Results 61-80 of 1,095 for speaker:Jimmy Devins

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]

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]

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...

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...

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...

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

Jimmy Devins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this topical private Members' motion. As the Minister said last night, this motion reflects the disparate grouping of independent Deputies who composed it.

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.

Energy Sector: Motion (Resumed). (10 May 2006)

Jimmy Devins: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak on this important issue. We are all well aware in this House of the impending shortage of fossil fuel. Recent increases in petrol and diesel prices are a salutary reminder of how exposed Ireland is to any variation in worldwide oil prices, which we can do absolutely nothing about. The upward spiral in petrol costs poses a major difficulty to the...

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 May 2006)

Jimmy Devins: I am here but Deputy Cassidy may proceed.

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 May 2006)

Jimmy Devins: In the interests of transparency, I will declare my interest in this Bill, having spent eight years as chairman of the Institute of Technology Sligo. This Bill is very welcome and will be widely supported. It is most important and timely legislation which should allow our buoyant institutes of technology sector to prosper and grow. The institutes of technology have been widely acknowledged as...

Written Answers — Cattle Breeding: Cattle Breeding (27 Jun 2006)

Jimmy Devins: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on recent developments in cattle breeding here. [24480/06]