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Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed). (4 May 2006)

Jimmy Devins: It is a hodgepodge motion of many different ideologies, which unfortunately does nothing to help the exploration for oil or gas in Ireland or offshore.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed). (4 May 2006)

Jimmy Devins: The Fianna Fáil Party and its colleagues in Government, the PDs, believe that Ireland's resources should be utilised for the benefit of the people.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed). (4 May 2006)

Jimmy Devins: It is this thinking that has guided the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, in his dealings with oil and gas exploration companies. It is important to remember that in Ireland, we have a one in 20 success rate when we drill a well. Norway has a one in eight success rate. A balance must be found between attracting exploration companies to Ireland and...

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed). (4 May 2006)

Jimmy Devins: The people in counties Sligo and Leitrim have as much right as anyone to the benefits of gas, be it for industrial or domestic use. Connecting with the gas supply in Northern Ireland via a western connector will ensure that the people closest to the Corrib gas field will have the same benefits as those living along the east coast. It is only right and proper that businesses in such towns as...

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed). (4 May 2006)

Jimmy Devins: The motion is a hot spot.

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

Jimmy Devins: I am pleased to take this opportunity to speak about the Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006, which is quite important. The announcement by the Minister for Health and Children that people in long-term care institutions in the State had been wrongfully charged for their stays is still a vivid memory for me, as it is, I am sure, for all the Members of the House. That issue has been fully...

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

Jimmy Devins: The huge amount of money that was taken from patients under defective legislation — the cost has recently been estimated at more than €1 billion — must be repaid. I understand that more than 20,000 people who are still alive will be eligible to recover money, on foot of this legislation, and refunds of moneys will be paid into the estates of almost 50,000 people who have died. The...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Jimmy Devins: He is actually in Dún Laoghaire.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Jimmy Devins: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this timely and important motion. Sometimes commentators claim that much of what is debated and discussed in Dáil Éireann lacks relevance to the citizens of the State. However, this motion flies in the face of such beliefs. It is extremely relevant, not just to those who attend accident and emergency departments but to every citizen. The...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Jimmy Devins: I state quite categorically that there are serious problems with accident and emergency services in certain hospitals. Approximately 35 of them provide such services in the country, and I understand that research undertaken by the HSE shows that approximately 15 such units have specific issues. It is important to stress that the level of service provided by each accident and emergency unit...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Jimmy Devins: I am delighted to speak on the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill. I welcome the fact that Fine Gael has brought the Bill forward but I agree with the Minister that the Second Stage consideration should be postponed for nine months. I accept that Fine Gael is in a hurry, and not just about this Bill.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Jimmy Devins: However, a little reflection on current legislation and proposals by the Law Reform Commission and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will identify issues that must be explored before legislation in this complex area should be passed. The issue of management companies has come to the fore in the recent past. While there are parts of Dublin that have had this problem for some...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Mar 2006)

Jimmy Devins: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the grant assistance available in the bio-energy and agri-environment areas under the research stimulus fund. [12209/06]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (29 Mar 2006)

Jimmy Devins: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her key priorities under the recently announced action plan for the agrifood sector. [12210/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Mar 2006)

Jimmy Devins: Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the current and capital financial allocation to University College Hospital, Cork and University College Hospital, Galway during 2005. [11720/06]

Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Jimmy Devins: I thank the Chair for allowing me to speak on the Lourdes hospital inquiry report by Judge Maureen Harding Clark. Our thanks go to the author, who has presented her findings in a clear an unambiguous way. The report is a model of how such an inquiry should be carried out. There has been much comment on the report both in the House and the media and, in the limited time available, I do not...

Company Closures. (1 Mar 2006)

Jimmy Devins: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me raise this important issue. As no doubt the House will be aware, Saehan Media recently announced that it is to cease manufacturing capability in Sligo in the near future. This will result in the loss of approximately 90 jobs and will bring to an end the company's involvement in Sligo dating back to the mid-1980s. In its heyday the factory employed...

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Jimmy Devins: The continued expansion of Sligo Institute of Technology bears witness to the importance this institution plays in the third level system. In the year that Sligo Institute of Technology celebrates 30 years of existence, it is fitting that we reflect on exactly what the college has achieved in that time. From very humble beginnings — its gestation, birth and early existence were opposed by...

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Jimmy Devins: Education was, is and will remain the single most important factor in ensuring that we, as a country, develop to our full potential. It has always been a core tenet of the party to which I belong that a high quality education system should be available to all our citizens regardless of age, sex or ability to pay. I am delighted that in the Minister for Education and Science we have a person...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Jimmy Devins: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I am delighted to have this opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill 2006.