Results 21-32 of 32 for speaker:Manus Boyle

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (6 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: The Minister of State is very welcome. I am glad to see him in the post. The problem I wish to raise today concerns Bridge Street, Killybegs, which was flooded in 2017. Bridge Street was also flooded on 23 and 24 November 2024. People awoke to the sound of the local fire brigade and locals knocking on the doors to get residents out. Residents could not believe their eyes. It was...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (6 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: The Minister of State was in Bridge Street when this happened and is well aware of it. I just wish that somebody from Donegal County Council or the Department would liaise with the group on that same bridge to Killybegs. We had none of that information until the Minister of State came in here this morning. The people living there only want information, to see that something is going to be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: I wish to raise Dunkineely national school, which is situated on the N56, a very busy road with cars and heavy goods vehicles going through the town. The school has had a few near misses due to vehicles going through the red lights as children attempt to cross. Thankfully, nobody has been hurt or injured so far. This issue has been ongoing for more than a year. We were told by Transport...

Seanad: Care, Supports and Enhanced Provision of Services for Older People: Motion (5 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: I second the motion. As we know, there are a lot of problems in healthcare with the increasing population and people living longer. I met a group of carers in Killybegs on Monday. They are caring for their loved ones at home and crying out for respite but they cannot get it. Respite is nearly a thing of the past in County Donegal. One family I was working with were offered respite for...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Second Stage (4 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: I welcome the Minister of State and offer him my congratulations. This Bill will hopefully provide a higher standard of care for the people working within the marine industry. Unfortunately tragedies do happen despite everybody's best efforts. The MAIU will report and I hope people will become familiar with the investigation and the safety recommendations. This is where we were falling...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: I rise to talk about Milford primary school. On 31 March 2023, the then Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, visited this school in Milford. The Department of Education was advised the school needed to get a new site, but the Department of Education refused to pay for it. In February 2024, a landowner gave five acres of land to the school at no cost to the Department. In April 2024, an...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2025)

Manus Boyle: I call on the Minister for the marine to come into the House to give us an update on what is going on in the fishing sector. I come from rural Donegal and fishing is a major employer in rural communities all over Ireland, from Killybegs down as far as Casltetownbere and straight across to Waterford and Wexford. As of now, at the end of the month, all our mackerel is caught. Our boats will...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2025)

Manus Boyle: There is an urgent need for the Minister for Transport, Deputy O’Brien, to prioritise the village of Fahan in County Donegal on the application of roads funding. Over the years, there has been a disproportionate number of accidents in the vicinity of the village because of the way the village is laid out. Cars and heavy vehicles tend to go through the village. More could be done by...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Manus Boyle: I ask the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW to come to the House. I would like to get an update in respect of the flooding that took place at Bridge Street, Killybegs, on 23 November. It was one of the worst floods to ever take place in County Donegal. At this time, residents are getting no answers from the relevant Departments. They are afraid to go to sleep in bed at...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2025)

Manus Boyle: I ask for the Minister for Health to come in to the House. The six new surgical centres she has announced are great news. She is giving out two to Dublin, one to Cork, and one each to Galway, Waterford and Limerick. They will deal with 10,000 surgical appointments a year and 18,000 outpatients. Once again, Donegal and the north west have not featured in this. Donegal is such a big...

Seanad: Cathaoirleach a Thoghadh - Election of Cathaoirleach (12 Feb 2025)

Manus Boyle: I wish the Cathaoirleach the very best in his role. I am delighted to be here as a Member of the Twenty-seventh Seanad. It is a very proud day for me. My election came very much as a shock, and it was a good shock. I am here as a very proud Donegal man. There are four of us in the House. I am delighted to be here to wave the Donegal flag. We beat Kerry last weekend after many years....

Seanad: Cathaoirleach a Thoghadh - Election of Cathaoirleach (12 Feb 2025)

Manus Boyle: It is a very proud day for me and my family. My wife, Arlene, switched her dialysis appointment to give me the surprise of being here today. It is lovely to see her here, as well as my children, Barry and Amy. The members of my team, who supported me through thick and thin, are there at the back. I come from a Fine Gael background. My father, of whom I am so proud, was a Fine Gael...