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Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: It is now clear that we do not know, and Minister is not able to tell us, whether there will be a net income as a result of these water charges or whether there will be a deficit to the State as a result. The Minister cannot tell us how many houses are in the country-----

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: -----or how many households will receive the €100 grant. At this stage it is clear there could be anything up to an additional €70 million of costs associated with this grant. These are two fundamental issues with regard to this legislation. I propose we suspend Committee Stage until the Minister returns with the figures.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: This section provides for the charging of water.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: The proposals were announced by the Minister to the Dáil on 19 November. The position on charging for water is clear. Once we impose a charge for water then it will become a commodity and it will become marketable. Under EU law, full cost recovery will be required, perhaps not immediately but in the future. That is the direction in which we are going. If charges are introduced it...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: On the points made by the last two speakers on the boil water notices, the Skeheenarinky-Burcourt area of south Tipperary is another area that has been subject to a boil water notice for many years. I want clarification from the Minister on it. What instructions has he given to Irish Water on boil water notices? When is it expected that people in the area, who have been subject to a boil...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: On a point of information, will we have an opportunity to discuss the section.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: The Minister should not forget Burncourt.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: Irrespective of which side of the debate on which they find themselves, the one matter on which members of the public are in agreement is that there should be no privatisation of Irish Water. They are concerned that we have already begun the process in this regard as a result of the involvement of Denis O'Brien and GMC Sierra. They are very worried that at some point in the future those to...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: I wish to make a brief comment. I have no wish to delay the meeting, but anyone who thinks that the PCRS system is now a good system or is giving a good return is simply not living in the real world. Significant problems remain with the medical card system. I do not intend to go through all of them today, but they include situations in which people have applied for discretionary cards on...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: Surely the Minister could visit South Tipperary.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: The Minister would do well to witness what is happening on the ground and he would be welcome. I hope he will take up that invitation.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: Beaumont Hospital is very different from South Tipperary General Hospital

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: I will not delay the meeting unduly but I want to say that I will certainly support the Supplementary Estimate. The figure of €680 million is significant and there is an overrun of €510 million in the HSE but we in this committee predicted as much last year. To some extent it is a case of here we go again. Many of us feel we were almost ridiculed when we raised issues that...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: This section deals with a plebiscite on the ownership of Irish Water. The measure is in the Bill due to the serious and understandable concern among the public generally that Irish Water, if it ever gets up and running, and if water charges are introduced, will eventually be privatised and sold on for private profit to super rich Irish or international organisations and companies, people who...

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: I compliment Sinn Féin on bringing forward this motion and welcome the Government's acceptance of it. Statehood is the right of the Palestinian people, as is increasingly accepted and supported internationally. Some 135 countries have now formally recognised the state of Palestine, including eight EU member states, namely, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Malta,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: 401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve the redevelopment of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary which is operating for the past 20 years in substandard conditions and is a major health and safety concern; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47074/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (9 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a new school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47181/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Best Practice Access Guidelines: Irish Wheelchair Association (4 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: I welcome Mr. Hoey and the witnesses from the Irish Wheelchair Association. They are here to present the access guidelines and I thank the Chairman, Vice Chairman and the committee members for facilitating this meeting. I attended the local launch of the guidelines in Thurles and met IWA members and staff, so I felt the committee would be supportive of this, as it has. There is no doubt...

Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: The health service has suffered serious damage over the last six years. Budget cuts have amounted to some €3.5 billion and almost 12,000 staff have been lost to the service. The situation would be much worse than is currently the case but for the health service's dedicated and committed staff. We should pay tribute to staff across all categories who go beyond the call of duty every...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Séamus Healy: The Government privatised bin collections.