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Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: He is always right.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the substance tetra is in the composition of smart water meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10218/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (27 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a scheme to improve sheep breeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10216/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Fleet Protection (27 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the ongoing crisis among our fishermen, who have been unable to fish since before Christmas, if he will confirm if fishermen in England have sourced money from either the EMF fund or the EU Solidarity Fund; if he will put in place any type of fund for our hard pressed fishermen who have loans to pay and who literally...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nationality of the pilot recently hired in the Irish Coast Guard; the experience level of the pilot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10309/14]

Post Office Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: Toeing the party line.

Post Office Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: Government spin.

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Technical Group for allowing me some speaking time. I acknowledge the presence of the Minister. This is a little complicated because I want to speak to the Bill, which I have to do-----

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I will try to do so. The Bill is very much intertwined with the matter we debated earlier today. I acknowledge the valuable, important and forthright contributions made by Members from all sides of the House in the previous debate. The Minister will appreciate what I am trying to do in that there is an interconnection between speaking to the Bill and the earlier debate. I know the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: Irish Postmasters Union (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: At the outset, under ethics legislation, I would like to declare an interest in that I am a postmaster and I own a small post office, which has one full-time employee. I welcome the witnesses and thank them for the campaign they have been running over the last weeks and months in trying to highlight the problem that is facing our post office network throughout the country. I must lead a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: Irish Postmasters Union (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: That was a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: Irish Postmasters Union (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: If we tease out the Minister's speech and what it is going to mean to rural post offices, does the IPU consider that I am right, despite the Minister's assertion that the Government is not going to close down any offices? The Minister made great play yesterday in the media of trying to say the Government is not closing down post offices and so on. However, if one takes his speech to its...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Capital Allowances (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider measures such as the extension of EIIS to nursing homes or the application of a zero or very low rate VAT to nursing home construction expenditures. [9863/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Programmes (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision of her Department to close the CSP north Kerry older person's home maintenance service based in the north and east Kerry development area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9758/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding REP scheme payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [9804/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer buys a farm in 2014 with entitlements and stock on it and they claim area aid on their own farm in 2013, can that farmer increase the new entitlements from 2015 onwards even though they did not have them in 2013. [9874/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding treatment in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9765/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 234. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to nursing homes, the way demographic changes will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9857/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 235. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to nursing homes, the proposals he has to deal with the likely shortfall in beds. [9858/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (26 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 236. To ask the Minister for Health the roles of public and private operators in the nursing home sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9859/14]