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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: I wish to raise the issue of Cavan general hospital and the potential threat that hangs over it as a result of the report of the trauma steering group. That report was commissioned by the then Minister for Health and current Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar. It recommends that major trauma be transferred from smaller hospitals such as Cavan general hospital to major centres in Dublin and Cork....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: On a number of occasions, I have raised the Annalee View respite service in the Cavan-Monaghan constituency. It is the only facility we have. It is a five bed facility. It had been used very frequently by families in the Cavan and Monaghan area. More than six months ago it closed. There are now reports from the HSE that the house has an oil leak and will be completely closed for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (18 Sep 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard Bruton: ...potential start-up companies including, financial supports, business and marketing advice, mentoring and product development. At present, there are 99 Enterprise Ireland client companies in Co. Cavan, employing more than 4,500 people. Over €600,000 has been paid out in funding by the agency to client companies in Co. Cavan this year. In 2012, EI client companies created 374...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Flooding at Ballycar on the Galway-Limerick Railway and Investment in Heavy Rail: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Meade for his presentation. I am from the Cavan-Monaghan constituency and I waited with bated breath during Mr. Meade's opening commentary on the national plan. We heard lots about the south of the country, about the transport hub, and about Waterford, Cork and Limerick. I am delighted for those areas that are so well facilitated with rail transport. Will Mr. Meade elaborate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (11 May 2021)

Pauline Tully: 337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons that have been on the social housing waiting list in County Cavan in each of the past ten years; the number of persons that have been allocated a house by Cavan County Council in each of the past ten years; the average waiting time to be allocated a house by Cavan County Council in each of the past ten...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Deputy will be aware it was agreed that the Cavan Institute project, which was previously part of the Department of Education school building programme, would be advanced as part of the new Further Education and Training (FET) capital funding programme under my Department. We remain committed to advancing this project, subject to compliance with Public Spending Code requirements. I...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I will start by thanking the Minister for his visit to Cavan and Monaghan some months ago. He knows, even though I have only been a Member for a short time, that one of my bugbears is the lack of public transport. The Minister knows from his visit to County Cavan that we have the basic necessary infrastructure in place. There are rail lines which took traffic and carriages from Navan to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Patrick O'Donovan: .... 111, 112 and 115 to 117, inclusive, together. Local flooding issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each Local Authority to investigate and address. All Local Authorities, including Cavan County Council and Monaghan County Council, may carry out flood mitigation works, using either their own resources, or by applying for funding under the OPW Minor Flood Mitigation Works and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (14 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Proposals to deliver an upgraded East-West route linking Dundalk to Sligo, taking in Cavan, involve linking elements of the national road network and regional roads along as direct a route as possible. Essentially the route involves upgrade/realignment works on the regional routes from Dundalk to Cavan and on national routes from Cavan to Sligo. As regards the regional road aspect of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: There is a very strong uptake of core funding in counties Cavan and Monaghan. It is 98% in services in Monaghan and 97% in Cavan, which are among the best rates in the country. There are definitely capacity constraints in both of those counties but we do have vacancies in both. I think it is about an 8% vacancy rate in Monaghan and a 12% vacancy rate in Cavan. However, in particular areas...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (16 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...rural transport services over the last few years, with over 100 new and expanded services rolled out since it commenced in mid-2022. To address specific concerns in rural areas such as County Cavan and Monaghan, I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have secured increased funding to improve rural transport services across the country, with funding increasing from €12m in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (21 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The delivery of locally based Community Welfare Services (CWS) to meet the needs of citizens across the country including in counties Cavan and Monaghan is a priority for me and for my Department. The Community Welfare Service provides a flexible service to meet the different needs of people, who may find themselves in a financially difficult or vulnerable situation. It is important that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Projects (25 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: Cavan Monaghan LEADER is the Local Action Group contracted by my Department to deliver the Rural Development Programme (RDP) in the Cavan Monaghan Area. The Local Action Group is the principal decision maker in regard to project approval , and this process is carried out in the context of a detailed regulatory framework and a comprehensive set of operating rules. Cavan Monaghan LEADER...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: If anything, it gave me a love of the language again even though I am not proficient. In Cavan, we look at Monaghan with envy. It has four primary schools, namely, those in Clones, Monaghan town, Castleblayney and Carrickmacross. There is also the fabulous Coláiste Oiriall secondary school in Monaghan town. We have just one primary school, namely, that in Cavan town. Perhaps the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (9 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Proposals to deliver an upgraded East-West route linking Dundalk to Sligo, taking in Cavan, involve linking elements of the national road network and regional roads along as direct a route as possible. Essentially the route runs on regional routes from Dundalk to Cavan and on national routes from Cavan to Sligo. As regards the regional road aspect of the proposal, the improvement and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (9 Jul 2019)

Shane Ross: Proposals to deliver an upgraded East-West route linking Dundalk to Sligo, taking in Cavan, involve linking elements of the national road network and regional roads along as direct a route as possible. Essentially the route involves upgrade/realignment works on the regional routes from Dundalk to Cavan and on national routes from Cavan to Sligo. As regards the regional road aspect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (12 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Proposals to deliver an upgraded East-West route linking Dundalk to Sligo, taking in Cavan, involve linking elements of the national road network and regional roads along as direct a route as possible. Essentially the route involves upgrade/realignment works on the regional routes from Dundalk to Cavan and on national routes from Cavan to Sligo. As regards the regional road aspect of the...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (1 Jun 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

John Perry: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to the purchase of a site in Cavan Town for the decentralisation of his Department, the amount the site cost; the amount the current Department headquarters expect to be sold for; the number of staff members who have signed up to move to Cavan; the number of senior staff members who have agreed to move...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Proposals to deliver an upgraded East-West route linking Dundalk to Sligo, taking in Cavan, involve linking elements of the national road network and regional roads along as direct a route as possible. Essentially the route involves upgrade/realignment works on the regional routes from Dundalk to Cavan and on national routes from Cavan to Sligo. As regards the regional road aspect of the...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Feb 2009)

Dominic Hannigan: In Cavan, 25 councillors represent 60,000 people, while six councillors represent 65,000 people in a part of Dublin, which is four times the ratio of councillor to population. That is probably not the way we should be operating as a democracy, so the Minister and the Minister of State should look at that again. I have been calling for reform of the Senate on numerous occasions, but one of...