Results 19,081-19,100 of 23,579 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the pay and file consultation period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47638/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the pay and file consultation period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47639/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the pay and file consultation period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47640/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the pay and file consultation period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47641/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47624/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the Government decision to shut down town councils and centralise local government within county council structures, the way the Government proposes to implement the decision; his plans for the buildings currently housing the local council offices; what will happen to all the workers employed within them; the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 163. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government under the new Local Government Act it is proposed that the chairpersons of municipal authorities would not be able to use the title of mayor, if an amendment will be made and if he will consider allowing the chairperson of each municipal district to also assume the title of mayor of the major town, that in the past had a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the proposal that mayors of counties would no longer have the title of mayor and they would revert to being the chairperson or the cathaoirleach of the local authority, at a time when stronger relationships with other parts of Europe should be forged, his views on whether it is a retrograde step to lose the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that will be spent per year on Ireland’s water system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47632/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for his Department to change to a web-based-only animal registration and grant application; the steps he is taking to make his Department's web page more user-friendly and to have the ability to include all the relevant animal information that may be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47440/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry Development (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the future of the Irish thoroughbred industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47503/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 217. To ask the Minister for Health his position regarding the use of cannabis for medical purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47522/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the proposal for plain packaging for tobacco products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47625/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry Regulation (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with regard to the new height restrictions on lorries if exceptions will be made to accommodate certain sectors that is, including industrial companies here making cranes whose height breaches the height restriction guidelines; if there are to be exceptions if the transportation of fodder will be another of these exemptions as it would...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry Regulation (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the decision to reduce the height that lorries can carry on the roads, if he is aware that this will increase the cost of fodder being provided to farmers, for example, hay, silage and straw, which has to be transported by road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47633/13]

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: It was only a Government promise. It does not matter.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Nordic countries which have excellent rail networks are having an undue influence on a particular policy which could have a detrimental effect on our export trade. Everybody knows the importance of this trade to Ireland. In the context of the road transport Bill, is the Government aware of the threat to our live export trade if the countries to which I refer get their way in influencing...

Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Government will have a crash landing yet.

Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Fine Gael had all the answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposal COM (2013) 195: Discussion with Haulage and Transport Associations (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: On a point of clarification, I ask Mr. Gavin to reiterate what he has just said about the live export trade. That message, which is vitally important, should go from this room to the entire country because many people are not aware of it. It is a vitally important issue. It is important to the Chairman also, as is all the work he does here, but any decision made that will be in any way...