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Housing: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2017)

Séamus Healy: ...fundamental human right. What did Fr. Peter McVerry say as recently as 18 October? He said "Unless we prevent more people coming into the system, then trying to house homeless people is like trying to empty the bath water with the tap still running." He went on to say:It should be made illegal to evict people into homelessness, particularly families. That’s what we did during...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: ...referred to families in the Skeheenarinky and Burncourt areas who are not on boil water notices but whose water is undrinkable. They do not meet the technical requirement for boil water notices but what comes out of the taps is completely undrinkable and unusable yet those people will be charged for water. There is no knowing how many thousands of families right around the country have...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: ...? A significant number of water-using households in the area are not subject to boil water notices, yet their water is completely undrinkable. It is deep brown or deep black coming out of the taps. What is the position on these households? They are not formally given boil water notices but the water coming through their taps is completely undrinkable and unusable. These people, like...

Agriculture: Motion (24 May 2011)

Séamus Healy: ...€8 billion in exports. It provides 150,000 jobs on 128,000 farms and in up to 600 industrial firms. Irish agriculture has the benefit of being organic and green, a good platform from which to tap into the global food market which has seen increased consumption. This worldwide expansion in consumption provides an opportunity to expand the industry and create more jobs in it. State...

Suicide Prevention: Statements (Resumed) (3 May 2011)

Séamus Healy: ...non-statutory organisations. The implementation of the community-based services proposed in A Vision for Change is very important. As Deputy Collins said, there are huge resources available to be tapped. Numerous reports have suggested that approximately €250 billion in assets are in the hands of a small number of very wealthy people in this country. There is no assets tax on those...