Results 661-680 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: That is fine. Obviously Dr. Corkery has expertise in this area. One of the points he made to support that exclusion was to say that a vet - only a vet it would appear - can assess the herd needs into the future or assess resistance on the part of the animals based on the assessment of the dung, for example. Could the responsible persons not also offer such a service if they are included in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: The wish is to have adequate pre-legislative scrutiny before it is brought to the floor of the Houses, but it does not have to happen. Is that correct? I do not think the committee would proceed to accept or reject any legislation without having been advised as to the Department's response to the legal opinion before it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: Have we decided that is 12 months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: I understand. I did not realise if it was on a prescription that it legally only had a lifetime of 12 months, or an extended lifetime.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: Does the Minister accept that responsible persons could be able to provide the sort of assessment veterinary surgeons provide at present?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: The legal difference of opinion can be strengthened by improving the authority, professionalism, capabilities and competencies of those responsible persons. The committee will not be found wanting in helping to ensure that is the case. Staying still and doing nothing only helps the initial opinion the Attorney General had.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: Will the Minister of State clarify that he will be back and will not proceed until the opinion is made known? It is not possible to be half-pregnant here. We go forward with all the legislation or none of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: The Minister of State mentioned that a parasitic prescription has a 12-month lifespan. Who determines that? I was not aware that was the case. Is that specifically stated on a prescription?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Chair for the opportunity to come in on this issue. I am only a part-time visitor to this committee. There was a time when I thought I would be here much more regularly. The issue here is antiparasitics. The issue of fertiliser usage and the registration of fertiliser usage is understandable in the context of water quality and so forth. We will have to live with that. I was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: 559. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment with a medical professional at St. James's Hospital, Dublin. [47872/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: I will be brief given the level and detail of many of the questions so far. The commission report was a commitment in the programme for Government. We should not be shy about acknowledging that the commitment has been honoured. Like all reports and recommendations, it is now about the implementation. I hear what the Minister has said about the 130 recommendations and I support the Chair's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Sep 2022)

Barry Cowen: 448. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) and when they can expect an appointment with a surgeon.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46657/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (20 Sep 2022)

Barry Cowen: 534. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a case (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment for admission to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin. [45769/22]

An Bord Pleanála: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Barry Cowen: Many years ago tribunals were put in place by the State to root out many malpractices associated with land zoning and consequently planning. Thankfully, new procedures, obligations and processes were put in place, many overseen by the likes of SIPO. I know that is up for review based on recent events, notwithstanding many other events also. The Dáil will take up that challenge in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (13 Jul 2022)

Barry Cowen: 18. To ask the Taoiseach his views on the national reform programme for the European semester 2022 that was published by his Department in April 2022. [35588/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Jul 2022)

Barry Cowen: 458. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a case (details supplied) and when the person concerned can expect an appointment at the ENT Department, Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [38144/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (12 Jul 2022)

Barry Cowen: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [35587/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Jul 2022)

Barry Cowen: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting a psychology appointment in primary care in each LHO area in CHO8; the number of these waiting for over a year; the way that this compares to the end of 2021 in each LHO area and each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37470/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (12 Jul 2022)

Barry Cowen: 173. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours being provided in each LHO area in CHO8 in 2022; the way that this compares for each of the LHO areas in 2019; the number of persons currently awaiting home care in each LHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37469/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Jul 2022)

Barry Cowen: 301. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [36801/22]