Results 2,061-2,080 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley

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...

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.

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...

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 — the third largest county in Ireland — 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]

Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Oct 2004)

Jerry Cowley: Is that agreed? Agreed.

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...

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Jerry Cowley: It is very good value for money.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Jerry Cowley: I wish the Tánaiste well in her new position as Minister for Health and Children. She uttered fine words but, as we all know, addressing the problems in the health service requires more than words. It requires action. The performance of this Government and its predecessors highlights the problem that the failures identified in this motion have not been addressed. The Minister spoke well but...

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Jerry Cowley: The USSR had a better health service than Ireland.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Jerry Cowley: Why are there not more rheumatologists?

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Jerry Cowley: We are still waiting for the services in Galway and Mayo.

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Jerry Cowley: What about the provision of services?

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Jerry Cowley: What about Waterford and Letterkenny?

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Jerry Cowley: If they can get to hospital.