Results 61-80 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley
- Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)
Jerry Cowley: We are still waiting. It took a long time to introduce BreastCheck. It was promised nationwide years ago.
- Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)
Jerry Cowley: There is a 20% mortality rate.
- Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)
Jerry Cowley: Not in Waterford, Kilkenny and Limerick.
- Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)
Jerry Cowley: More investment is needed.
- Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)
Jerry Cowley: It is very good value for money.
- Services for Emigrants. (19 Oct 2004)
Jerry Cowley: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made to date on the implementation of the recommendations made in the task force on policy regarding Emigrants Ireland and the Irish Abroad document; the recommendations on which progress has already been made; if he intends to make progress on recommendation 515, namely, the opportunity for EU citizens, particularly Irish...
- Services for Emigrants. (19 Oct 2004)
Jerry Cowley: I thank the Minister for his reply and congratulate him on his appointment. I wish him every success. I hope, though I am not sure, that in his reply the Minister mentioned the emigrants in Britain who have done such great work for us. However, I will not go into that. Perhaps the Minister might address recommendation 515 of the task force report on travel, which was mentioned in the...
- Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Oct 2004)
Jerry Cowley: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Hospital Services. (19 Oct 2004)
Jerry Cowley: Thank you for the opportunity to raise this matter on the Adjournment. Six Mayo patients requiring dialysis are currently obliged to pass by a state-of-the-art dialysis unit at Mayo General Hospital in Castlebar, County Mayo â the third largest county in Ireland â and travel to a unit a considerable distance away in Galway. This involves a round trip of 1,000 miles per week in some cases...
- Hospital Services. (19 Oct 2004)
Jerry Cowley: Why can four nurses not be hired? With the recruitment embargo in place, the hospital can do nothing.
- Written Answers — Health Board Staff: Health Board Staff (19 Oct 2004)
Jerry Cowley: Question 255: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the position of a general practitioner in Straide, Foxford, County Mayo, is still unfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25052/04]
- Asbestos Waste. (2 Nov 2004)
Jerry Cowley: I am very grateful to Deputy Kenny for the opportunity to speak on this important matter. I attended the meeting last night, which was attended by several hundred people, and not one person spoke in favour of this project because Mayo is getting the jobs no other area wants. We do not want the jobs other areas do not want. We want the same jobs as other areas but we have not been getting them...
- Job Creation. (16 Nov 2004)
Jerry Cowley: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will undertake a root and branch review of the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and other job creation agencies in view of their abysmal job creation record in Mayo; his views on whether IDA Ireland has failed miserably to implement the Government policy that 50% of new jobs be in the BMW area; if he will take steps to make...
- Job Creation. (16 Nov 2004)
Jerry Cowley: I thank the Minister of State for his answer, but he is just giving figures. The reality is that our area has suffered tremendously. We cannot keep our graduates as only 9% of them can stay and the rest have to move to the greater Dublin area to get their first job. The reality has been spelled out by the Western Development Commission, which states that there has to be balanced regional...
- Job Creation. (16 Nov 2004)
Jerry Cowley: The report of the mid-term review of the national development plan contradicts the Minister. There needs to be a change of tack if we are to stop being totally unbalanced. Will the Minister of State take steps to ensure that there is a public service obligation? Will he apply to the EU to ensure that major towns in County Mayo that had gas 80 years ago, will get gas again? I hope the Minister...
- Job Creation. (16 Nov 2004)
Jerry Cowley: Go raibh maith agat.
- Road Traffic Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 Nov 2004)
Jerry Cowley: I was strongly in favour of the penalty points system. Its introduction had a major effect because drivers believed they had a good chance of being caught. However, they have become complacent and this has put an end to the effectiveness of the penalty points system. In a recent parliamentary question, I asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform about the appointment of more...
- Departmental Bodies. (16 Nov 2004)
Jerry Cowley: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this important matter. Will the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government consider the reform of An Bord Pleanála given the overwhelming view of the population that the board is incapable of operating independently, since it is bound by Government policy in making its decisions? I attended a meeting of...
- Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (16 Nov 2004)
Jerry Cowley: Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been deemed ineligible for orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28499/04]
- Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (23 Nov 2004)
Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance: the failure of Government to sanction a sports hall for Davitt College, Castlebar, County Mayo while 11 other projects have been brought forward ahead of it. The project is on the priority list and is being sought for the past 25 years.