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Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (19 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: I will not delay the House too long. I wish to contribute in particular to the question of the family home. We should remember who we are dealing with on the issue of subvention for nursing homes. We are dealing with elderly people who over the past 20 to 60 years have contributed to what we now enjoy. They have contributed to the building of the Celtic tiger, and in their old age are...

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (19 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: No, it does not. It is true.

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (19 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: It is true.

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (19 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: I will contribute shortly.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (19 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: I wish to request the Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a specific matter of local and national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to introduce legislation immediately to empower ComReg to take urgent and effective action against disastrous telecommunications operators such as Smart and Perlico, which have...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (18 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when will she be in a position to approve the application by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary for grant aid under the devolved grant for small schools scheme 2007 and grant aid for the summer works scheme 2007 for the building of a boundary wall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33309/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (18 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the urgent need for the Minister for Social and Family Affairs to significantly increase social welfare pensions to bring them into line with other OECD countries. Currently the contributory old age pension is 32% of the average industrial wage which compares badly with other...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will approve the appointment of an additional orthodontist for the South Tipperary community care area; if additional funding will be provided for the service; if she will revise the guidelines used to assess children for orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33278/06]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will approve the appointment of a second audiologist for the South Tipperary community care area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33279/06]

Written Answers — Communications Masts: Communications Masts (17 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he intends to introduce legislation or regulation to implement the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources recommendations on the location of masts to ensure that these masts are not located near schools, built up areas and play areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 462: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the application by a centre (details supplied) in County Tipperary for a grant of €4,000 under the Community Services Programme 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33243/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (17 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 585: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the basis for the consent to sale clause attached to the purchase local authority houses; his views on whether this clause discriminates against owners of these houses when it comes to resale; if he will review the need for and the legality of this clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Crime Prevention: Motion (Resumed). (11 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: This is a major problem in Ireland and is getting worse. I fail to understand the lack of urgency and commitment to tackling the drugs problem in Ireland. Colleagues have referred to the 27 private airfields with no customs presence, indicative of the attitude we take to the drugs problem. That situation was brought to the attention of the authorities when Deputy Catherine Murphy placed...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (11 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a specific matter of local and national importance requiring urgent attention, namely, the need for the Minister for Health and Children to properly fund and staff the public orthodontic service and widen substantially the orthodontic guidelines used to approve children for treatment as the current service is almost...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 537: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application for the building of a new school (details supplied); if she will approve the preferred site for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31994/06]

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (10 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will approve the amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31995/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (10 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to introduce immediately legislation or regulations to implement the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources regarding the location of masts, to prevent...

Youth Services. (5 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will immediately grant young people's facilities and service fund status to the town of Clonmel, as requested by the RAPID organisation, in view of the fact that Clonmel is under-resourced in the staffing and provision of youth programmes, that this deficiency has precluded the development of important...

Youth Services. (5 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: I am disappointed with the Minister of State's reply because it indicates that the fund will not be made available to Clonmel. Does the series of drug-related murders which took place in the town over the past few years not represent evidence of a drug problem? A youth task force based in the town, Clann Óg, sent a request to the Minister for additional youth workers and reported that...

Youth Services. (5 Oct 2006)

Séamus Healy: The report by Clann Óg stated that Clonmel is under-resourced with regard to the number of youth workers in the town delivering youth programmes, a deficiency which precluded the development of important initiatives which could have enhanced social inclusion. Clonmel has not been granted funding for facilities and services for young people or for the springboard project and has not received...