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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga 2012: Díospóireacht (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: I warmly welcome the legendary hard-working Minister of State from Gweedore and thank him for coming here today. While I question the Government's commitment to the Irish language no politician could question the Minister of State's commitment. I make that distinction, despite the fact that the Minister of State was appointed by the Government. Students have attended Gaeltacht colleges...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga 2012: Díospóireacht (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: I am coming to that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga 2012: Díospóireacht (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: A Chathaoirligh, if you let me continue I will be gone in three minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga 2012: Díospóireacht (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: I appreciate that very much. What is the Government's plan to ensure that the institution of Irish summer colleges, which was an industry in itself, will continue in the future? What are the Government's plans for keeping Irish as a compulsory subject for leaving certificate students? The removal of Irish as a compulsory subject in the leaving certificate would be the death knell of the...
- Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: The draft contract for GPs is unworkable and the Taoiseach refused to answer Deputy Martin when he asked him about the gagging order contained in that contract. That is one item.
- Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: Legislation is required.
- Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: Yes.
- Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: That is one item. The second item is-----
- Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar will draft regulations to allow for an exemption to Statutory Instrument 366 of 2008, Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008, to allow for the transportation of fodder. He has stated in this House this will apply only to hay and straw. Surely it should also include round bales of silage....
- Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: The devil is in the detail. That is true.
- Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: I have studied it.
- Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: I have studied it. If the Minister does what he says it could affect many farmers to their detriment. It is an important issue and I would like the Taoiseach to consider it because the Minister clearly stated hay and straw only.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in County Kerry that have proper fully resourced ASD units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11027/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Administration (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the renewal by SOLAS of an operators ticket in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11177/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Reception (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: 119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action that can be taken to rectify bad television reception in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11175/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: 158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [11026/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: 167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has not received their payments for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11173/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: 168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has not received their rural environmental protection scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11174/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Communities (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: 169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a compensation package put in place for fishermen who have been unable to fish due to bad storms and have seen their income completely depleted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11176/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (5 Mar 2014)
Michael Healy-Rae: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11179/14]