Results 941-960 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley

Educational Disadvantage. (25 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I thank the Minister for her reply. IDA Ireland announced earlier that job creation in County Mayo fell again last year and, therefore, the county is in a bad way. Crossmolina national school has not been included under the school support programme. This school opened in 2002 and the teachers have done wonderful work under the various programmes. However, since then, the catchment area has...

Educational Disadvantage. (25 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Half of our graduates must go to Dublin to get their first job. These are transient jobs, so the unemployment rate is skewed. There is not enough local authority accommodation there, so basing the statistics on that is not correct either. I am questioning the process rather than the facts as presented.

Educational Disadvantage. (25 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The fact is that the process is flawed.

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this important matter. This is a sad story of neglect and the failure by the Government to give a sewerage scheme to Achill Sound. This has gone on since 1991. Although that project was supposed to have been introduced 15 years ago, not a spade has been put in the ground. That is a disgrace. I wish the Leas-Cheann Comhairle could experience the...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: It cannot be done. The money is not available.

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: It should be 19%.

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Visit of Bulgarian Delegation. (25 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Before proceeding with business, I wish, on behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann, to offer céad míle fáilte, a most sincere welcome, to a delegation from the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, led by Mr. Petar Dimitrov. I express the hope that the delegation will find its visit enjoyable, successful and to our mutual benefit.

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (25 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of major importance, namely, the question of why raw sewage is still flowing at Achill Sound, County Mayo, due to the failure of successive Governments to provide any sewage scheme whatsoever at Achill Sound; and the imposition of the polluter-pays principle by Government. The imposition of this principle has struck...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (24 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a great need for the provision of psychiatrists and psychologists in prisons here due to the high number of young males currently in prisons here and the fact that when they are released there has been no rehabilitation carried out; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a waiting list of four months for an eye test in County Mayo; the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19997/06]

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (24 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a great need for the provision of psychiatrists and psychologists in prisons here due to the high number of young males currently in prisons here and the fact that when they are released there is no rehabilitation carried out. [19782/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (24 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Mayo is to lose the equivalent of two teachers and many other essential school activities due to the withdrawal of funding; her views on whether this is a severe blow to this school which is in a deprived area; the reason same is happening; and if she will make a statement on the...

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Further to what the Taoiseach has been saying about the importance of regulations and laws that serve the people I want to ask about regulations already enacted such as Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, which provides for developers to provide 20% social and affordable housing. That certainly is good, and would have delivered to a great extent. I want to ask about the extent to...

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The Taoiseach said the emphasis should be on people. There has been a complete stop on transport for people on dialysis, those with cancer——

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: ——and older people.

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The total stopping of transport for dialysis patients in the west is an urgent matter for the Taoiseach to investigate. It is a disgrace. It also applies to cancer patients and older people.

Drug Abuse: Motion. (23 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: County Mayo has no dedicated drug unit. There is no dedicated drugs task force. It is wrong of the Minister of State to state that.

Drug Abuse: Motion. (23 May 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The drug problem is getting worse. Teenagers go around freely with cannabis resin in rural areas. It no longer frightens them. They are not afraid of being caught. Maybe when they are caught they feel sorry. It is in every secondary school in rural Ireland. Young people do not seem to be aware of the legal or health consequences of what they are doing but are responding to peer pressure. The...