Results 17,541-17,560 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

House Prices. (4 Oct 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: It needs to be examined further.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (4 Oct 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: We are well off target. The Government commitment to the Kyoto Agreement states that we should be ten points lower than where we are at present. In other words, we are ten points adrift. We are far above the carbon dioxide emissions that we should permit. I attended a lecture recently at the Dundalk Institute of Technology given by Lawrence Staudt, who is the head of the renewable energy...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (4 Oct 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is not working. The Minister should tell that to people travelling from Drogheda, Dundalk and Navan every day.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (4 Oct 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: I appreciate the time was short for this question and I am sorry we did not have more time to discuss it. The issue for me is that the Government has failed. Ten years ago I could get to the Seanad from Drogheda within the hour, now it is taking an hour and a half. Thousands of people are getting up earlier every day to get to work because of the traffic queues. There is not enough public...

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: Answer the questions.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: How does the Taoiseach know that?

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (3 Oct 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if funding will be provided for an organisation (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30513/06]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (3 Oct 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Louth will be assisted in any way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30715/06]

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Taoiseach said that he does not know who went with him to Manchester aside from Senator Kett. However, he said there were other people with him. The Taoiseach said he went with friends to Manchester on many occasions and that he is well acquainted with Irish organisations over there. It is incredible that the Taoiseach cannot remember who went with him. He said today it was a unique...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (28 Sep 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Transport the contact he has had with the National Roads Authority in respect of the cost and projected opening date of the Port Tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29724/06]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (28 Sep 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Transport if a cost benefit analysis was undertaken in respect of the Port Tunnel; if so, the impact the cost and time over-runs had on this analysis; if he sought clarification on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29723/06]

Written Answers — Railway Stations: Railway Stations (28 Sep 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress on the provision of a new railway station on the northern side of Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30215/06]

Nursing Homes: Motion (Resumed). (28 Sep 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Seán Power is the Minister of State responsible for care at Leas Cross——

Nursing Homes: Motion (Resumed). (28 Sep 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: ——and he cannot wash his hands of it.

Nursing Homes: Motion (Resumed). (28 Sep 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister of State cannot wash his hands of it.

Nursing Homes: Motion (Resumed). (28 Sep 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: The problem is officials of the HSE named in the report advise as to whether it should be released.

Nursing Homes: Motion (Resumed). (28 Sep 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is a fact that the Garda agreed that it would be up to the HSE to determine whether there were prosecutions, but there was none.

Nursing Homes: Motion (Resumed). (28 Sep 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: Absolutely.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: Do we have a Minister or is this a coup d'état?

Nursing Homes: Motion (Resumed). (28 Sep 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is not an isolated incident at all.