Results 341-360 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I have.

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Many more will be killed because of the failure to implement basic regulations and the failure to investigate these cases.

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Is there any upcoming legislation to ensure these basic regulations are adhered to by the National Roads Authority, the Health and Safety Authority and the local authorities?

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason she has decided to reduce a three teacher school (details supplied) in County Mayo to a two teacher school; if she will overturn this decision and take steps to ensure the continuation of this school. [19779/05]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (14 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 259: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a 24 hour ambulance will be located in areas of Mayo (details supplied) in view of the fact that this has been a priority of the HSE West for some time and there is no ambulance base within the national accepted guidelines of distance from ambulance base; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that lives are...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (14 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 319: To ask the Minister for Finance the expenditure shortfall to date in the BMW region under the NDP; his plans to make up this shortfall in the remaining years of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19621/05]

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (14 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason independent consultants hired by his Department to review the safety of the Corrib gas onshore pipeline are part-owned by the project's major shareholder (details supplied); if he will defer any decision to grant consent to install and commission the Corrib gas pipeline in the interest of the health...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Authority Investigations: Health and Safety Authority Investigations (14 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 409: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the Health Service Authority has not investigated the circumstances of a fatal accident (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the similarities to an accident in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19205/05]

Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (14 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Knock International Airport is one of Ireland's international airports, has a runway capacity for a Boeing 747 and is the only international airport located within the BMW region; if, in view of this and in view of the airport's significant regional development, he will support an investment...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (15 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate a matter of major national importance, namely the continuing loss of life on our roads due to the grossly underestimated effect of road conditions and roadworks on fatal and very serious road traffic accidents and to demand that the NRA, the HSA and local authorities properly carry out their statutory responsibilities and...

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: On a question about legislation, children being driven in school buses and people driving roadworthy cars are being killed due to road conditions and roadworks.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Is legislation being introduced to ensure local authorities, the HSA and the NRA do their jobs in enforcing the regulations which exist but are not being enforced resulting in people being killed?

Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Amendment No. 1 arises out of committee proceedings.

Liquor Licensing Laws: Motion (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: This is primarily a health issue. The concept of café bars is not a bad idea. The difficulty is that we already have too many alcohol outlets in this State. We have 13,000 pub licences which is equivalent to one pub for every 260 adults, compared to one pub for every 780 adults in Britain. Yet we think Britain is full of pubs. The addition of more pubs would have sounded the death knell for...

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (15 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason independent consultants hired by his Department to review the safety of the Corrib gas onshore pipeline are part owned by the project's major shareholder (details supplied); his views on whether it is better to defer a decision to grant consent to install and commission the Corrib gas pipeline in the...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (16 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the reason a quarry owner in County Mayo can get exempted development status from An Bord Pleanála while aerial photography shows that no quarry existed at that time, although false information was submitted, and now the quarry owner is about to get full registration, although...

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: My question is on planning legislation and those who supply false information. A greenfield site was shown on a quarry in 1974. It was subject to exempted development——

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Is there legislation promised to change the ridiculous €20 fine applying to someone who has profited so much in this regard? My point relates to a decision on exempted development by An Bord Pleanála.

Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (16 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. There must be proper availability of professionals in the health service no matter what kind of register is in place. The ruination of the health service has been the lack of professionals needed to do the job adequately. The capacity in hospitals must be improved and there must be proper development of primary health care to ensure the...

Sports Capital Programme. (16 Jun 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding an application (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the need for completion of this project and to the amount of work carried out to date by the community in association with his Department; when funding will be granted to this group to enable it to plan completion of the project; and if he...