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Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: We have thanked the Minister publicly for that.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am sorry the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, has left the Chamber. He was praised earlier this morning when I had a meeting with the junior minister of foreign affairs from Italy, the equivalent of the Minister of State, Deputy Helen McEntee, along with the Italian ambassador. Senator Paul Coghlan was also there representing the Seanad. We had a very productive...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I acknowledge that it has been a difficult week for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Michael Creed. His family has had a tough time in the past week and it is difficult for him to be here so I pay my respects to him. The Minister of State, Deputy Griffin, is 100% committed to the retention of the 9% VAT rate and he knows as well as I the importance it has to our...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Skellig Michael island season will be extended (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43139/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 118. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the minimum level of maintenance will be increased to be higher than CDP programmes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43075/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a variation of maintenance grants being paid on the islands in comparison to the mainland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43076/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 122. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43046/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of ANC and GLAS payments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43048/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 182. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person's (details supplied) pension will be paid into their bank account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43064/17]

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: Keep him going, a Cheann Comhairle.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: They were shattered.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: No, that will be later on. Travelling around the area, we saw the value of community employment schemes because in many of these places there is little else besides a little farming and tourism. On that point, I thank the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Heather Humphreys, for helping us with the filming of "Star Wars". The area is now all the rage and everyone is...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: I would like to continue but I do not want to encroach on my colleagues' time.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: First, I must take the opportunity to thank the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Kevin Boxer Moran, for the proactive way he has dealt with the problems we have in County Kerry. I thank him for accepting my invitation to visit Kerry during the summer and for the assistance he has given us on two projects. I also wish to thank him in advance for...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister of State is the right man in the right place and the longer he sits in his current seat, the better. First, all day today I have been receiving calls from people who are in receipt of various payments and are due to receive an increase in those payments. They have been asking me why some increases are being implemented at midnight tonight but they must wait until next March...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of support hours for pupils at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42260/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on allowing paternity leave to be taken within the first year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42678/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Management (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 248. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a clubhouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42541/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 259. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on developing a facility for those who wish to learn Irish at their own level, independently of a class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42970/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: 260. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on allocating funds for scholarships for young persons to support the learning of Irish in their communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42971/17]