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Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I know there are some good things in this budget, but it lacks other things. The opportunity to do so much for our people who are suffering has been squandered. These are the people whom it was said the budget was aimed at. However, compared to what is still undone, this budget has failed in this regard. I am very concerned because there are so many things to be done. The greatest...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (7 Dec 2006)

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 Government to provide sufficient funds to the HSE, west, so that it can transport older people in Mayo to hospital for essential appointments instead of older people having to borrow sums of €110 each way to make their way by taxi from Achill Island to...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (6 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 317: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the growing fury in the farming community over measures set down in the nitrates good agricultural practice statutory instrument, S.I. No. 378, which empowers forcible entry to the homes of farm families through court order where entry is otherwise refused, the searching of...

Postal Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Under an EU directive, from next year the Department of Social and Family Affairs will have to send out to tender to all financial institutions for the provision of the payments services. Until now, An Post has carried out this service and there is a great fear in rural post offices about this. Such post offices state that 50% of their gross income is generated by social welfare payments,...

Flood Relief. (5 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The flooding that occurred last Sunday in Crossmolina should never have happened. I downloaded a document from the OPW website entitled, Extreme Flood Events — The Irish Experience. It lists several areas which are notable for flooding and provides a detailed analysis of these rivers flooding. They include the River Dodder, the River Lee, the River Brosna, the River Clare, the River...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether an increased bed capacity is urgently required in Mayo General Hospital in view of the increasing numbers on trolleys in the accident and emergency department; her further views on whether the hospital has the capability to provide these essential additional beds and that her Department needs to sanction long-term...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (5 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans, in view of the fact that BreastCheck is realistically two years away for the women of Mayo and the west of Ireland, to offer an interim solution for this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41374/06]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way her Department plans to ensure the implementation of the new National Policy Framework for Mental Health, A Vision for Change; the action that will be taken on its recommendations by all Government Departments whose role it mentions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41256/06]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (5 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the injustice which exists within the Border Midland Western region; the way he will address the injustice to the BMW region in the last remaining weeks to make up for the deficit in the underspend under the current national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41073/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 4 October 2006, if she will consider an orthodontic reassessment for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41259/06]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (5 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the lack of infrastructure in the BMW region is the main reason for the shortfall in meeting the commitment to jobs in the BMW area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41072/06]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (5 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will confirm an underspend €500 million for roads in the Border Midland Western region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41072/06]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (5 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if under the Údarás na Gaeltachta, Strategic Development Plan 2005 to 2010, and under the heading of Lesser Developed Areas on page 6 he agrees that service providers included the local shop; if such business in the rural Gaeltacht should be or will be entitled to the usual Gaeltacht grants for home improvements;...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (5 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 519: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department will provide copies of all the records it holds regarding the Castleconnor group water scheme in west Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41171/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (5 Dec 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 the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, and the Cabinet, if they are aware of the extent of the flooding of Crossmolina, County Mayo where several streets of the town are under water, and several businesses also, with devastating consequences...

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2006)

Jerry Cowley: He has not delivered.

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (29 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the basis of information available to him from monitoring committee reports, including their assessments of continuing spend under the current National Development Plan, that he expects by the end of the programme period in six weeks time (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40759/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (29 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on allowing companies holding conferences here to reclaim their VAT in view of the fact that this is common practice in other countries and that hotels here would receive an increase in lucrative international conference business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40772/06]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (29 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I am sorry to interrupt the Deputy but as the time permitted for this debate has expired, I am required to put the following question in accordance with an order of the Dáil of this day: That amendment No. 30a, as amended, and the amendments set down by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and not disposed of are hereby made to the Bill and that Fourth Stage is...