Results 4,061-4,080 of 4,132 for speaker:Donie Cassidy

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (16 Feb 2006)

Donie Cassidy: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the incidence of brucellosis in the cattle herd in 2005 compared to 2003 and 2004. [6112/06]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (16 Feb 2006)

Donie Cassidy: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will comment on her initiative to promote local and regional food economies. [6113/06]

Written Answers — Beef Industry: Beef Industry (16 Feb 2006)

Donie Cassidy: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on prospects for the beef sector in 2006. [6114/06]

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2006)

Donie Cassidy: We discussed this in the Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business, of which I am Chairman. Although the committee was unanimous in support of retaining the groceries order, the Government and the Minister have made a decision. That is their democratic right and we must accept and support it as democrats and members of the Government. When it comes before the committee on Committee...

Social Services Inspectorate: Motion (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Donie Cassidy: I endorse everything that has been said by Deputy Sexton. I congratulate the Minister of State on the work he is doing. He is a great friend and colleague and his father before him gave great service to the State as a Member of this House for over 20 years. The care of the elderly is an area that must be supported by everyone, regardless of party affiliation. I was a member of the Midland...

Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)

Donie Cassidy: We never gave anyone £1.83 in a budget.

Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)

Donie Cassidy: I am not a disgrace.

Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)

Donie Cassidy: Fair is fair and I respect the speaker who is addressing the House.

Social Services Inspectorate: Motion. (31 Jan 2006)

Donie Cassidy: I salute Deputy O'Dowd too.

Written Answers — Research and Training Funding: Research and Training Funding (8 Dec 2005)

Donie Cassidy: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the level of proposed expenditure by her Department under the heading of research and training in 2006. [38305/05]

Written Answers — Alternative Farm Enterprises: Alternative Farm Enterprises (8 Dec 2005)

Donie Cassidy: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the value of the forestry sector to the economy here; and the number of jobs involved in the sector. [38297/05]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (15 Nov 2005)

Donie Cassidy: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her initiative to promote local and regional food economies. [34106/05]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (15 Nov 2005)

Donie Cassidy: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress in forestry planting in 2005. [34102/05]

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Donie Cassidy: For most of my life I have been travelling 60,000 miles annually all over Ireland, on inferior roads for much of the time. Most Members of the Oireachtas probably travel more than 40,000 miles annually. It is every parent's worst fear at weekends when their sons or daughters go out for an evening that they might not come home safely. Unfortunately we occasionally see the most horrific...

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Donie Cassidy: He is a Westmeath person.

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Donie Cassidy: His grandfather was the first Cumann na nGaedheal Deputy for a constituency in this House, in 1929.

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Donie Cassidy: Eddie Shaw recommended to our committee that we had only half our investigation concluded if the committee did not visit Australia and particularly New Zealand. Our committee is taking his advice and is inviting the Minister for State, Deputy Callely, to join us on a visit to New Zealand. That country has in place the computer which has been successful in everything to do with penalty points,...

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Donie Cassidy: It is never the wrong time to do the right thing. The Deputies should be uplifted by their presence in this House and their membership of it. It is an honour and a privilege to serve. We must all look to the future. If this piece of machinery can reduce road deaths in this country by 50%, why not use it? The black box, compulsory in most other European countries, particularly in many German...

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Donie Cassidy: There is a camera in Lucan, County Dublin.

Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Oct 2005)

Donie Cassidy: Hear, hear.