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Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2010)

John Perry: Sligo General Hospital serves a catchment population of 250,000. Information has come to light showing that University College Hospital Galway has inadequate facilities to deal with the overflow from Sligo. I ask the Minister to reconsider the position given that the facility being closed in Sligo General Hospital is being duplicated in Letterkenny General Hospital. The decision has...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)

Geraldine Feeney: ...Gael Party, the Labour Party, the Green Party, the Progressive Democrats, and whoever else met him were equally impressed with his presentation as we were when he addressed the Fianna Fáil Party. Sligo will lose its assessment and surgical units but it will maintain its chemotherapy service. The plan that has been rolled out for Sligo is that we will have a Sligo clinic in Galway or if a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rail Network (28 Feb 2018)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, to the House. The Minister of State is very familiar with Sligo. I understand he has been in Sligo for nearly the past month. He has visited St. Angela's College and he also was down to launch the national development plan. The Minister of State went down very well while he was there. This matter concerns the need for the Minister...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (22 Nov 2023)

Frank Feighan: This is a long-running saga. I recall 30 years ago coming to Leinster House to fight for the survival of the Dublin-Sligo train line. We are very proud of the line but I do not think it gets the attention it deserves. Something is happening in Sligo and the north west. I always say Sligo is the new Galway of the north west. The number of talented young people who have come to our area,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...that the best possible use is made of these resources. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner, in summary, that there were 30 stations on 31 March 2011 with 324 members assigned to the Sligo/Leitrim Division. On 31 March 2016 there were 17 stations in the Sligo/Leitrim Division with293Gardaí assigned across the Division.As the Deputy will understand, there is a significant...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (12 Apr 2005)

Micheál Martin: The live register figure for County Sligo for March 2005 at 1,995 shows a decrease of 8.74% compared to 2,186 for March 2004. The figure of 1,995 is one of the lowest in more than 12 years. While the live register is not a true record of the level of unemployment, it is nevertheless a useful indicator of the current employment trend. During my visit to Sligo on 31 March 2005, I announced the...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Accommodation (28 Sep 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: I thank the Minister of State for his report. I have one or two questions to pose to him. Is he aware that gardaí in Sligo have given notice of their intention to vacate the dangerous building on 6 October? I have met the GRA and many gardaí who are operating from the station in Sligo on a daily basis and they have serious concerns. They have also notified what needs to be done...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Feb 2022)

Marian Harkin: Last week, I raised with the Tánaiste the issue of the spate of robberies in rural areas in the context of the vicious attack on Tom Niland in Skreen, County Sligo. Again, we all send him, his family and community our very best wishes as he remains seriously ill in hospital. In response, the Tánaiste said the Minister, Deputy McEntee, had launched the new phase of Garda...

Other Questions: IDA Site Visits (23 Mar 2017) See 1 other result from this debate

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I agree, Chair. Deputy McLoughlin mentioned Sligo Institute of Technology which is a wonderful place. I have met the institute's president and there are fantastic courses being offered there. As the Deputy may know, when companies come to Sligo that college runs courses to make sure there is a pool of talent ready. There is also a wonderful tourism sector in the area. Some 584 new jobs...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (20 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: I have not received a request from the Cathlaoireach and members of Sligo County Council as outlined in the Question. I met with the Chief Executive of Sligo County Council and his senior management team on 13 November 2014 to discuss the Council’s financial situation with them. The continued deterioration of Sligo County Council’s financial position is of serious concern to me,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (12 May 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 297. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of representations this Deputy has received from Sligo Chamber of Commerce, the reason Sligo has not been included in the new Living City Initiative, in view of the fact it could prove to be a very important regeneration tool for a gateway city such as Sligo, which is struggling to re-emerge from the financial crisis; if he will reconsider this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (17 Jan 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 203. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the holding cells in Sligo regional Garda station headquarters in Sligo town are now no longer being used by Gardaí in Sligo due to health and safety concerns; her views on whether there is now an urgent need for this station to be replaced; the progress to date for the development of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Infrastructure (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1555 and 1572 together. On 12 March 2019, I received a statement of case from Sligo County Council that Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest (IROPI) exist in respect of a planning application for the upgrade to the existing water treatment plant at Lough Talt, County Sligo. The statement of case submitted by Sligo County Council pursuant to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services Funding (24 May 2018)

Michael Ring: ...public library service is generally a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority under the Local Government Act 2001. Accordingly, the development of a new library in Sligo town is primarily a matter for Sligo County Council. My Department does fund a Libraries Capital Investment Programme, announced in 2016, that will invest some €23m...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Culture Night (19 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I agree with the Deputy. At the Hawk's Well Theatre this Friday, Rafeef Ziadah and Sorcha Fox will perform "Sendiana", which is about exile and terror. I expect it to be really powerful. Sligo Global Kitchen at the Model will bring communities together to enjoy a global food experience. The Yeats Society in Sligo will host "Sisters, Sisters, Sisters" by storyteller Imelda Ryan Jones....

Written Answers — Local Regeneration Projects: Local Regeneration Projects (19 Jul 2011)

Joan Collins: ...the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 10 May 2011, in which he confirmed that his Department is providing €2 million to Sligo Borough Council in respect of proposals for the regeneration of the eastern quadrant of Sligo, if he is in a position to indicate the boundaries of the eastern quadrant of Sligo; and if not,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the number of Garda stations and the number of Gardaí in the Sligo/Leitrim Garda Division on the 31 October 2010 and on 31 October 2015, was as set out in the table. This Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the...

Hospital Services. (9 Apr 2009) See 1 other result from this debate

John Perry: The issue of cancer care services for the north west will not go away. The HSE has established what it calls a transition team to plan for the removal of cancer care services from Sligo General Hospital, while at the same time oncology professionals in the hospital are refusing to co-operate with the transition proposals. This is a matter of serious concern to the people of the north west...

Hospital Services. (5 Nov 2009) See 1 other result from this debate

Eamon Scanlon: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this issue. It is widely known that the situation regarding the provision of cancer services in Sligo General Hospital has been very difficult during the past 18 months. Despite the best efforts of Deputy Devins, Senator Mark MacSharry and me, the diagnosing and surgical services have been moved to University Hospital Galway. I am very...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Local Authority Funding (18 Nov 2014) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Harris: ...on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government who thanks the Senator for providing the opportunity to outline the situation regarding the financial difficulties of Sligo County Council. The continued deterioration of Sligo County Council's financial position is of serious concern to him, despite the achievement of savings in recent years. On Thursday last,...