Results 1,541-1,560 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: The Taoiseach must be joking.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: The Taoiseach must be joking about that.
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, to ask this Government to direct Shell to cease construction immediately of the Ballinaboy Shell Refinery, County Mayo pending local consent of a method of bringing the Corrib gas ashore which will bring significant benefit to County Mayo and to this country, and be safe and...
- Northern Ireland Issues: Statements (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Northern Ireland Issues: Statements (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: The Deputy's time is concluded. We have limited time. The Deputy is one minute over.
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee (Resumed) (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: I wish to share time with Deputies Eamon Ryan and Morgan.
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee (Resumed) (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: It must be stated with regard to the Corrib gas project, as indicated by a TG4 official poll, that 61% of people favour the proposed terminal being built at sea and 66% of the population supports the stance of the Rossport five. That is just by way of introduction. I am sorry the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, is not here. I wished to ask him if he saw or was aware of the proposal made by...
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee (Resumed) (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: There are now two connections between the Republic of Ireland and the UK. A third connection in the North of Ireland is currently under construction. The UK is connected to Dutch, Danish, Russian, Norwegian and Algerian gas. Two weeks ago there was the completion of the world's longest pipeline from Norwegian gas fields, the Langeled pipeline. That is not a consideration. There will be...
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee (Resumed) (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: In summary I ask the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, to consider the proposal.
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: The debate shows the Government has learned nothing about the Corrib gas dispute and the people. Ministers could have learned so much about what is wrong with what is happening. The Government is serving the people with the filthy lucre, Shell, which has an agenda. The fact that the project is proceeding means that the country and my county are losing. Fifty permanent jobs will be created...
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: What about the TG4 poll?
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: It is the local population.
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: We are on Committee Stage in respect of this amendment and I must reply to some of the Minister's comments. He has been acting as if he has no role in this matter, as if he were an innocent bystander and is not in any way responsible for this mess. I ask the Minister to engage, perhaps for the first time, with what is happening in Mayo. There was never any question of Shell considering in...
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: It is because of the Minister's inactivity.
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: I disagree.
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: Did the Minister meet the people? He did not.
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: Nor is the Minister impressed by any other report that states the opposite of what he wants to hear.
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: I read it todayââ
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: What about Mr. Kevin Moore's report?
- Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)
Jerry Cowley: The Minister will believe Shell anyway. It is disgraceful.