Results 41-60 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 3 April 2007, the full details of the services available for severely disabled children who are being cared for in the home; her views on whether this is an area which requires increased support and more accessibility for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14359/07]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (24 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be provided with an ambulance taxi service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14477/07]

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (24 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, regarding the delay being experienced by cancer patients at UCHG, she will offer the National Treatment Purchase Fund as an alternative to these patients if it is not possible for them to have the treatment at UCHG; if she will ensure that necessary procedures are carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14561/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (24 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the waiting list for the dental hygienist in Ballina, County Mayo; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that hundreds of children are already awaiting this service; if she will appoint a dental hygienist in Ballina as at present the hygienist only works one day a week in Ballina; if this is the reason...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 631: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will reconsider the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; his views on whether contrary to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 3 April 2007, these documents prove it is a very different matter and if he will deal with the matter in hand, as this person had to leave their former address for their own health and...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (24 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 674: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether there is an urgent need for the extension of Mulranny Pier, County Mayo; if he will provide the necessary funding, in view of the urgent need to upgrade this essential piece of infrastructure as it is a valuable asset to the area and its surrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (24 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 680: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department in association with Údarás will carry out a structural survey of Mulranny Pier, Mulranny, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14462/07]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (24 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 805: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Mayo is being considered for funding for extra classrooms, physical education hall and office space in view of the fact that its estimated enrolment for 2007 is 154 pupils and the projected enrolment for the next five years is increased considerably; and if she will make a statement on the...

Community Development. (24 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide funding under the CLÁR and RAPID programmes for the transport of Mayo people with urgent hospital appointments and with no means of transport and for the upgrading of Ballycroy Health Centre which is in a CLÁR area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15093/07]

Community Development. (24 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: I thank the Minister for his reply. I heard the Minister say on local radio that there may be money available for people who need transport. Some people must borrow €110 to travel to Galway to have a pacemaker checked. Galway is almost as far from Blacksod in Belmullet as it is from Dublin. Older people cannot afford that price. The Minister for Health and Children told me that it is...

Community Development. (24 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: This is one of the richest countries in the world. The Minister referred to a €15 billion spend. The point is that the older people who really need this service are not getting it. I know there is collective responsibility in Cabinet and the Minister is well capable of banging the table. I hope he will bang the table in this regard, bearing in mind that an older person, with no income...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for an ultra sound on their gall bladder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13666/07]

Written Answers — Hepatitis C Incidence: Hepatitis C Incidence (5 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on issuing a blue card to the thirty women nationwide suffering from Hepatitis C symptoms but testing negative; her further views on whether the number of women nationwide requesting this is manageable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13667/07]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (5 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on water meters being installed on farms; her further views on whether farmers costs are increasing all the time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14045/07]

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (5 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will change the farm inspection guidelines as it is widely felt by farmers that this is too confining; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14046/07]

Youth Services. (5 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this important matter on the Adjournment. The Ballinrobe youth development project has made considerable progress in a short time and has been invaluable to the youth of Ballinrobe. This is a rapidly growing area with an increasingly diverse population, including a long-established and significant Traveller population and many newcomers. The...

Planning Issues. (5 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 5: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will implement his planning guidelines on a statutory basis given that local authorities are not implementing these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13823/07]

Planning Issues. (5 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: I thank the Minister for his clear reply. He stated, the "guidelines have a statutory basis as they were issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 which requires planning authorities and An Bord Pleanála to have regard to the guidelines in the performance of their planning functions." With respect, that is the rock on which they perish. "To have regard to" is a...

Planning Issues. (5 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Does the Minister agree with the Tánaiste — I do not always agree with the Tánaiste — that local authorities are a collection of elected councillors under the diktat of a county manager who is responsible to nobody? Does the Minister agree this has led to the current situation with the regulations on planning and road safety? County managers are not answerable to anybody and the...

Planning Issues. (5 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: My question to the Minister is whether he will ensure the guidelines on planning and road safety are properly enforced.