Results 161-180 of 254 for does speaker:Séamus Healy

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Séamus Healy: In view of the Minister's outrageous attempt to cut pay and diminish the working conditions of public sector employees, when does the Taoiseach expect the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, to hand in his recognition, as he should do?

Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion [Private Members] (12 Mar 2013)

Séamus Healy: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this Private Members' motion. I make no excuse to Deputy Lyons or anybody else for saying this Government does not care. The fact is that if this Government cared, it would stop destroying jobs and creating unemployment in this country. The first thing it would do is to stop the destruction of jobs in the public service, where 30,000 jobs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Executive Service Plan 2013: Discussion with HSE (7 Mar 2013)

Séamus Healy: ...stage is this process and how soon in the delegates' view will it be implemented? Also, was this scheme impacted financially by the recent budget? As I have previously stated, the manner in which the HSE does its business, in particular in terms of decision-making which affect patients in my area, is, in my view, unacceptable. There is no consultation with staff, patients or...

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Séamus Healy: .... There are 1.8 million or 1.9 million owners of cars in the country. Recent statistics indicate that the purchasing power of a typical family has reduced by 10.8% in the past two years. That does not take into account, for instance, the cost of electricity and gas, the new water charge from 1 January 2014, and refuse charges. Nor does it include the cost of clothing, footwear or...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2013)

Séamus Healy: ...register, more than 50% of whom are long-term unemployed. Moreover, that figure of course would be much larger but for the 250 people per day who emigrate. Austerity also means the Finance Bill does not contain a single provision that creates employment. Figures have been thrown out recently by various Ministers suggesting jobs have been created. However, independent assessment by the...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Séamus Healy: ...increased total interest bill paid by the home owner. However, there is a better analogy. The deal is like extending the period of a mortgage not on one's own home but on someone else's for which one does not have any liability. From the point of view of the people, the liabilities of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society were never ours. This debt was wrongly placed on...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Séamus Healy: ...be transparent. The service must be delivered in a fair manner devoid of political interference. There must be real and meaningful consultation with stakeholders and local communities. The Bill does not fulfil these criteria. In fact, if it goes through as it is, we will lose the opportunity to reform the system and, in particular, a situation where there is no democratic accountability...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Séamus Healy: .... We are dealing with this issue on the basis of the probability of a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother. What is the institute's opinion in terms of fatal foetal abnormalities? Does this issue fall within the context of a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother and, if so, how?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Séamus Healy: ...suggestion is being made that women may manipulate their doctors in this area. I call on the witnesses to address this point. There are only three perinatal psychiatrists in the country. What effect does this have on the assessment process? How do our witnesses envisage that assessment process taking place? Will there be a need for additional resources in this area to deal with it?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2012)

Séamus Healy: ...Deputy promised that these would be open again before the end of the year. The Minister stated that his Department is working closely with the HSE and PA Consulting on a financial improvement programme for the HSE. What does that mean and will we get details of it? Will the Minister detail what exactly is being done in that regard? Will he indicate what capital projects are affected by...

Funding for Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2012)

Séamus Healy: ...However, the home help aspect of the package was decreased by five hours per week or one hour per day between Monday and Friday. The individual in question is wheelchair bound, cannot stand unaided, does not have any use of one hand, has limited use of the other hand and is unable to cook, get into or out of bed or attend to personal and toilet needs. It is an outrage that an individual...

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: ...during his tenure but for the future. He was followed by other committed individuals such as Sean O’Dwyer and Eddie Cooney. The local Civil Defence officer in south Tipperary today is Dolores Fahey and she does tremendous work in the county. I hope the Minister of State can assure us that the changes being made in the Bill will not in any way impact negatively on the work of the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Allocations for Public Expenditure 2013: Discussion with Minister for Health (29 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: Is this acceptable? Does the Minister know anything about it? Will he stop it?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Allocations for Public Expenditure 2013: Discussion with Minister for Health (29 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: What does full assessment mean?

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: ...provision of housing are not covered by the Bill. This Government, like the last one, has effectively abolished the whole area of State provision of housing for housing applications. This Bill does not cover local authority tenants. It should be noted that 98,318 households are waiting for accommodation. That is an increase of 75% since 1991. It is even more interesting to note that...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: ...for more than four years. This crisis has been driven by a lack of vision. The State has failed to deal with this difficulty by providing a public system that is free at the point of use and based on medical need. The problem is that our two-tier system does not provide for access to services on the basis of medical need. Under the system that is in place, medical services can be...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: ...some time ago on the matter of emergency applications. People have passed away during the course of this process. It should be possible to allow for emergency applications to be made, but that does not appear to be the case currently. I brought to the Minister’s attention some time ago the case of an application for carer’s allowance in which the carer had changed. A sister...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (13 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that Kickham Barracks, Clonmel which was closed earlier this year does not become derelict and to this end that he will arrange for regular maintenance work including, frequent maintenance of open areas, grass-cutting, die-back of weeds and general maintenance to building, railings and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Séamus Healy: ...hourly basis with the MABS organisation and others such as the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in dealing with member and community difficulties across the country. I broadly welcome the Bill, as does the credit union movement and the Irish League of Credit Unions. There must be regulation, which everybody accepts, but those in the movement believe a number of amendments are necessary....

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Séamus Healy: ...special case", but no firm commitment to do anything except to examine the Irish financial sector was included. Unbelievably, yesterday another German official, Mr. Steffen Seibert stated that Ireland does not have "special status"; it has something called "special circumstances". As I stated, if the situation were not so serious these exchanges would be in the nature of a "Lanigan's...