Results 521-540 of 2,918 for speaker:Séamus Healy

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Mar 2017)

Séamus Healy: 891. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the proposal from general practitioners in Thurles, County Tipperary to replace a general practitioner that is due to retire very soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13488/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Mar 2017)

Séamus Healy: 475. To ask the Minister for Health the current position regarding the shortage of the BCG vaccine here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11240/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: 628. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied) at HSE south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10253/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: 629. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied) at HSE, south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10255/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: 632. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied) at HSE south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10258/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (28 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: 634. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a psychology appointment with the HSE's psychology disability department in Clonmel for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10265/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the emphasis on community engagement by the Public Water Forum. There has been no community engagement from Irish Water. They have no local offices or staff, there are no local contacts of any kind. People who have paid their water charges should be refunded. Many of them paid out of fear. What will be the cost of pursuing those who have not paid? This committee has been...

Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: They are not happening down in Tipperary. We have wanted them for 20 years.

Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: It has been 20 years.

Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: It takes a lot of money, as the Taoiseach well knows.

Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: It sounds very much like "live horse and you'll get grass". We have been waiting for 20 years for both the N24 upgrade and the Thurles bypass. The Taoiseach's Government and the previous Government starved public transport and road budgets. The road budgets fell between 2007 and 2015 by €1.722 billion. The State subvention to CIE was slashed by €132 million, from €321...

Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: All citizens have a right to a satisfactory and good-quality public transport service. It is the duty of the State to ensure that such a service provided. It cannot and must not be left to market forces. Members of the public in my Tipperary constituency and in rural areas generally are entitled to the same standard of public transport as the constituents of the Minister, Deputy Ross, here...

Topical Issue Debate: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (16 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: Obviously, we welcome the inclusion of schools in County Tipperary in the scheme, but we are discussing Tipperary town. It is impossible for people on the ground who know it and know its school system - Oireachtas Members, teachers and parents - to believe these schools have not gained DEIS status. Will the Minister agree to review the decision? Crucially, will he agree to meet a...

Topical Issue Debate: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (16 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: Will the Minister meet the deputation?

Topical Issue Debate: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (16 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: On Monday last, there was shock and disbelief in the five primary school communities in Tipperary town and throughout the town itself when it was revealed the five schools had failed to be designated under the DEIS programme. They are St. Joseph's girls national school, St. Michael's girls national school, St. Michael's junior boys school, Gaelscoil Thiobraid Árann and the Monastery...

Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: Deputy Ryan has two minutes left.

Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak. I also welcome the terms of reference in so far as I have had an opportunity to check them out. I believe that this is being rushed. The terms of reference were published at 12 noon today, which was approximately three hours ago. It would have been opportune to allow the Members of the House to peruse and check the terms of reference over the weekend....

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: I will be voting no confidence in this Government for a number of reasons. It is now clear that senior gardaí were systematically intimidating whistleblowers. False accusations of sexual misconduct made to Tusla was the first leg of that operation. The second leg of that operation was the dissemination of these allegations through pet crime correspondents who are dependent on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Role of Regulators and Compliance with European Law: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: A question was asked earlier on the opinions of the various contributors but our job is to listen to the opinions of people who have come before this committee. We will have to make a judgment individually and also as a committee regarding those opinions. I value any opinions this committee gets from either side. It is clear from listening to the contributions of the Commission...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Commission for Energy Regulation and Irish Water (14 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: I have one question for Mr. Grant. I take the point that the policy decision to install domestic metering was taken prior to the establishment of Irish Water. Irish Water would have operated or rolled out the tendering process. At any stage prior to that process starting, during it, or when it concluded, did Irish Water stand back and ask if that cost was going to be cost-effective and was...