Results 19,821-19,840 of 23,579 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Policy (13 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive is engaged in a policy of removing all religious artefacts from our hospitals; the origin of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28479/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (13 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28480/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Strategy on Suicide Awareness: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Two seconds, if the Minister of State will allow me. This is very important. I forgot about it and I should not have. Does the Minister of State realise that we have a situation in the psychiatric ward of Kerry General Hospital where workers were recently attacked? Very unfortunately three people were seriously injured. In case the Minister might think that was a one-off occurrence, it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Strategy on Suicide Awareness: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome the Minister of State and her officials, who will be glad to know I will be very brief. When this Government engaged in the cuts affecting our career guidance teachers in schools, I met representatives of many groups. I was shocked. My understanding was that these people guide students in their career but it was frightening to see the number of young people who had psychological...

Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: On promised legislation, there is an urgent need to strengthen the regulatory framework for social housing to provide for a new tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority houses, along with incremental purchase lines, the right of household members to succeed to the local authority tenancy of a deceased household member, and the refinement of the housing assistance payment. I am...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: That is forgotten about.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Only for advisers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on an election style media moratorium on the reporting of State examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28335/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Programme Expenditure (12 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to his recent announcement of funding of €150 million for capital projects such as new schools, roads, refurbishment of public buildings and so on, the amount of this money that has already been committed to or spent on projects; the date on which it was spent; the amount of money in real terms, out of this pool of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (12 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry be paid their single farm payment and agri-environment option scheme for 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28368/13]

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Sinn Féin and Deputy Martin Ferris. This tax is extremely unfair. After studying the demands sent out by Revenue, one can see that the banding system is completely wrong. In many instances, elderly people and people who did not follow the matter properly took what was in the demand at its word and paid more tax than they should have paid. Between the household charge, the...

Order of Business (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: There is a lot of shunting now.

Order of Business (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: What happens then?

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: He was busy.

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: They cannot keep a commitment.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Investment Bank Loans (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will call on EU bosses to release low interest credit from the European Investment Bank to help farmers meet the costs involved in dealing with the ongoing fodder crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27641/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Oil Specifications (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is proposing changes regarding the issue of white diesel and green diesel; if he is proposing to bring in a rebate system for VAT and charging the same price for all diesel at the pumps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27645/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Betting Regulations (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that the gambling industry here is a huge business but bets that are placed on-line deliver no revenue to the State's finances, his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27670/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding under the emergency works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27159/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 461. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding jobseeker's benefit or allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27814/13]