Results 221-240 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Two persons have needlessly died under the hands of Ms Mineke Kamper, an alternative practitioner. After failing to attend the first inquest she was fined €6.35. It has subsequently been revealed that she continues to treat a number of patients, including children. The public must be protected.

Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Legislation must be introduced urgently because a fine of €6.35 is insufficient.

Cancer Screening Programme. (26 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me this opportunity to ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to immediately place advertisements in the EU Journal for tenders for the static units required for the national roll-out of the BreastCheck programme to the south and west. The executive of the BreastCheck programme has stated this is necessary to ensure the 2007 deadline is...

Cancer Screening Programme. (26 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: We live in hope.

Written Answers — Civil Registration Service: Civil Registration Service (26 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department intends to increase the amount per application that it is paying to officers who provide the extremely vital service of registration of births, deaths and marriages; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that regardless of the amount of time or correspondence involved the officers are being paid a...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a new state of the art orthopaedic unit at Mayo General Hospital, which was opened on 1 September 2004, ceased elective orthopaedic operations on 26 January 2005; when elective operations will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12770/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason management at Mayo General Hospital is refusing to provide the extra X-ray staff, clerical staff and computer equipment necessary to enable all elective orthopaedic operations to be resumed at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12771/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) had to spend his birthday on a trolley in the accident and emergency department of Mayo General Hospital with 14 other people; the reason a person lost all their possessions because their trolley position had been changed so much during the three days they spent in accident and...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (26 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to her statement to this Deputy in Dáil Éireann that a school (details supplied) in County Mayo would be provided with a site when available, the reason for the delay by the OPW in finalising the site arrangements, given that a site is now available; if she will fulfil her promise that when a school is needed it will be...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be transferred from a surgical ward at University College Hospital, Galway, to the National Rehabilitation Centre, Dún Laoghaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13571/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a special tax incentive scheme due to the loss of approximately 1,000 jobs in north Mayo in the past five years and the lack of economic development in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13469/05]

Written Answers — Landslide Research: Landslide Research (27 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department has plans to provide the Geological Survey of Ireland with additional sponsorship to enable students to research and study slides (details supplied) and to develop a better understanding of the cause, the mechanism and the risk of these slides; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (27 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding an application (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the amount of work carried out to date by this community in association with his Department; when funding will be forthcoming to enable this community to plan the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (27 Apr 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13670/05]

Suicide Levels: Motion. (4 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this important motion. The Government's primary care strategy envisaged a comprehensive primary service which among other activities would help prevent suicide. However, the Government has failed miserably to invest in the primary care strategies promised, and the cost is the loss of young and old lives. The primary care strategy promised €1.3...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department is in a position to provide funding for a hydrotherapy pool; if the grant provisions within her Department which entitle applicants for furnishings of a health facility are applicable in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14040/05]

Written Answers — Opticians Regulations: Opticians Regulations (4 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department will permit a person to sell and distribute glasses and prescription lenses through the Internet with the prescription end of this being handled in the United Kingdom; if this is not already permitted, if she will consider allowing the establishment of such a service to enable the public to avail of...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (4 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress she is making to ensure that the funding of €400,000 in 2005 earmarked by her Department for sheltered housing for the elderly by voluntary housing bodies towards on-site care costs is being administered; the actions she will put in place to expedite this process in order that this money is allocated; and...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (4 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo could not participate in the rural social scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13914/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (4 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department will go ahead with its action programme for the implementation of the EU nitrates directive; her views on whether she should honour the Government's commitments given to sustaining progress; if her attention has been drawn to the disastrous future effects if suppliers have to cut stocking rates, consequently leading...