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- Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: I am keeping this going for the Acting Chairman and if he wants me to sit down and collapse the debate I will do so. He has two choices.
- Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Acting Chairman has two choices.
- Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: I will sit down and collapse the debate.
- Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: That is on the head of the Acting Chairman. It is a bad choice.
- Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: I sincerely thank the Technical Group for allowing me some of its speaking time to contribute to the debate on this Bill, which will provide authorisation for an education provider to describe itself as a university outside the State for specified purposes. I acknowledge the presence of the Minister. A previous speaker touched on the experiences of foreign students who come to this country....
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers Grant Appeals (11 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: 46. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a disabled drivers scheme appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6229/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (11 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: 71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a rural environment protection scheme payment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6161/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: 87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an area aid headage payment and Rural Environment Protection Scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6336/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (11 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: 119. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with parents in Every Life Counts to discuss the comments he made prior to Christmas 2014 regarding the provision of abortion, where children have a profound disability, meaning they might not live for long after birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6162/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a request for assistive technology in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6160/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (11 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a Student Universal Support Ireland grant was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6188/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (11 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a maintenance grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6340/15]
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: Were they not voting for Deputy Bannon? Were they voting for the others?
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: With regard to the programme for Government, could I ask the Taoiseach about the Government's commitment to and support for two- and three-teacher schools? Their present policy will mean that many of the small schools will close. I ask the Taoiseach and the Minister to give a commitment here that two- and three-teacher schools be allowed to continue in the future, as their parties promised...
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: I am surprised the Minister of State, Deputy Deenihan, who is alongside the Taoiseach and who was at the same meeting I was at last night, is not biting the Taoiseach's ear off telling him what happened last night-----
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: -----because he gave great commitments to the people in south Kerry. I would like to see him give the same commitment here in Dáil Éireann. He was very good last night but I would like him to adhere to what he said. I am doing it on behalf of the people of Kerry.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: It is time to talk with the Minister and for Deputy Deenihan to say here what he stated at home.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: I am very sorry. The Ceann Comhairle cannot blame me for being passionate when it comes to children and small schools.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: The best thing the Minister of State could do is to keep his mouth shut.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)
Michael Healy-Rae: They are listening to me all right but they are not listening to Deputy Kehoe.