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Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: It came out of the coma.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: After millions of euro has been wasted.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: It was a charge last week.

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, for attending and the Technical Group for allowing me to use some of its speaking time. I propose to continue in the same vein as my contribution last night. The purpose of social welfare is to protect vulnerable people and ensure sufficient money is available to take care of people with particular needs such as the disabled, the...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am speaking about money.

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes, I am speaking about money for social welfare payments. Why is the Department trawling through people's entitlements in an effort to reduce payments? The Government has wasted large amounts of money and will go down in the history books as being a disgrace for creating Irish Water. Government backbench Deputies have been in a coma and did not open their mouths about Irish Water. They...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I did not realise Deputy Keating was running the show. I am entitled to speak. To return to the money from the Department that is to be repaid - a point raised by Deputy Robert Troy in an earlier discussion - from where will the money needed to repair the pipes come? The pipes should have been repaired in the first instance. The Government has created a monster without a single pipe...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: The only reason Government Deputies are now running scared is that they dread the prospect of an election. Whatever hammering they are given and whatever is said about them by good people, they will deserve it. They will be judged on what they did in this House and what they have done is shameful. They created a monster and wasted hundreds of millions of euro, believing they would get away...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am glad that I had an opportunity to speak on this issue. It is a pity no one in the Government showed a little common sense.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (19 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a compensation scheme available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who lost cattle due to electrocution. [44437/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (19 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding SHAM consultations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44543/14]

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Technical Group for allowing me to use some of its speaking time. I propose to make a couple of observations and suggestions. The qualifying age for participation in community employment schemes should be reduced to below 25 years to include unskilled younger people. Rather than simply ticking boxes, the Department of Social Protection should match candidates to vacancies. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (18 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 433. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital transfer in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44264/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Expenditure (13 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the Social Welfare Bill to make provisions for the restoration of the respite care grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43521/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (13 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is withdrawing double payments after 1 January 2015, as this will effect community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43585/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (13 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there has been a massive change in criteria in eligibility for community employment applicants to allow long-term unemployed back into the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43586/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (13 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43588/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Redeployment (13 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding community development officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43590/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Cessation (13 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a Government policy to withdraw community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43591/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (13 Nov 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment schemes operational in the country at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43592/14]