Results 1,201-1,220 of 2,920 for speaker:Séamus Healy
- Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: That is not good enough.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: Approximately three weeks ago, on 25 March, I raised with the Taoiseach the absolutely unacceptable number of patients on trolleys and chairs in the accident and emergency department in South Tipperary General Hospital. I described the conditions on that day as reminiscent of those in the Third World. I make no apology for this. Three weeks later, nothing has been done, despite requests...
- Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: The HSE, the Department of Health and the Minister for Health have failed the patients in the hospital. We require emergency action today. I ask the Taoiseach to take charge of this matter personally and approve additional medical, nursing and support staff for the emergency department in the hospital. I want him to approve additional beds and open additional step-down beds for the hospital.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: There is a crisis in the hospital today. It is all very well producing reports but we need action today. There are 29 patients on trolleys in the hospital, which amounts to ten more than three weeks ago when I raised this issue originally. The HSE is well aware of the matter, as are the Department of Health and the Minister. The Taoiseach is aware of it because I raised it with him in the...
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: Labour Party candidates asked the public to vote for them in order to stop child benefit cuts. The public put its trust in the Labour Party and what happened? The party has supported cuts in child benefit every year since it entered government.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: My question for the Minister-----
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: My question for the Minister, if he will listen, is whether he will reverse the social welfare cuts, including, in particular, the cuts in child benefit, heating, fuel and telephone allowances for elderly people and the carer's allowance. Is the Labour Party not ashamed, in this the centenary year of the 1913 Lockout and the party's foundation-----
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: ----- that it is introducing budgets that hit the low-paid rather than the super rich and the very wealthy?
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: It is true.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: The policy of the Government is to make the poor and the less well-off pay.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: It made promises with full knowledge of the situation in 2011. The assets of the super rich are back above peak levels in 2006, according to the Central Statistics Office.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: It means that there are very wealthy people in this country.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: The Government has chosen not to make them pay their fair share.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: The Government has chosen not to impose an asset or wealth tax on the super rich. However, it is hitting poor and less well-off families.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: There is wealth in this country that is not being taxed by the Government. Will the Minister introduce a tax on wealth and assets to ensure the very wealthy in society, that is, those who earn €595,000 a year and those who have significant assets, pay their fair share of taxes?
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: Will the Government introduce a wealth or an asset tax?
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: I just want the Minister to answer the question.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: I am asking about a wealth or an asset tax.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: A Fine Gael Minister did it in the past.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2014)
Séamus Healy: There are 10,000 such individuals.