Results 541-560 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley

Schools Building Projects. (8 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: County Mayo VEC has done magnificent work and has done more than any other VEC to ensure that the maximum numbers of students attend. However, it has a shortfall of €50,000. Can the Minister see a way to providing it with these funds?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (8 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate a matter of major national importance, namely, to seek the urgent intervention of the Taoiseach and the Government to ensure European Commissioner, Peter Mandelson, does not succeed in destroying the livelihood of all Irish farmers by his perverse actions in the EU-World Trade Organisation negotiations.

Farm Livelihoods. (8 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I am grateful to the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this important matter. The EU Trade Commissioner, Mr. Peter Mandelson, has said the EU cannot avoid action on agriculture to a loss of potential development gain. He also said that if we want the US to reform its domestic subsidy regime and the Brazilians to cut industrial tariffs and to open services we have to move on...

Written Answers — Multi-Denominational Schools: Multi-Denominational Schools (8 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 596: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to provide core funding to a group (details supplied); her views on the increasing demand among persons here for education of this type; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32551/05]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (8 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 294: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if elderly returning emigrants requiring nursing care, and seeking this care in a community nursing unit here, will be assessed for subvention where they live currently rather than having to wait until they return here to be assessed by the authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32953/05]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (8 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 295: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if elderly returning emigrants requiring nursing care, and seeking this care in the private nursing home sector here, will have their medical needs assessed by a consultant geriatrician in the country where they are living rather than having to wait until they return here to have their medical needs assessed by a...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (8 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on implementing mandatory breathalyser testing at the scene of all serious and fatal car accidents here because the gardaí have discretionary powers in this procedure but there are regular serious and fatal car accidents on roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32484/05]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (9 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for mandatory drug testing for all perpetrators of serious and fatal road accidents and to debate the failure of the Government to act on the main recommendation of the Tánaiste's commissioned public safety report in 2002, namely, the establishment of an office of...

Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I want to ask the Taoiseach about alcohol legislation and the traceability of drinks bought from off-licences. The Taoiseach said this is not practical for industry. Legislation exists in that regard and there is nothing worse than not enforcing laws that could work. When the drinks industry attended the Joint Committee on Health and Children, it gave no adequate reason for its belief in the...

Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: In view of bar codes and other measures, no reason exists, other than that the drinks industry does not want this legislation.

Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I am sure this legislation can be enforced by means of bar codes.

Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: People who sell alcohol to young people can then be disgraced.

Ferns Report: Statements. (9 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Leaders' Questions. (15 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Twelve patients are on trolleys today in Mayo General Hospital. A girl with appendicitis has spent four days on a bed in the accident and emergency unit.

Written Answers — Tobacco Control Measures: Tobacco Control Measures (15 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 255: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if Ireland ratified the FCTC by the deadline date of 8 November 2005; if not, the reason therefor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34408/05]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (15 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to recognise the role of farm spouses by permitting spouses and partners to make PRSI contributions in order to qualify themselves for the range of self-employed social insurance benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34120/05]

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

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: why only two ambulances are on call for the entire County Mayo area at night, the third largest county in Ireland with a population of 120,000, and why a young girl had to spend four days on a trolley with severe abdominal pain together with 11 others owing to the failure of this Government to...

Order of Business. (16 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: With regard to impending legislation, a report on the future of rural Ireland was published by NUI Maynooth today. The national spatial strategy and national development plan show bias towards the east coast and the south, which this report confirms.

Order of Business. (16 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Is there legislation to ensure that we in the west can have a future? These reports are not being implemented. Will the Government include something in the Estimates to make up for the shortfall in funding for the west as identified in the Indecon report, the mid-term review of the national development plan?

Order of Business. (16 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: A total under funding of €200 million in public transport in the Border, midlands and west region.