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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Repayments Issues (13 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the present mortgage interest supplement system finishes, the measures she proposes to introduce to ensure that such a system will be continued to enable, struggling families to continue to meet their mortgage repayments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12593/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (13 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount she and her Department have paid out in fees to consultants and external service providers since taking up her role of Minister for Social Protection in February 2011 up to February 2014; if she will provide a detailed breakdown of all moneys paid; the persons to whom they were paid; the service that was provided; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (13 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 132. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's payment in respect of a person (details supplied). [12715/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (13 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the costs that have been incurred by the different State agencies regarding the proposals to export wind energy from Ireland to England also land owners who have signed up lease options on their land; if their land will now be in effect sterilised and held up for any further potential...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (13 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 156. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be available for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12591/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (13 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the remaining 25% agri-environment options scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12637/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (13 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding funding for the Coast Guard service for a new building in Waterville; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12589/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Projects Funding (13 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be available for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12590/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (13 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to his announcement in January 2012 that he was making €100 million available after a detailed plan was carried out for much-needed road improvements at 60 locations deemed to be high accident black spots, the number of these locations that were identified in County Kerry; the number that been repaired and the cost of...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Technical Group for allowing me some of its speaking time on this important matter. What happened in the Chamber last week was a disgrace. Much time was taken up by the Government clapping itself on the back for what it called a job well done. I will highlight a couple of the Government's measures that it did not need to take but which have had detrimental effects on rural...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister of State cannot talk about what jobs the Government and the IDA have created in places like County Kerry.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: With all due respect, come down to Kerry with me on Friday and I will show the Minister of State people who are desperately seeking jobs-----

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: Tell that to the young people who have been forced to emigrate or to their parents and their grandparents. Those young people are in Australia, New York and England. The Government has done nothing to keep them at home.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: This week's Private Members' motion relates to the ridiculous 25% cut to local authorities of recent years. More than ever before, we need local authorities to employ people to do the ordinary types of work that have been done for years. Is it any wonder that when people travel the roads of Ireland, no drains are being opened and no hedges are being cut? There is a race to the bottom...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: Am I speaking?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Chairman is dead right. If Deputy Coffey wants to put the boot in he will get the boot back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: To clarify that point, people are talking about putting in the boot. I will use the sledgehammer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: Deputy Coffey will be very glad to know that on the night of 6 December 2010 the then Deputy Jackie Healy-Rae voted with Fine Gael on a motion. Did Deputy Coffey know that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I think it is ten-nil, because I want to clarify-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I have. I hope the Chairman will not let somebody give the wrong impression of an event.