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Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 which I welcome and support. Its main focus is on implementing provisions included in legislation passed in 2010 and 2011 dealing with mandatory breath testing, alternative verdicts and the lowering of blood alcohol content, BAC, limits. I support these proposals which are practical and make common sense. They will...

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Séamus Healy: I believe the Deputy on the opposite side wishes to speak.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak briefly on this motion, particularly because it refers to Kickham Barracks, Clonmel, a barracks with which I obviously am very familiar. Looking across at the Labour Party benches, I note not a single Labour Party member is present in the Chamber. Regardless of their presence or otherwise, I remind Labour Party Ministers and Members that the Labour Party...

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Séamus Healy: Deputy Kehoe could take a leaf from a former Fine Gael Minister who introduced a wealth tax.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Séamus Healy: A former Minister had the guts to introduce a wealth tax. Deputy Kehoe does not have the guts to so do-----

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Séamus Healy: -----because he is in the pocket of the wealthy and powerful in this country. The reason Fine Gael will not do it is because it does not have the guts to do it.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Séamus Healy: A very small wealth tax on those people would ensure-----

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Séamus Healy: -----this austerity and such closures and job losses would not be visited on ordinary people, that is, on middle income and low income families who are already being devastated by the huge cutbacks and the taxes the Government intends to introduce in the next budget.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Séamus Healy: I call on the Government to withdraw this amendment and to confirm that none of the barracks concerned will be closed but will be continued and funded properly into the future.

Issue of Writ: Dublin West By-election (4 Oct 2011)

Séamus Healy: I sympathise with the family and friends of the late Deputy Brian Lenihan. The next couple of weeks will be a difficult time for them. This by-election has given a unique opportunity to the people of Dublin West to reject the false promises made by those in the Fine Gael-Labour Government in the run-up to and during the last general election. I refer to the politics of the big lie that...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (19 Jul 2011)

Séamus Healy: Question 456: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will agree to fund a programme (details supplied). [21396/11]

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Séamus Healy: I will share time with Deputies Mattie McGrath and Maureen O'Sullivan. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill and on the Defence Forces generally. I have listened to the Minister and previous speakers and welcome the debate on this important issue. The Bill is driven by a number of elements. There have been international developments in this area, particularly in Australia and the...

Local Authority Housing (12 Jul 2011)

Séamus Healy: The new prescribed income limits for local authority housing are completely and absolutely inadequate and are placing families in difficult situations in which they can be approved neither for local authority housing nor for local authority mortgages or, indeed, mortgages from other lending agencies. If I gave an example of what I am talking about, it might clarify the matter. I hope the...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Jul 2011)

Séamus Healy: What about all the promises made during the election?

Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Jul 2011)

Séamus Healy: That was the choice of the Members opposite.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Jul 2011)

Séamus Healy: Why will the Government not tax its rich friends and their €250 billion in assets?

Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Jul 2011)

Séamus Healy: The Deputy should be truthful. We put forward alternative funding arrangements.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Jul 2011)

Séamus Healy: They might not like the alternative we suggest.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Jul 2011)

Séamus Healy: What about asking the super rich to pay?

Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Jul 2011)

Séamus Healy: Government Deputies are hiding.