Results 1,201-1,220 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley
- Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: Amendment No. 12 is in the name of the Minister. Amendment No. 13 is related and may be taken with amendment No. 12.
- Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: It has already been discussed but the Deputy may make a brief contribution.
- Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: Amendment No. 14 is in the name of the Minister. Amendments Nos. 15 and 16 are related and therefore amendments Nos. 14 to 16, inclusive, may be discussed together.
- Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: It was not raised on Committee Stage.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: They cannot be blamed, the service in Donegal is terrible.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: The Deputy knows that the necessary services are not in place in Donegal. There is nothing there at all.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: It is a disgrace.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: It is a Mickey Mouse service.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: It is not the fault of the doctors or dedicated nursing staff.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: The Government is ignoring Deputy Keaveney's constituency.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: I have respect for life.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: It is not my constituency but I would be a poor public servant to ignore the situation. There are major problems in this part of Ireland and Donegal is suffering as result.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: The service is in three parts and cannot offer full treatment.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: I cannot keep quiet in the light of what is being said. It sickens me. People are being asked to go miles for treatment.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: I wish to share time with Deputies James Breen and Ferris.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: I heard Deputy Keaveney speaking on the case of the north west. The Minister of State, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, knows the issue well because I spoke on it when he was Chairman of the Joint Committee on Health and Children. It is a disgraceful case. I raised the matter, even though it does not relate to my area. Those surgeons, nurses, etc., doing very valuable work, would not stop their work...
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: They are desperate because they might see a person having a radical mastectomy because of the difficulties in obtaining an essential part of a treatment such as, for example, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery. It is critical that patients receive the three modalities of treatment. As a result of the difficulty in sourcing one part of the treatment, namely, the radiotherapy, people's lives...
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: It is very relevant.
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)
Jerry Cowley: Deputy Keaveney stated that the issue is all about infrastructure. What can a person have if he or she does not have his or her life? This matter is about people.