Results 421-440 of 4,810 for speaker:Liam Twomey

Future of Irish Farming: Motion (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: The Minister knows.

Future of Irish Farming: Motion (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: I guarantee that if the Government knew it would be giving out over €100 million, the announcement would have been made four times by now, with or without EU laws. The fact the Minister is saying nothing and is singing dumb means those of us on this side of the House do not believe her. If we are wrong, she should say we are wrong and tell us how much the farmers and Greencore will get. If...

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: I wish to comment on this Bill because of a number of representations that have been made to me in recent months regarding the building industry. It is timely that this Bill is before the House on the anniversary of the Stardust tragedy and we must make sure that a tragedy like that never happens again. We will have to wait to see if that will be the case with the enforcement of this...

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: We are responsible for what happens. The Government takes credit for all the houses being built across the country, it does not say that the local authorities or private industry is building them. If they turn out to be firetraps, who will take responsibility then?

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Perhaps they are not doing their jobs because most planning is by retention and not by the proper method. The Minister is right: good builders are being penalised because cowboys are allowed to do what they like. There is a race to the bottom, with pressure on good builders who want to construct safe apartment blocks that comply with the standards but they cannot compete with the cowboys who...

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Yes.

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: We must reconsider this matter. I hope the Minister takes my comments on board and makes this legislation retrospective, so that it will apply to all buildings erected in the past ten years.

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 205: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position with regard to a complaint from manufacturers of so-called green cement who claim discrimination in the workings of Ireland's carbon emissions trading scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5235/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 198: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he instructed local authorities to speed up water and sewerage schemes; if he will take a greater leading role on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5234/06]

Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (15 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: I move amendment No. 3: In page 6, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: 3.—The Minister may, upon the coming into effect of this section, having regard to - (a) changes in the value of money generally in the State since the passing of this Act or the last previous exercise of the power under this section, and (b) the need to ensure the continued effectiveness of the fines under...

Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (15 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Will the Minister give the House an indication on the progress of the Bill? Are the heads of the Bill prepared? Is it still with the Attorney General? What is the present position with regard to the indexing of fines Bill?

Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (15 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: I find it difficult to understand why they are to be taken together because they more or less cover different issues. One concerns pharmacists, another paramedical staff and another the role of the chief executive officer.

Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (15 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: It would be easier if we took them separately. We would probably deal with them faster.

Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (15 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: I move amendment No. 5: In page 6, after line 40, to insert the following: "(iii) registered pharmacists, who are members of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland,". When did the Minster say the chief pharmacist retired from the Department of Health and Children?

Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (15 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: He has been acting in a consultancy capacity since then.

Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (15 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Am I incorrect in believing there was a recent announcement by the Department that a new chief pharmacist was employed? Has another pharmacist been taken on or has he or she been employed specifically as chief pharmacist?

Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (15 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: There is still no chief pharmacist.

Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (15 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Amendment No. 5 seeks that registered pharmacists be members of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland and that that body should adopt a role akin to that of the Medical Council to ensure there are standards. This leads very much to what Deputy McManus was talking about. We are not comfortable with the legislation pertaining to the health services. It is funny that when the Minister of State...

Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (15 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: I move amendment No. 6: In page 6, after line 40, to insert the following: "(iii) paramedical staff— (I) who are in the employ of the State, either directly or indirectly through the Health Services Executive or a Local Authority, and (II) whose position could be described as one that would require the ability to prescribe medicinal products from time to time, and (III) who have undergone...

Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (15 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Can the Minister of State explain further the issue of group authority? Will group authority be vested in the Health Service Executive or in the local hospital in which paramedical staff are employed? Who will have the group authority that will allow paramedical staff to prescribe and dispense medication?