Results 61-66 of 66 for speaker:Dee Ryan
- Seanad: Road Safety: Statements (25 Mar 2025)
Dee Ryan: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for taking the time to discuss road safety in the House. I wish him and his Department officials well in the important work ahead of them in delivering on the ambitious goals in the programme for government. It was an issue of concern at virtually every door I knocked on during the general election campaign. The condition of local roads, the...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (27 Feb 2025)
Dee Ryan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. It is great to have him in the Chamber and I thank him for coming to discuss the matter I have raised, which is the chronic shortage of accident and emergency capacity in the mid-west. The situation at University Hospital Limerick is simply unacceptable. The 420,000 people in Limerick, Clare and north Tipperary must rely on one overcrowded and...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (27 Feb 2025)
Dee Ryan: I thank the Minister of State for the update. I acknowledge the extensive investment the mid-west received in the course of the previous Government. When I heard the Minister of State call it all out for us, it sounded very impressive, but the mid-west was already at a significant disadvantage in terms of hospital care and the efforts made thus far have not yet brought it to a par with the...
- Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (26 Feb 2025)
Dee Ryan: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for joining us today for this important discussion. I appreciate his time. I want to highlight a number of matters critical for us in Limerick. It was music to my ears earlier to hear the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, commit to the next five years being dedicated to delivery.As a Limerick woman, I am pleased to tell Senators we have ambitious and...
- Seanad: Community Safety: Statements (25 Feb 2025)
Dee Ryan: The Minister of State is welcome. I thank him for facilitating this important debate on community safety. Throughout the recent general, local and mayoral elections I canvassed in, people voiced their deep concerns about Garda visibility. Whether I was speaking to young families, elderly residents living alone or business owners in city centres, the message was clear: people want more...
- Seanad: Community Safety: Statements (25 Feb 2025)
Dee Ryan: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.