Results 441-460 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 513: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will increase the investment in second level education here; if her attention has been drawn to the recent OECD report which shows that Ireland is almost at the bottom of the international league in terms of investment in second level education relative to the country's economic wealth; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 575: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department will provide copies of all the records it holds regarding a group (detail supplied) in County Sligo including details of all communications between his Department and Sligo County Council, the scheme or others and any recent representations in which the scheme is mentioned; and if he will...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (21 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the need to include a provision in the forthcoming proposed referendum on children to strengthen Article 10 of our Constitution, which is supposed to guarantee our natural resources, to prevent the continued giveaway of our natural resources and also to discuss the need for an independent...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (16 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the abdication by the Government of its care of older people with high dependency needs as manifested by its lack of confidence in some private nursing homes, and the need for the State to take over and fully fund all high dependency care for older people in accordance with their legal...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Lands: Nursing Home Lands (15 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the lands for the nursing home in Ballinrobe, County Mayo will be transferred to allow this project to progress to planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38025/06]

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (15 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 255: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the situation regarding the green area at Canalside, Ballina which is protected as part of SAC 002298; and if he does not have the information whether he will make the relevant enquiries of Mayo County Council and Ballina Town Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38161/06]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: One does not need to look far to see the gross neglect of older people by the Government. I will provide three examples. First, older people in my county who only have their pensions cannot get transport for essential hospital appointments. Second, half a dozen home care packages were announced last year. Although this figure may rise to 50 this year, they have not progressed past January...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I am not sure what the Minister stated. I caught the tail end of his comments.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: There is a perception, stated by the Minister and contradicted by Deputy Broughan, that these objections come from people outside the area. While it might be convenient for the Minister or others such as Deputy Kenny to believe this and to make such statements, it is completely wrong. How could the Minister know when he never came to the site to examine what was happening? He believes...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: It will.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The Minister made an unfortunate accusation. He made allegations about some of the activities in which I am involved. These activities involve me standing up for my constituents who elected me. Both before and after I entered the Dáil, I spoke about the difficulties I have with the total giveaway of our natural resources and the need for the terms to renegotiated. In fairness to the...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Amendments Nos. 57 to 61, inclusive, shall be grouped together.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: This stage has run over by two minutes. If nobody else wishes to contribute this will be the Minister's final point.

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Not in the west.

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The Government has not spent that money in the west.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (15 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, that the national development plan is ending next month while there is an underspend of €3.5 billion for the BMW area and while there is an underspend of €500 million on our roads, which has left us lagging behind compared to the rest of the country, making us an uncompetitive...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT can be reclaimed on a medical device such as a behind the ear speech processor which can only be purchased outside of the State for a totally deaf person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37511/06]

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (14 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the initiative by a group (details supplied) on 6 November 2006 that an independent public commission of inquiry be established in order that investigations can be held into optimum development concept for the Corrib gas project and that community consent be the critical...

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (14 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will acknowledge the great potential in terms of hydrocarbon resources that the North Atlantic has to offer and that these waters are under explored with only nine exploration wells drilled in the past 10 years with recent oil industry assessments of yet to find resource potential indicating in excess of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will increase the investment in second level education; if her attention has been drawn to the recent OECD report which shows that Ireland is almost at the bottom of the international league in terms of investment in second level education relative to the country's economic wealth; and if she will make a statement...