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Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: I thank my colleagues for sharing time in this important debate. Having spoken on many Bills, I do not believe this legislation should have come before the House. We are all aware of the worry caused to pensioners by the budget measure on medical cards for those aged over 70 years. We saw the protest on Kildare Street and heard people from across the political divide state the measure was...

Hospital Services. (9 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: I thank the Acting Chairman and the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise on the Adjournment the important issue of South Tipperary General Hospital. It employs 450 people and has a 275 bed capacity. More than 1,100 babies were delivered there last year and the level of surgical procedures, including day cases, is extremely high. As a teaching hospital which has worked to incorporate...

Hospital Services. (9 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: There was a great deal in that reply.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (9 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person who is job sharing, working one week on and one week off, and paying a class D contribution and is working on the farm owned by the person and the spouse on alternate weeks, is entitled to pay a contribution entitling them to a pension for their years working the farm. [44878/08]

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: It was not inspected.

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: On a point of clarification——

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: Many people want to ask questions. Is the time being kept separate for questions?

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: If the time the Minister takes to answer is also taken, we will not get around the House.

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: I ask the Minister about the issue of product displacement from the shelves, which is the major concern. Is there any way the Minister can protect the industry here particularly from imports? On my way to Dublin I spoke to a small food producer who produces sausages, rashers and black puddings. It is a very small industry outside Cashel with traceability. It is wrong to say there is no...

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: They are displacing our good food, whether we like it or not.

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: I agree with that.

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: That is happening. That is the problem.

Order of Business (9 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: All politics is local.

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (4 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance if an instalment payment plan will be set up to assist small businesses make payments to the Revenue Commissioners, particularly during the current downturn in the economy. [44407/08]

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: The agriculture and food production industries are of vital importance to Ireland's economic recovery as much of its gross domestic product comes from agriculture and food-related industries. I wish to question the status of the national rural development strategy. The package is worth €5.7 billion and includes REPS payments, disadvantaged area payments, the early retirement scheme,...

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: Had he only travelled to Ennis, a few miles from where he lives in Mountshannon, he would have heard thousands of them saying how badly off are rural Ireland and rural people. One reason the Minister is so out of touch is that his backbenchers are telling him that all is well. This is what is wrong and this is what must be changed.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: I will explain it to the Deputy.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: They told us that in Ennis last Sunday but the Deputy was not present to hear it.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: That was because the Minister was not here.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (2 Dec 2008)

Tom Hayes: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects to publish a report into the recommendations of the International Broadband Advisory Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43706/08]