidents of people being badly hurt by falling trees and branches, including, the unfortunate case of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: This is a practical issue which is crying out for legislation. An aggrieved person, namely, someone residing adjacent to a property with an excessively high tree or hedge, does not have legal recourse if the owner of the adjoining property refuses to co-operate and behave like a good neighbour. If a law is not in place to provide assistance in such circumstances, we should do everything in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: That is not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: Chairman-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: Can the Commissioner tell me what part of my contribution was not accurate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I will be the same as everybody else.