Results 14,041-14,060 of 18,734 for speaker:Michael McDowell
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: I am equally confident the public will look back with derision at Deputy Jim O'Keeffe's argument that Coolquay, at â¬320,000 per acre, represented value for money while Thornton Hall, at â¬199,000 per acre and just 2,500 yd. away, was a rip-off.
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: Tonight's debate is a classic example of the politically bankrupt efforts of those who can do nothing and have never done anything but attack those who are doing something.
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: There is no scandal here. Opposition Members have displayed nothing but opportunism combined with cluelessness. It is bad enough that it should come from Deputies Jim O'Keeffe and Costello but worse that they should find allies in some sections of the media, on whom we should have been able to rely to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: Is there anything stigmatising about a person lying on the floor of a padded cell in a foetal position and dressed only in underwear? What did Deputy Neville's party ever do about padded cells? Absolutely nothing.
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: Long on talk, no action.
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: Does Deputy Neville know the rate of mental illness among prisoners?
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: Should there be a convenient psychiatric facility to deal with their illnesses?
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: The Opposition did nothing about that issue.
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: I am doing something. I did not ask psychiatrists how to do the job. It is being done.
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: I modernised the padded cell system to comply with best international standards.
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: The Minister does, others talk.
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: I agree.
- Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: Drugs are going into it over the wall.
- Seanad: Garda Investigations: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: I am pleased that all of us in this House can find common cause on this important issue and like Senator Brian Hayes, I pay tribute to the members of Joseph Rafferty's family, who are here today, and to councillor Gary Keegan who has done so much to help them in my constituency. I welcome this opportunity to discuss the facts surrounding this horrendous murder. JosephRafferty, a young...
- Seanad: Garda Investigations: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Michael McDowell: Senator Ryan is extreme; I am not.
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (30 Jun 2005)
Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 486 and 541 together. On 22 June 2005, I approved additional capital grant assistance of â¬130,000 under the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme, EOCP, 2000-2006, in respect of an application from the group in question. This brings the total capital amount approved to date to this community-based group to â¬1,130,000. The approval of additional capital...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2005)
Michael McDowell: There are no proposals in the current Government legislative programme with regard to the modernisation of the Bankruptcy Act 1988. However, the situation will be kept under review with a view towards considering any necessary future legislative action.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (30 Jun 2005)
Michael McDowell: The Deputy will be aware that there have been significant improvements in the provision of supports for the development of child care over the last number of years. Child care was identified as an investment priority under the National Development Plan 2000-2006. The equal opportunities child care programme has an equal opportunities and social inclusion perspective and facilitates the...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (30 Jun 2005)
Michael McDowell: As the Deputy may be aware the community-based group in question was awarded staffing grant assistance under the Equal Opportunities Child Care Programme, EOCP, 2000-2006, of â¬36,000 over three years in May 2002 and a further â¬24,000 over two years in September 2002. This brings the total staffing allocation approved for the group to â¬60,000, which was considered to be a sufficient...
- Written Answers — Underage Drinking: Underage Drinking (30 Jun 2005)
Michael McDowell: A consultation process on my proposals for a Bill to streamline and modernise the liquor licensing laws by repealing the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2004 and replacing them with updated provisions more suited to modern conditions has recently concluded. I will take account of the views of organisations and individuals who responded to my request for submissions in the context of drafting the Bill....