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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress to date in County Louth in providing services to people with cystic fibrosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22073/07]

Job Losses. (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Coca-Cola has operated in Drogheda for over 30 years. It employs 256 people in the manufacturing process and also has a very significant service industry employing approximately 120 people. So it is a critical industry. It provides the best standard of employment anywhere in the country. Coca-Cola is the best employer with a very dedicated workforce that has had a tremendous relationship...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the proposed closure of a plant (details supplied) in County Louth with the loss of 256 jobs; the steps he will take to save whatever jobs are possible; the advance information the IDA had in relation to this closure; his views on whether State financial support for other plants here influenced the...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a grant will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21328/07]

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister has been in power too long.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: They have them already — 250.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: He called them blatant liars.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister has been misleading the electorate.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy has no power.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: It only filled one of the three slots.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: On a point of order, the word "lie" is not parliamentary language. I ask the Minister to withdraw it.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: On a point of order, it is in the speech.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: On a point of order it relates to a word used in the House whether spoken or written. The fact is the word "lie" was used.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: I suggest the Minister withdraws the word.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: To clarify the issue, the word "lie" cannot be used in this House.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: What the Minister states is that people who oppose him use lies.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not accept it and I protest in the strongest way.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: On a point of order——

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: To describe somebody as a slow learner in educational terms is one issue but it is a pejorative and unacceptable term coming from one who was himself a teacher. It is an appalling and shameful epithet to put on anybody. I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: —recognising the strategic importance of the Shannon-Heathrow,...

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: The issue here arises from the statement by the Minister for Transport that he considers that four London Heathrow slot pairs for services to and from Shannon would be critical to ensuring connectivity to these airports because this is the minimum necessary to ensure a spread of flights throughout the day. The date of this statement is October 2006. In April 2007, just before the general...