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Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: The Government, in particular the Labour Party, was elected on a promise that it would tackle unemployment. Instead, unemployment has increased. This is another job destruction measure. For 44 months in a row retail business has declined. This measure will depress it further, close many small businesses which are hanging on by their fingertips and cause additional job losses in the retail...

Financial Resolution No. 7: Stamp Duties (6 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: The question of NAMA has been raised and I wish to address it briefly. The programme for Government promised that the secret society which was NAMA would be made transparent and that freedom of information legislation would be extended to ensure we would be able to obtain details on the transactions and operations of NAMA. We were promised this on numerous occasions in the Chamber....

Financial Resolution No. 7: Stamp Duties (6 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: I was not speaking about stamp duty. I was asking what would be done for those in mortgage distress.

Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: By taxing the billionaires, the Government will have plenty choices.

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: This debate is about private insurance and competition within that market. Competition is really about maximising profits, which is what is happening. In the past few days huge increases have been proposed in the cost of health insurance. Quinn Healthcare has proposed an increase of 12% and one can take it that the other companies will shortly follow suit. If the Government raises the...

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2011)

Séamus Healy: I join the Ceann Comhairle in welcoming them.

Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: I support the motion. I thank the Society of St. Vincent de Paul which does tremendous work to support families and children, in particular. Its pre-budget submission shows that in 2010 there was a 36% increase in its workload in Dublin, 23% in the mid-west, 36% in Galway and 45% in Cork. It said items like food, fuel, education and housing costs were the main requests. Those most in need...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: I am grateful for the opportunity to offer a few words on the Water Services (Amendment) Bill. I agree with the previous speakers who have opposed the Bill. The Bill represents another stealth tax on top of the refuse charges and the proposed water charge and house tax. It is a method of fleecing the ordinary man and woman in the street. In this case ordinary rural dwellers will be...

Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: Question 43: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the average rental revenue received by local authorities per council house and the amount that would be received by local authorities if all those currently in receipt of rent allowance, or in the rental accommodation scheme or long term leasing arrangements with private landlords were in council houses;...

Water Services (30 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: Question 5: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide funds to local authorities to update water infrastructure to deal with persistent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37694/11]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: It has been stated already but it is worth repeating that the manner in which this Bill is being brought through the House is reminiscent of the previous Government. We were told by those in the current Government that this was to change, that they would do things differently and that there would be no guillotines. However, the guillotine will apply to this Bill as it will to other Bills...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the findings of research on fuel poverty and older people by the Dublin Institute of Technology and the Institute of Public Health funded by Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland and due to be published in the coming weeks, showing that during the winter of 2006/7 there were 1,281 excess winter deaths and...

Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: Does the Minister agree there should be absolutely no reduction in child benefit, particularly in light of significant increases in the burdens on families by means of electricity and gas charges and reductions in gas and electricity allowances in the home care packages? The figure for children in poverty will increase from approximately 90,000 to 130,000. Research from the European...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: The position after the election is different.

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (22 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: Question 85: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide the figures for net financial assets of households and non-profit institutions serving households for the years 2008, 2009, and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36263/11]

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: On a point of order-----

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: On a point of order-----

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: On a point of order, will the Ceann Comhairle facilitate my request for a Topical Issue debate on the closure of Kickham Barracks, Clonmel, which request has been submitted for the past-----

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: Excuse me, it is a very topical issue.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Séamus Healy: It was submitted every day last week and was submitted again today, but it has still not been accepted.