Results 481-500 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Money is being spent on things that are not really to the benefit of society. It should not be spent on punishing people to cure problems that relate to a lack of social services in an area. The justice system is there to provide that. It is absolutely essential that gardaí are provided in both rural and urban areas, but with rural depopulation, people have moved into the larger centres and...

Hospital Services. (18 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Tobacco Control: Tobacco Control (18 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 265: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28987/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 292: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if accident and emergency and acute services will be continued or discontinued at Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29043/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (18 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 293: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she plans to implement the Hanly report; if she plans to withdraw it; the reason for the decision she will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29044/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (18 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 294: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if all hospitals which were to lose their accident and emergency services under the Hanly report will still be subject to downgrading if her Department does not implement the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29045/05]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (18 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 714: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the necessary funds will be provided to ensure that there is no disruption of the adult literacy and child care courses within the Mayo vocational educational committee's area; if the monies will continue to be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28730/05]

Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion (Resumed). (19 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I wish to share time with Deputies Connolly and James Breen. We come across bizarre and ridiculous legislation and this is certainly in that category. In law, a pharmacist can dispense an anti-worm or an anthelmintic for a child without a prescription but under the law he will not be able to give the same drug for an animal. Animals are full of worms. Therefore farmers will look for these...

Schools Building Programme. (19 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this important matter. Gaelscoil na Cruaiche is doing a wonderful job and is a great success. In September 2005, 197 pupils were enrolled, there were nine permanent staff, one full-time and three part-time special needs staff and eight part-time ancillary staff. Already, 210 pupils are enrolled for September 2006. At the moment, it exists in a five...

Schools Building Programme. (19 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Will the Department of Education and Science pay?

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the situation in which bureaucratic interference in an essential medical care case nearly cost an elderly person their leg, if not their life; her views on whether doctors and consultants should be making all decisions regarding patients' care and needs; if this situation will continue;...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (19 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, in view of the DHSSPS report on the costs and benefits associated with the introduction of a dedicated HEMS that the priority is the need for further investment to improve the ground ambulance service, when persons in County Mayo (details supplied) will see the benefits of this advice; when this area will receive the...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (19 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans for the regional fisheries boards; the reason proposals for a single agency have been proposed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29654/05]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (20 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, to clarify his position on the proposal made by a small unrepresentative group in Erris to row back on his order to Shell to dismantle the illegally welded section of the onshore Corrib...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (20 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will explore the option of providing funding to community playgroups; his views on whether the non-availability of and the high costs of child care facing young parents today is leading to financial hardship for many and with suitable child care buildings already in place a solution is within reach; and if he will...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will provide core funding for organisations that provide support services, including violence against women services which are being delivered almost exclusively by voluntary organisations; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the financial allocation for these services remain fixed since 2003 and that...

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (20 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether it is untrue that disabled parking spaces provided by local authorities are free of charge with no time limit applying; when all local authority car parks will have free parking for disabled drivers with a parking disc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29945/05]

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (20 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Transport when disabled parking bays will be painted blue here, as is the practice in other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29946/05]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused asylum here; the further reason his Department when refusing asylum informed this person that they would not be deported as Burundi is not safe; his views on whether, if it is not safe for this person to return to their home place, they should receive instantaneous...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (20 Oct 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason asylum and a work permit were refused for a person (details supplied); the further reason this person is now allowed to work when they have a full-time job available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29957/05]