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Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (30 Mar 2006)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to immediately cancel the cutbacks, amounting to €750,000, notified to regional fisheries boards last Monday week —€62,000 in the case of the Southern Regional Fisheries Board — and to instead properly...

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (4 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following urgent matter: to allow Dáil Éireann to debate a motion of no confidence in the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, on his abject failure to protect the public, his failure to increase Garda manning levels, his abject failure to appoint community gardaí, his abject failure to...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (4 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to reports emanating from China regarding the suppression of Falun Dafa, including the existence of the Sujiatun concentration camp, the execution of prisoners and the harvesting of their organs; if he has raised this issue at Government, European Union and at United Nations level; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (4 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding the installation of smolt tagging and counters in the Southern Regional Fisheries Board area; when he intends to provide funds for this work; and when he further intends to instruct the Marine Institute to commence this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter [13411/06]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (4 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when his Department intends to carry out improvement works to the weir at the Manor, Clonmel on the River Suir to allow salmonup river as they are experiencing significantdifficulty at present in passing up river; andif he will make a statement on the matter. [13429/06]

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (4 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances surrounding the issue of a bench warrant for a named person at Tipperary District Court on 7 February 2006 despite the handing in of a doctor's letter to the Garda certifying the person's inability to attend following a diabetic episode which occurred following the person's three-hour wait in court for...

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (4 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 428: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedure and processes in place for citizens, who do not qualify for free legal aid, to be appropriately represented in court cases in accordance with citizens constitutional entitlements where members of the legal profession refuse to represent them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13079/06]

Written Answers — Third Level Building Projects: Third Level Building Projects (4 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the transfer of the Tipperary institute from its location on Frank Drohan Road, Clonmel to the Watson Estate, Ballinganane, Clonmel including the stage of the tendering process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13076/06]

Leaders' Questions. (25 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: What about the lack of community gardaí——

Leaders' Questions. (25 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: There is not a single community garda.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: I thank Deputy Deenihan for sharing his time with me. As somebody who has worked at the coalface of the health services for 20 years I was angered by some of today's contributions, particularly that of the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, who blamed everybody — doctors, nurses, support staff, paramedics, clerical staff — for the mess the health service is in. The majority, if not...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: It is a fact. I was there.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: I was there. The Government closed 50 beds in St. Vincent's Hospital in Tipperary town. I was the hospital manager for the county and I know that.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (27 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need to stop the cutbacks in the home help services; the need to extend these services; the need to significantly increase the nursing home subvention payment; the need to provide additional public funds for the elderly and in this regard to provide funding to renovate St....

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

Séamus Healy: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the Bill. This problem has existed since the early 1970s and it has been a shambles since then. Almost every political party in this House has been in power and had responsibility for the Department of Health and Children in that time. Since the late 1980s, the political establishment and the Department were aware that the system for charging...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (3 May 2006)

Séamus Healy: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, in view of the fact that this is national pensions week, the need for the Government to stop foreign multinationals, who now own all but ten local newspapers, from undermining the existing defined benefit staff pension schemes and replacing them with defined contribution schemes,...

Energy Resources: Motion. (3 May 2006)

Séamus Healy: I support the motion by the Independent Deputies calling on the House and the Government to recognise the fundamental principle that oil and gas reserves within the control of the State belong to the Irish people and that these must be recovered and used in a way that benefits the majority of the people and not just powerful corporate interests, and calling for the immediate scrapping of the...

Energy Resources: Motion. (3 May 2006)

Séamus Healy: The Minister is defending the indefensible.

Energy Resources: Motion. (3 May 2006)

Séamus Healy: For the benefit of corporate interests.

Energy Resources: Motion. (3 May 2006)

Séamus Healy: We are not wrong.