Results 2,061-2,080 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (3 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there are no community social workers in County Mayo; her views on whether this is a huge issue for many people taking into account that social workers in Mayo require a community social worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12479/07]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (3 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the public health nurses in County Mayo are constantly requesting community social workers in County Mayo to assist with the elderly of the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12480/07]

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (3 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an essential staffing grant will be awarded to a play-school (details supplied) in County Mayo; her views on whether a preschool education is essential; her further views on the fact that there will be a large number of children starting school in this area in September 2007 without preschool experience; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (3 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the 11 acute hospitals where PACS is currently installed; the community hospitals linked to these as mentioned in Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 15 February 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12759/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who was refused a rent supplement on 13 October 2006 is still awaiting the outcome of their appeal on that decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12444/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the living alone allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not increased from €7.70 for a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12756/07]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Regulations: Road Traffic Regulations (3 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether parking spaces should be provided for elderly persons similar to the mother and baby spaces currently available in many car parks here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12438/07]

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (3 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether the compensation package offered to the farmers in the Keem and Dooagh walkways area is not sufficient and that this needs to be reviewed and a satisfactory package offered to the farmers whose lands are being used in these areas and in all of County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (3 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 519: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the standards that apply for putting down animals and in particular dogs and cats in County Mayo; the efforts made to find homes for these domestic animals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12474/07]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (3 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 567: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will continue to provide funding for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo, in view of the fact that in less than four months considerable progress has been made in evaluating the urgent needs of the young people in the area, that it has a number of programmes up and running for which there is enthusiastic participation...

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (3 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 658: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures in place in Mayo to handle a cryptosporidium outbreak in the water sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12478/07]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Interception: Telecommunications Interception (4 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if any member of Dáil or Seanad Éireann has or has had their telephones intercepted under the legislation in the past five years; if so, the number of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13037/07]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Interception: Telecommunications Interception (4 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of communication interceptions made since the introduction of the legislation; if he will he provide the information listed on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13338/07]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (4 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason her Department and the Health Service Executive have not applied to the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for additional finance for ambulance transport when there are persons all over County Mayo without an ambulance transport system to take them to essential hospital appointments, in situations where...

Nordic Battle Group: Motion (5 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Is that agreed? Agreed.

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.

Planning Issues. (5 Apr 2007)

Jerry Cowley: Why is it that in Donegal——