Results 41-60 of 2,917 for speaker:Séamus Healy

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2025)

Séamus Healy: Jigsaw is a youth mental health charity that provides free, non-judgmental and confidential therapy to young people between the ages of 12 and 15. It also gives families, educators and those who support young people's mental health ways to cope and the skills to be there for young people. Thankfully, after pressure from public representatives, this service was established successfully in...

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2025)

Séamus Healy: The prevention of crime and antisocial behaviour requires a wide range of social, economic and community actions including education, employment, training, income, social inclusion, community facilities and community policing. I will say a few words on community policing. Over the past few years, community policing has effectively been dismantled, particularly since the introduction of the...

Oideachas trí Mheán na Gaeilge: Tairiscint [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] (4 Mar 2025)

Séamus Healy: Molaim an rún seo, agus gabhaim buíochas le Sinn Féin as ucht an rún a chur faoi bhráid na Dála. Ba mhaith liom labhairt ar bhuncheist thábhachtach maidir leis an nGaeilge. Tháinig laghdú suntasach ar líon na ndaltaí atá ag freastal ar scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge le linn an Rialtais dheireanaigh. Níl iarbhunscoil...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (4 Mar 2025)

Séamus Healy: 333. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-sponsored client visits to the IDA land at Ballingarrane, Clonmel for the calendar years 2023 and 2024; the steps the IDA will take to find an enterprise for the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9049/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (4 Mar 2025)

Séamus Healy: 432. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it is proposed to open applications for the urban renewal development fund, as Tipperary County Council now have a fully prepared urban renewal project, for the regeneration of Clonmel town centre, ready for submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9045/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (4 Mar 2025)

Séamus Healy: 640. To ask the Minister for Health to designate Alzheimer’s disease as a qualifying illness under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9046/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (4 Mar 2025)

Séamus Healy: 641. To ask the Minister for Health to approve the appointment of a nurse specialist to hold Parkinson’s clinics at Tipperary University Hospital, to provide vital care to people with this debilitating disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9047/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Mar 2025)

Séamus Healy: 642. To ask the Minister for Health when it is proposed to provide ADHD adult assessment services for the people of County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9048/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Feb 2025)

Séamus Healy: The increased grants under the housing adaptation for older persons scheme that came into effect from 1 December have considerably improved that scheme. However, another change in the scheme, which went under the radar until recently, is very unhelpful. That change is the abolition, for whatever reason, of the new boiler grant for older people. This decision makes absolutely no sense and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Feb 2025)

Séamus Healy: Proper heating also ensures savings to the State in respect of nursing home and hospital costs.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Feb 2025)

Séamus Healy: I ask the Minister to reverse this very impractical decision.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Feb 2025)

Séamus Healy: What about the boiler grant?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (27 Feb 2025)

Séamus Healy: I thank the Minister for the reply, but we still have no clarity on when this means test will be abolished. As I said, the public believed the means test was going to be abolished either immediately on the formation of the Government or, at the very least, in budget 2026 in October of this year. From what the Minister said, there is absolutely no clarity on that. I acknowledge there have...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (27 Feb 2025)

Séamus Healy: In 2024, the Parliamentary Budget Office estimated the cost of abolishing the means test as €375.3 million, which is very similar to the figure Family Carers Ireland gave, of about €389 million. That is very small money in the scheme of things. The work of family carers ensures that people with disabilities can remain at home and do not have to take up expensive beds in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (27 Feb 2025)

Séamus Healy: 86. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the detail of how and when he intends to implement the Programme for Government commitment to abolish the income limit for the carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8927/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (27 Feb 2025)

Séamus Healy: I congratulate the Minister on his appointment and wish him well in the Department. Both Government parties in their election manifestos committed to the abolition of the means test for the carer’s allowance. The public believed when those parties formed a Government that the means test would be abolished, if not immediately then certainly in the 2026 budget in October. There...

The Future of Healthcare for Longer, Healthier Lives: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Séamus Healy: I congratulate the Minister and the Minister of State on their appointments and wish them well. Fundamental to longer and healthier living is the provision of wraparound home care supports. Our population is ageing, as the Minister has said, and the HSE accepts that the demand for home care increases by at least 4% per year. Funding for home care must increase by a minimum of 4%; anything...

Gender-Based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (26 Feb 2025)

Séamus Healy: It is worth reminding ourselves of the statistics and it is important that we read them into the record. I will read just the first few sentences of the motion. They read as follows: ... the World Health Organisation ... states that gender-based violence is a global pandemic and the greatest threat to the health of women and girls worldwide, a woman or girl is killed by a partner or...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (26 Feb 2025)

Séamus Healy: 28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current agreed establishment numbers required for the Naval Service; the current strength; the number of personnel available for sea-going duties; the steps being taken to retain and recruit personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6064/25]

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Séamus Healy: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion, which is very practical and reasonable. We should all say that we would like to have an integrated public transport system across the country. However, we do not, and I have not seen see any great move on the Government's part or even previous Governments to do that. If someone is a young person from a rural area, it is...