Results 1,821-1,840 of 2,137 for speaker:Jerry Cowley

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (31 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the roll-out of funding will occur to enable the south and west to have a BreastCheck facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17937/05]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (31 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress she has made in the establishment of an all-Ireland helicopter emergency medical service as recommended by the HEMS feasibility study consultant's report published on 30 April 2004 in view of the tragic accident in Navan, County Meath resulting in the death of five young persons; if she has completed...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (31 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate a matter of major national and local importance, namely, the failure of the Minister for Education and Science to provide a site and to grant-aid a new school for Gaelscoil na Cruaiche, where 195 pupils are being taught in multiple pre-fabs which are a danger to the health and safety of the pupils and teachers and where...

Written Answers — Air Corps Helicopter Fleet: Air Corps Helicopter Fleet (26 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Defence if he is proceeding with a significant helicopter fleet replacement programme which has been approved by Cabinet and put in place for the Air Corps, which helicopters, while being purchased for troop carrying capacity, are expected to have a specific air ambulance capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17789/05]

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (26 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I wish to share time with Deputy Cuffe. I welcome the Minister of State's Bill and congratulate him on bringing it forward. It is strong legislation and many groups are anxious to see it enacted. The Irish Water Safety Association submitted a report and much of it was adopted by the Minister of State. The lack of regulation of recreational craft has been a problem. Local authorities have sat...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I am grateful for the opportunity to support this amendment. This is all about equality for disabled people. This should be called a resources dependent disability Bill. After a consultation process with many disability groups, this Bill should have been thrown out. However, these amendments go some way towards creating equality. I am sorry there is a guillotine on the Bill because there are...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I move amendment No. 93a: In page 16, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: "13.—The Minister shall make regulations— (a) providing for the establishment of a Disability Access Card Scheme (in this section referred to as a 'Blue Card Scheme') for the purpose of minimising the degree to which persons with disabilities are required to undergo repeated medical eligibility...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I am disappointed with the Minister of State. I had hoped he would accept something that could be done so simply. This could have been done at the stroke of a pen. The proposal would benefit people and ultimately save the State money. It is an important step that should be taken. We have the power to do that. The Minister of State has the power to do that. I ask him to reconsider his...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I thank Deputy Lynch for her sentiments and understand where she is coming from. Just because one has a sticker saying "Disabled" on one's car does not mean one is in a separate category. The system I propose works in the same way. It is a means of ensuring that people will not have to undergo repeated medical examinations. Since I started talking about this scheme, I spoke to a number of...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I support the amendment and I hope the Minister of State accepts it. A major problem with the legislation is that it will be known as the resource-dependent Disability Act, because it is so dependent on resources. Regardless of who makes the assessment it should be independent and whatever appeals system or liaison exists should not only be independent but be seen to be so. A common...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I can think of very many ways. We could start with the voting debacle. How much has e-voting now cost?

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: It has cost between €60 million and €80 million.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: There are the Dublin Port tunnel and Punchestown developments.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I do not know where to stop — the bypass. There are many different ways that the money could be raised without even having to increase anyone's taxes, since so much is wasted. The bottom line is that so much money is wasted in the system that those essential services for disabled people do not exist. It is extremely demoralising for disabled people or for anyone dealing with them in the...

School Accommodation. (24 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to raise this important matter on the Adjournment and I thank the Ceann Comhairle and the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for that. People in Westport are taking to the streets. They intend to march locally and to Dáil Éireann. These are people who would not be interested in doing something like this unless they were desperate, which they are. Gaelscoil na...

School Accommodation. (24 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: What about Westport?

School Accommodation. (24 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: They are not being considered and the people affected are going to march on the Dáil because they are so fed up.

School Accommodation. (24 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I know all that. I heard it all before.

School Accommodation. (24 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: They were considered and there is one very good site.

School Accommodation. (24 May 2005)

Jerry Cowley: There is a delay and nothing is happening.