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Regional Fisheries Boards (Postponement of Elections) Order 2005: Motion. (6 Dec 2005)

Jerry Cowley: I will share my time with Deputies Eamon Ryan and Ó Caoláin. This is a serious issue. This policy throws out the baby with the bath water. It will result in our fisheries being totally unprotected. When fisheries are handed back to the stakeholders, they will not be able to afford to keep the staff to continue the good job they do — we can see the good job the staff does in the Moy...

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage. (17 Nov 2005)

Jerry Cowley: Coming from a coastal community, like Deputy Ferris, I am aware of the great dependence of my constituents on the sea for their livelihoods. The Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill's proposals are perceived by many as overkill. While I accept the Minister claimed that much of the Bill was drafted before he took office, it still cries out for some rationality. Many have expressed...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (25 May 2004)

Jerry Cowley: ...to this Bill. On Committee Stage, I discovered a worthwhile amendment was ruled out of order without any apparent reason as to why this should happen, which was a waste of time. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 seek to ensure that the democracy being removed from the health services through the abolition of the health boards is returned and that whatever part of the democratic system the Bill has...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Jerry Cowley: No matter what the Minister says, there is a lack of capacity in the health service because of a lack of resources and not as a result of anything else. We do not know the extent of this problem or how many people are coming at an advanced stage of pregnancy. It is not just non-nationals who are arriving in an advanced stage of pregnancy or without ante-natal care. In my surgery my wife, who...