Results 22,621-22,640 of 23,619 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister should be clear about it. Will there be financial hardship or not?

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: Withdraw the slur now.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister should not believe that if he is looking down his nose at Deputies Ferris, Mattie McGrath or Healy-Rae, he will get away with it. There are many people behind us and the Minister is looking down his nose at them. It is not nice, and no Deputy or Minister should do it. The Minister should know better. I would not have to say anything to him if he did not draw me on him. That...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Acting Chairman for giving me the opportunity to speak. I hope that when it comes to votes in the course of the debate Members will see that people in rural areas are being hounded. The only thing we are short of at this stage is an inspector going up the stairs and going underneath the bed to see what is going on there. At this stage we are not far away from that. The only...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am finishing now. When we wanted to carry out upgrades to farm waste water management systems to prevent pollution a grant system was put in place that allowed farmers to build slatted sheds, concrete yards and collect waste water in a proper manner. Now we are telling people they are in limbo because there is no proposal coming from the Government on how people will be assisted. I...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: Did he say he withdrew it?

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: No, he did not say he was withdrawing it.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: He has obviously tabled amendments.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: Where are the facts from the Government?

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: Therefore, he cannot be here.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: That is a disgraceful comment to make.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Deputy is wrong.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: The two heroes sitting beside the Deputy Mulherin have done so at every opportunity.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I look forward to it.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I had to put up with it.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: What about the Minister's interruptions?

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Deputy will not tell me to shush.

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I wish to raise two issues on promised legislation. In light of what is proposed by the European Union with regard to doubling the stocking density and retention period for sheep and cattle on farms in order to qualify for the single farm payment-----

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am asking the Taoiseach if the Government will come up with any legislation to counteract what is being proposed in Europe.

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I have a second issue. Regarding the Fines Act 2010, last week I asked the Taoiseach if the Government was bringing forward proposals to stop people's money at source if they failed to pay the household charge-----