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Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Séamus Healy: It is not just a question of debating it in the Chamber or in the committee. It needs a public debate and there needs to be adequate time, several months, to do that.

Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Séamus Healy: We are in the run-up to Christmas and this cannot be done properly between now and Christmas. It should be deferred until the new year and given adequate time for a public debate on the issue.

Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Séamus Healy: I agree with the concerns expressed by previous speakers. We are seeing an attempt to bulldoze a very significant provision through the House without adequate debate. In fact, not only do we need debate in this House, there also must be widespread public debate on the issue. To proceed as proposed would be hugely damaging to our neutrality and result in its further erosion. It would...

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: The Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill is anti-trade union legislation. It includes oppressive measures which are not included in the recent public service pay agreement. It also includes punishments for trade unionists whose unions do not agree to the new industrial relations agreement proposed by their employers. Among these is an increment freeze which is essentially a punishment pay...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Social Welfare Bill 2017. Women, in particular, are being discriminated against and being treated unfairly and unequally by our social welfare system, specifically in the rules and regulations governing the State pension entitlement. The averaging of bands and minimum contribution changes made by the former Minister, Deputy Burton, in 2012 mean that...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: IDA Ireland Data (28 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: 96. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of financial assistance aid and grants that have been provided to a company (details supplied) over the past seven years; the amount of financial assistance, aid and grants planned to be provided to this company in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50075/17]

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: More than 1,000 children under the age of 16 years suffer with juvenile arthritis, which differs from adult arthritis in that it is caused by the immune system inflammably attacking the body's own joints. The cause of juvenile arthritis is multifactorial but includes genetic disposition and environmental factors. Severe pain is associated with the condition and, because children are...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: I thank the Tánaiste. Children suffering from juvenile arthritis are entitled to a quality health service, something that they do not have at the moment. These children and their families are demanding that funding for a third rheumatologist and a multidisciplinary team be included in the 2018 HSE national service plan. Some 70% of children presenting with this disease are from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48966/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (21 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding child psychology services in south Tipperary; the number of approved psychology posts; the number of posts filled; the number of posts vacant; the number of children on the waiting list; and the length of time they have been waiting. [48719/17]

Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: The Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, must issue a public apology to homeless families, children and individuals. The Taoiseach's dishonesty is breathtaking, and he and his Government are homelessness deniers. He deliberately and dishonestly abused an OECD report to deny and downplay the housing and homelessness emergency. The OECD report specifically states that its findings must not be used...

Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: Everybody who has spoken so far has spoken on the wider issue of housing and homelessness.

Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill and to support it. I compliment Deputies Ó Laoghaire and Pearse Doherty on bringing it forward. The basis of this Bill is the Law Reform Commission report of 2005 which recommended the idea of multi-party actions or class actions as they are probably better known. Successive Governments have long-fingered the legislation and allowed the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme (14 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: 466. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the mortgage interest supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47822/17]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: I welcome Vera to the Visitors Gallery and hope she is fine again. I spoke to her earlier this morning and she was absolutely over the moon. Her daughter Ava has been responding very well to the treatment she is receiving in the Netherlands. Obviously, she wants Ava back at home, particularly once the three-month monitoring period is completed on 28 November. I welcome what appears now...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (9 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Medical Bureau of Road Safety formally informed his predecessor regarding a matter (details supplied); if not, the reason therefor; if the bureau has formally informed him since taking office; if he was not formally informed, the disciplinary action he will take in view of the fact that this omission may have led to a greater...

Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: I oppose the Bill. It is important to recognise that as a result of the significant gains made by those campaigning against water charges, there will be no immediate return to water charges as we have known them. Those who did not pay water charges will not be pursued and those who paid will receive refunds. The metering of existing and unrefurbished dwellings remains halted. All of this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (8 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: 151. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for children diagnosed with Irlen syndrome to offset the cost of assessment for and purchase of special lenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47186/17]

Private Rental Sector Standards: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Private Members' motion and compliment Sinn Féin on bringing the motion forward. It is a consequence of decisions taken by successive Governments, going back to approximately 2000 when the then Fianna Fáil Government decided to outsource the building of public social housing to the private market in a policy that has been continued by...

Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Séamus Healy: While I strongly support this amendment, I want to see the abolition of Irish Water. I tabled an amendment to effect that, so I object to it being ruled out of order. It is not out of order. In light of the explanatory memorandum, it is centrally related to the Bill and should have been allowed to be debated. There is no doubt in my mind that Irish Water has been a toxic entity from...