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Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: He sat on it for two years.

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: He did not tell the Taoiseach about it.

Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: And his arrogance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome the witnesses and acknowledge those in attendance in the Visitors Gallery. Last year, I stated in the Dáil that changes in emergency call-outs, in County Kerry in particular, would lead to deaths. Unfortunately, I have since been proved right as they resulted directly in the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Riordan from Direen, Cahirciveen, who fell ill in Tralee town within sight of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will postpone and review the carbon tax at a time when one in five households is in fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9119/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9118/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence in respect of funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9343/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department is by-passing post offices by driving more social welfare recipients over to electronic payments through the banking system; if she will give a commitment that her Department will cease what it is doing and encourage recipients to use the local post offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9120/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 423. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on whether the burning season should be extended a month, in view of the fact that his Department are saying that there is too much scrub on land and deeming it ineligible; every opportunity should be given to allow for the removal of that scrub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9276/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Service Provision (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 435. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding Saorview; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9299/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Insurance Industry Regulation (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 455. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many of the insurance providers for architects and engineers are pulling out of the Irish market due to the new regulations being introduced on 1 March, which will only lead to higher premiums for everyone involved and it obviously means that a lot of these architects and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 456. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the commencement on 1 March of mandatory self certification of building works through SI9-2014, if there are any other than mandatory latent defects insurance truly needed to secure the rights of consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9110/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 457. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the commencement on 1 March of mandatory self certification of building works through SI9-2014, the way the pyrite scandal would have been resolved by these regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9111/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 458. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the commencement on 1 March of mandatory self certification of building works through SI9-2014, if these regulations would have assisted the residents of Priory Hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9112/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 459. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 6 February 2014, if there is capacity to generate a profit for the commercial companies he says can tender for delivery of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9114/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 585. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the penalties being imposed in respect of farm payments; the reason there is not prior notification given to the farmers informing them of the amount of and reason for the cut; if there is a cut, the reason this is not being taken out of part of the payment rather than stopping all of the payment and causing hardship...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 586. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all commonage areas should be examined on their grazing merits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9271/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 587. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the stocking rate of commonage, if it should be decided in consultation with the commonage claimant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9272/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 588. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether farmers from outside disadvantaged areas should not be allowed to rent commonages or private mountains in disadvantaged areas to qualify for payments, as this is distorting completely the situation with regard to local farmers who are genuinely farming the locality and want to make a living; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Projects (25 Feb 2014)

Michael Healy-Rae: 589. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that a group of farmers (details supplied) believe that the new GLAS scheme is unworkable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9274/14]