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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Feb 2005)

Séamus Healy: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if An Post will ensure that its pensioners are treated properly and fairly and are awarded the pension increases which they have been denied by An Post management for the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3548/05]

Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (8 Feb 2005)

Séamus Healy: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if An Post will reverse its decision to sell Cahir post office, County Tipperary, and put the franchise out to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3549/05]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (8 Feb 2005)

Séamus Healy: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will approve the roll-out of the sports partnerships scheme to allow the Irish Sports Council to approve new applications, including the application from South Tipperary Vocational Education Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3552/05]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (8 Feb 2005)

Séamus Healy: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the community workers co-operative will be able to continue its important work addressing the causes of poverty, inequality and injustice in society by restoring its funding through the national anti-poverty programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3550/05]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (8 Feb 2005)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance: the necessity to amend employment legislation to allow for the issue of work permits directly to workers rather than to employers in view of the continuing difficulties being experienced by non-EU workers here and to allow the Minister to make a statement on the matter.

Hospital Services. (1 Feb 2005)

Séamus Healy: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter, which is also health related. The population of south Tipperary is entitled to the highest quality health services, just like patients in any other county. However, a number of issues that have been on the Minister's desk for some time need to be addressed urgently and referred to the Health Service Executive for completion. I...

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (1 Feb 2005)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of national importance, namely, the policy of An Post to close and run down rural post offices thereby depriving local communities of vital services and, in particular, the recent decision of An Post management to close and sell Cahir post office and to franchise out the services, and to allow the...

Health Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Nov 2004)

Séamus Healy: For many years, and particularly in recent years, politicians of almost all persuasions and commentators in the media have claimed that a huge problem in the health service derives from over-manning of management and administrative posts. Nothing could be further from the truth. It has been independently demonstrated that this is not a problem and that focusing the debate on this issue is a...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (2 Nov 2004)

Séamus Healy: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she intends to take to ensure second level education for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has been refused admission to first year in two secondary schools in their home town. [27145/04]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Nov 2004)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the devastating flooding that affected Clonmel last week, the necessity to fast-track the Clonmel flood alleviation scheme to protect the people and property in the town, and the urgent need to put a meaningful compensation scheme in place for families and businesses affected.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: Question 291: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she intends to approve the proposal by the South Eastern Health Board to open a 20 bed general practitioners assessment unit to be located in the main building at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25289/04]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: Question 292: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she intends to approve funding for the opening of the completed health care units (details supplied) at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, including funds for equipping and staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25290/04]

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (19 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: Question 293: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of home help and home case attendant hours provided by the South Eastern Health Board in the south Tipperary community care area in each of the years 2001, 2002 and 2003. [25291/04]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (19 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Clonmel flood alleviation scheme with particular reference to the announcement that the first phase of the scheme would be completed in 2004 and that the public consultation process would be completed in the autumn of 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25306/04]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (19 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding decentralisation to Tipperary town, including details of the Department and the number of staff going to Tipperary; the number of staff who have indicated a willingness to move there; the categories of those members of staff; the details of the effects to date to secure a site or building; and if he...

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: There are two fundamental issues involving the health service, first, the two-tier nature of the system where access is based on ability to pay and not on medical needs and, second, inadequate funding. There is much evidence to prove that ability to pay is the determinant for access to facilities. I recently heard of a case involving a person awaiting an orthopaedic procedure, who was told...

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: I hope they open the units now and they will not be left vacant for two years.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: I made it by demanding that the Government produce the goods and not leave a €7 million unit which was vacant for two years.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: When will the Government build the Cashel unit?

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Séamus Healy: I get no answer to that question.