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Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (28 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 509: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if water charges will be abolished for all schools as schools cannot be described as businesses as they are by local authorities and the payment of these charges deprives schools of education and maintenance services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8142/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (22 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the outrageous decision of the Minister for Finance to abolish the €100 million bank levy in view of today's announcement of super-profits of €1.7 billion by Allied Irish Banks. This €100 million levy could have been used, for instance, to employ 2,000 gardaí to stamp out anti-social...

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: I support this good and timely motion which deals with support for workers' rights. There is no doubt that the race to the bottom started when the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats coalition came to power in 1997. This is evident in the Government's support for Irish Ferries and the MV Normandy and the support of the former Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy, for the services directive....

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (21 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of importance requiring urgent consideration, namely, the need for the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to intervene with An Post to accept the offer by Cahir Development Association to purchase Cahir Post Office, County Tipperary, and to appoint a member of the association as postmaster for...

Rent Supplement: Motion (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: I want to record my support for the motion, which deals with one of the most important issues facing this country. In particular, I support the part of the motion that highlights the poverty trap whereby those who work cannot receive rent subsidy even if they work for only 30 hours per week. The Government amendment is an insult. It suggests that everything is hunky-dory and that nothing...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (15 Feb 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 Enterprise, Trade and Employment to intervene with Dunnes Stores to ensure the re-instatement of Ms Joanne Delaney, sacked by Dunnes Stores for wearing a union badge. I also call on the Minister to ensure the right of workers generally to wear a union...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (14 Feb 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 Enterprise, Trade and Employment to remove the capping on community employment schemes. This capping involves the sacking of community employment supervisors and participants, destroying the schemes and depriving local communities in towns and villages of...

Future of Irish Farming: Motion (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: I support this motion. There is no doubt in my mind that the nitrates directive has been mishandled, not only by the Government but by successive Governments dating back to 1991. Some 15 years later there is confusion, fear and anger in the farming community and, indeed, in the scientific community and there are serious difficulties between farmers and Teagasc as a result. I would have...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: This Bill continues the policy which the Government has had in place since its inception and election in 1997, that is, to prioritise spending on infrastructure such as roads, bridges and broadband over spending on services such as health, education, social welfare and housing. The continued effect of this policy is that there are considerable increases in the numbers on local authority...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (8 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the disturbing findings of the National Economic and Social Forum, including that Ireland has one of the highest levels of inequality among OECD countries; 14% of households in poverty are headed by a person with a job; we are ranked 51 out of 56 countries in terms of equality of opportunity for...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 251: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if respite or hospitalisation will be made available for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4281/06]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Carrick-on-Suir will be prioritised for job creation and investment and to establish a jobs task force for the town in view of the persistent high levels of unemployment, in excess of 20%, in the town and in view of the closure announcement of a company (details supplied) with the loss of 53 jobs; and if he will make a...

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (7 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: I request the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance requiring urgent attention, namely, the need to remove the funding cap on rape crisis centres and women's refuges in place since 2002 and to properly fund these agencies, particularly in light of the significant increase in workload, and to ask the Minister to make a statement on the matter.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss an issue of urgent importance, namely, the serious and persistently high unemployment levels in excess of 20% in the town of Carrick-on-Suir, where 890 of the town's population of 5,000 are unemployed, the exacerbation of that situation by the closure of SRAM Ireland with the loss of a further 53 jobs. I ask the Minister...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: I wish to raise a point of order. Why has the Ceann Comhairle's office ruled out my matter to be raised under Standing Order 31?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: It is in order. I am entitled to know the basis on which it has been ruled out. The standing order states that the adjournment on an important matter of public interest requiring urgent attention——

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: More than 25% of the people of Carrick-on-Suir are unemployed and I cannot understand why that is not a matter of public interest.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: How does the Ceann Comhairle's office decide that such an issue is not matter of urgent importance?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: I appreciate it is not your decision, Leas-Cheann Comhairle, but the Ceann Comhairle's office is out of order on this matter.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Feb 2006)

Séamus Healy: This is an urgent situation and I ask the Ceann Comhairle's office to allow a debate on the subject.