Results 21,001-21,020 of 23,892 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (29 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a REP scheme payment in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4019/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (29 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 524 of 18 December 2012, the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4530/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nurse Recruitment Scheme (29 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the proposal to take on one thousand nurses at a reduced pay rate has been a failure and has been exposed as being completely unfair, unworkable, and that the places offered will not be taken up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4377/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (29 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce legislation to allow Gardaí to issue permits to persons living in rural isolated areas to allow them to drive home from their nearest pub after having two or three drinks on little used roads driving at very low speeds to be issued at the discretion of the local Garda; this would greatly benefit people living alone...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourist Accommodation (29 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding accommodation websites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4254/13]

Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Tánaiste should look forward.

Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: On the Water Services Bill, there is grave concern on foot of what has happened in respect of student grants.

Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes but my point is there is great concern-----

Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: -----that we will lose the local knowledge and expertise that has been built up within local authorities.

Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I do not want it to end up like the grants processed by SUSI.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Government spin.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Tánaiste never answered the question.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Playing with figures.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (24 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will advise of the status of a plan (details supplied); the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3589/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (24 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money that has been contributed to the establishment of the community alert in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3581/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (24 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the reduction of up to 10 million euro in the overtime budget for the Gardaí the impact that this will have on the current fight against crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3588/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority (24 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that the National Roads Authority are in charge of salting the national roads, the reason that when salt is being brought to council depots that councils in Kilkenny, Waterford and Tipperary have to go to Foynes and Limerick have to go to Waterford for salt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3703/13]

Education (Welfare) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes, I am just expanding on the Bill. We are talking about bullying and I am allowed to expand on it. "...Animal Farm, where there poor animals (us) were no longer able to differentiate between the Healy-Rae pigs and the FF humans." This was written by another journalist who parades around this House on a daily basis.

Education (Welfare) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Some of the journalists would need to be educated.

Education (Welfare) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: If the Leas-Cheann Comhairle does not take up my time, I will be finished but I must have my say. The sort of bullying that goes on in national newspapers is disgraceful. I want to make it clear that not all journalists are involved in these bully-boy tactics. There are respectable journalists operating in this House but unfortunately some of these people have taken it upon themselves to...