Results 581-600 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The Minister will believe Shell anyway. It is disgraceful.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The Minister will buy anything.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Like the TG4 poll.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The majority do not want it.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Report Stage (18 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Why does the Minister not come to meet the people?

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: 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.

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.

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...

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.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that her target of early 2007 for the roll-out of BreastCheck is defunct once again; her views on whether 2007 is by no means certain and that this will mean the further deaths of women; her further views on whether this is unacceptable as there was adequate evidence in 2000 for having a nationwide scheme then...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (17 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter, namely, to ask the Government to direct Shell to cease construction immediately of the Ballinaboy Shell refinery, County Mayo, pending local consent to a method of bringing the Corrib gas ashore that is not detrimental to the environment and safety of the local population and that will bring...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Oct 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the 180 gardaí deployed to Rossport, County Mayo in view of the fact that only five gardaí were deployed to the Moyross Estate, Limerick recently when serious crimes were taking place on an almost daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32493/06]