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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (28 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are circumstances by which a student who is in receipt of a grant and who on completing the current course will move onto a follow-on course, where the first year is the equivalent level as the course just finished, can qualify for a grant for that first year on the new course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21219/15]

Midland Regional Hospital: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: Yes, but somewhere along the line the decision was made to take Portlaoise hospital out of the small hospital framework, even though it had been included for that specific reason. Four year later we find that HIQA's report makes the very same recommendation made previously in the context of the Mallow and Ennis hospitals reports which fed into the small hospitals framework. The Minister,...

Midland Regional Hospital: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the contributions from all sides of the House. I read the Minister's speech again this morning, in which he mentioned that we should not play politics with this issue. I certainly was very reluctant to go down the political route without first having listened to the testimonies of the families and read the indepth reports of the CMO and HIQA but I would be failing in my duties if...

Midland Regional Hospital: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: That is not true.

Midland Regional Hospital: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: The Taoiseach obviously did not read it so when he made the promise that he would keep it open.

Midland Regional Hospital: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: The Taoiseach obviously did not read it so when he made the promise to keep it open.

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: When one examines the statistics, one sees that Aer Lingus carried 11.1 million passengers in 2014. I remind the Minister of State, as he keeps reminding us, that we have gone through a very difficult recession, both nationally and internationally. It was one of the worst among OECD countries, yet Aer Lingus increased passenger numbers. In recent years, its passenger number has increased...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: All will be announced on this side of the election and the Government will say it has the money to carry out the investment, but it will not acknowledge the fact that the money will have been obtained by selling a State asset. Aer Lingus has been successful. Deputy Michael Ring is the Minister of State responsible for promoting this country and travels the world to do so. Aer Lingus is...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: What have we now?

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: There is a commitment that the company will not be sold for seven years. Let us be very honest-----

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: The bottom line is that the Government side was marching week in, week out, on the streets of Limerick contending that the sale of Aer Lingus was a disgrace.

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: What the Government is doing now is selling the remaining 25% stake that was retained for the purpose of guaranteeing connectivity and accessibility and that staff-----

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: The Members on the Government side should look at the placards they held up in 2006 in O'Connell Street in Limerick. In the context of Cork, it is critical that we retain access to Heathrow, Amsterdam and Charles de Gaulle airports. That is of considerable importance. I see nothing in this other than glib commentary to the effect that we will continue to develop those routes. This is...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: Is the Minister talking about Roscommon hospital?

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I have listened to the debate today and how the deal was announced, but the fact is that we do not know the full details. It has been a case of drip-feed. The fact is that Government backbenchers, including Labour Party backbenchers and others, are being briefed, while Parliament still does not have the full context in terms of the due diligence process that was carried out. The Nyras...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: We have a situation where even the benches are empty.

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: There is no rebel left in the Labour Party on that issue. I have listened to the debate and looked at the previous proposal made when IAG first pounced on Aer Lingus. I have looked at the proposals made today inasmuch as I can and find that there is no difference. The Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ring, comes from the west. He knows full well that if he took a heifer to the fair in...

Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: It is; the Deputy is dead right.

Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: He has even lost the will to fight at this stage.

Business of Dáil: Motion (27 May 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I think the rams have become hoggets.