Results 21,241-21,260 of 23,892 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding Student Universal Support Ireland grants to students, the reason that it was deemed necessary to give the authority to Dublin VEC to distribute Student Universal Support Ireland grants to students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53987/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount the youth grant has been for the past three years; the total sum of money involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53989/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money paid to agency staff in County Kerry working for the Health Service Executive for the accounting period November 2011 to November 2012 on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53929/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if there will be any changes to generic branded drugs legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54100/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if he will help ensure that the promise to invest €35 million annually in community mental health is honoured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54269/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54433/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if she will expedite this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54437/12]

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Seamus Healy and the Technical Group for allowing me to share time. The Bill provides for the repeal of the Civil Defence Act 2002, the dissolution of the Civil Defence board and the transfer of its functions and other responsibilities back to the Department of Defence. Its purpose is to bring responsibility for the management, development and administration of Civil Defence...

Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Tánaiste is aware of the importance of the retention of Aer Arann flights to the Aran islands. In the interests of the health and safety of those living on and visiting the islands, will he ensure, in the same way that the Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill provided for an increase in the borrowing limit for CIE, some provision is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (29 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if there is any truth in the suggestion that the Health Information Quality Authority require the movement of staff for no good reason, that is, if there are two hospitals near each other they interchange the staff despite the fact that many members of staff might have been employed in the one hospital for 10, 20 or 30 years and all of a sudden they are being...

Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I ask the Taoiseach about the highly questionable practice by the HSE of engaging minors to carry out test purchases in shops.

Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates (28 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there should be a reduction in the lower 13.5% VAT rate for servicing and repairs and a tax rate off for service/repair work undertaken in tax compliant businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53197/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Submissions (28 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether halfway through the year there should be a mid-year stimulus which would help the market and therefore help keep persons in employment in the motor industry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53198/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if he will exclude anti-epilepsy drugs for 37,000 persons with epilepsy from generic substitution legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53192/12]

Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: People on social welfare feel terrorised, harangued and harassed by the suggestion that fines and charges may be taken at source from social welfare payments. When is it proposed to introduce the fines Bill and is it proposed to use that Bill to target these people in the way proposed by the Government?

Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: Ask the Tánaiste.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: We will support the Ceann Comhairle because we think he is doing fine.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: Does the Deputy want to question the Taoiseach or not?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Controls (27 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will invest in more sniffer dogs to fight the war against the illegal importation of drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52394/12]