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- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: This has nothing to do with the Bill.
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: I had not even started to speak.
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: The Green Party's Private Members' Bill to ban fur farming in Ireland is a modest and sensible proposal. While it does not strike a major blow for animal rights, it is a step in the right direction for basic animal welfare. It is disappointing and regrettable that the Government has seen fit to shoot it down without proper consideration of its merits.
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: We should not be surprised as this is a cold, calculating, hard-hearted Government, one that is wedded to expediency. The Government has no compassion for the less well-off, for those with a disability or young immigrants snatched from school and deported.
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: It would be extraordinary if Fianna Fáil or the Progressive Democrats could be stirred to pity for animals which have to endure such terrible suffering.
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Will any Member on the Government benches empathise with the plight and suffering of these caged animals? I will not go into the gruesome details of how these animals are killed. However, those who can justify such cruelty must be very sick indeed. No amount of regulation can make this practice more acceptable or less cruel. One can judge how civilised a society is by how it treats its...
- Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: This legislation would help rural Ireland. There are only six fur farms in Ireland, some of which are causing serious problems in their localities. Yesterday, I received an e-mail from an individual living close to a fur farm in County Kerry. He stated: In the last two years the neighbourhood has been tormented with an infestation of flies. No household can open their windows from May on to...
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Question 6: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action her Department is taking in response to warnings from the World Health Organisation of the danger of a flu pandemic; if there are plans to increase the supply of anti-viral drugs here, which are now only adequate for approximately 45,000 persons; if a meeting has been called of the expert group tasked with...
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: The Tánaiste stated that the plan would be published once finalised. When does she expect that the document will be finalised, and what has been the delay? We have been told that the consultants refused to meet. Does that continue to hinder the progress of the pandemic expert group? Who are the priority groups? The Tánaiste mentioned those most vulnerable, but are we also talking about...
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: I would not want the job.
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: I am being honest with the Tánaiste.
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: I have got the bottle.
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Is the Tánaiste comparing this country to a war zone?
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: What about the huge difference between the figures for Northern Ireland and those given for here?
- Precautions against Influenza. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: We have to do that.
- Accident and Emergency Services. (23 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Hospitals are filthy.
- Written Answers — Stadium Development: Stadium Development (22 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the development of the Lansdowne Road stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9175/05]
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans for the redevelopment of the Brú CaoÃmhÃn nursing home on Cork Street in Dublin. [8559/05]
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Services Executive or her Department is proposing to sell part of the grounds and buildings of the Brú CaoÃmhÃn nursing home on Cork Street in Dublin to private developers so that they may build on the site; if it is hoped to realise about â¬17 million from this sale; if three of the five existing...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 2005)
John Gormley: Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is intended to sell off part of the Brú CaoÃmhÃn site and reduce bed numbers there; the rationale for this proposal, in view of the increased demand for nursing home beds for older people, and in view of the likelihood that reducing the number of publicly-provided beds in this way is likely to increase the need...