Results 361-380 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: I would not want the job.
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: I am being honest with the Tánaiste.
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: I have got the bottle.
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Is the Tánaiste comparing this country to a war zone?
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: What about the huge difference between the figures for Northern Ireland and those given for here?
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: We have to do that.
- Accident and Emergency Services. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Hospitals are filthy.
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: This has nothing to do with the Bill.
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: I had not even started to speak.
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: The Green Party's Private Members' Bill to ban fur farming in Ireland is a modest and sensible proposal. While it does not strike a major blow for animal rights, it is a step in the right direction for basic animal welfare. It is disappointing and regrettable that the Government has seen fit to shoot it down without proper consideration of its merits.
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: We should not be surprised as this is a cold, calculating, hard-hearted Government, one that is wedded to expediency. The Government has no compassion for the less well-off, for those with a disability or young immigrants snatched from school and deported.
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: It would be extraordinary if Fianna Fáil or the Progressive Democrats could be stirred to pity for animals which have to endure such terrible suffering.
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Will any Member on the Government benches empathise with the plight and suffering of these caged animals? I will not go into the gruesome details of how these animals are killed. However, those who can justify such cruelty must be very sick indeed. No amount of regulation can make this practice more acceptable or less cruel. One can judge how civilised a society is by how it treats its...
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: This legislation would help rural Ireland. There are only six fur farms in Ireland, some of which are causing serious problems in their localities. Yesterday, I received an e-mail from an individual living close to a fur farm in County Kerry. He stated: In the last two years the neighbourhood has been tormented with an infestation of flies. No household can open their windows from May on to...
- Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Question 37: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there is a review planned, following the taking into State care by the Health Service Executive of five children (details supplied) with disabilities and the reversal of that order by the District Court a week later; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9436/05]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide access to radiotherapy services for persons in the north west, in particular in Inishowen, County Donegal. [9563/05]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Question 144: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide access to palliative radiotherapy services for persons in the north west, in particular in Inishowen. [9564/05]
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to clarify the circumstances surrounding the meeting last December of the then Secretary General of the Department of Health, Mr. Michael Kelly, with the former Minister for Health and Children, Mr. Martin, to discuss the nursing home charges issue; when or whether she was briefed about this meeting; if Mr. John Travers...
- Written Answers — Communications Masts: Communications Masts (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on an anomaly in the planning and development regulations 2001, whereby mobile phone base stations may not be installed on educational facilities, child care facilities or hospitals without planning permission, but may be installed on public or commercial buildings directly adjacent to such facilities...
- Written Answers — Linguistic Institute of Ireland: Linguistic Institute of Ireland (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress on the ITE/The Linguistic Institute of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9592/05]