Results 101-120 of 175 for speaker:Manus Boyle

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Manus Boyle: Why did the Sceirde Rocks project fall by the wayside?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Manus Boyle: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: ACT Smartphone App: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Manus Boyle: I might need your help. First of all, congratulations. It is overwhelming what you have done. There is only one way it is going to go and that is up. You should be so proud and so should your parents. It is a really good story that is starting to come right and will save lives. Sometimes, when you tune in to the Seanad you might hear me on about the ambulance service. Last week, it was...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: I congratulate Martin Hughes and he is very welcome here. I thank Martin Groves and Bridget Doody for their kindness when I was elected to the House a couple of months ago. I wish to bring up the issue of Irish Water. It is a big problem. I thank the Irish Water staff on the ground in County Donegal. They have been kind and courteous all summer, when there have been numerous problems,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: I welcome the witnesses. It is great to see them in here talking about inshore fishing, which is a vital part of coastal communities and one that needs to be supported. A lot of the questions I wanted to ask were asked already but I will just go down through them. On the financial support, I totally agree with that. I have boys working for me who are part-time fishermen. There are days...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: Was that row ever sorted or was it kicked down the road like everything else?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: The bluefin tuna is another example. I totally agree. From what I am told by fishermen, there is plenty of tuna out off the coast. Why does Ireland not have a licence for tuna for the likes of the small inshore fisherman to be allowed three or four fish a week, or whenever the fish are there? That would keep that fisherman's costs down and would save other species too. The fish is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: From talking to the Commissioner, he sees other opportunities too for inshore fishermen in Ireland because the migratory patterns have all changed. That is one issue we could push hard for in this committee so that the inshore sector could try and get something out of the bluefin tuna stocks. They are off our coast. I heard a story last night about a boat that was out on Sunday. All the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: Nobody is catching them. They are just being let away through catch-and-release so they cannot take them in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: I thank the Chair for clarifying that. There is no meaningful engagement with the Department. The committee should write to the Department and ask that it interact far more often with the inshore fishermen. At the end of the day we have a Department and that is what it is there for. It has to engage with the people out on the sea doing the job and it is not doing that. The Department...

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

Manus Boyle: Last week, I met two lovely families with children with special needs in Carndonagh, County Donegal. As the Deputy Leader knows, sending a child to a certain school is a big decision. The nearest school to the children had no classrooms available. The families decided to move the children to Clonmanny National School, which they say is top-class. The children are so happy there and well...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Key Issues Relating to the Health Service: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: I thank the witnesses very much for coming in today and for their patience. I thank them for clarifying a lot of the issues. First of all, on some good news, I want to say "Thanks" for the surgical hub for Letterkenny. It is much appreciated. It is badly needed in my area. We are delighted it is coming to Letterkenny. I know the witnesses played a part in it, so I thank them. I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Key Issues Relating to the Health Service: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: I thank Mr. Gloster. As far as I was concerned, this unit was approved maybe five or six years ago, but nothing has happened since. It is just laying there and has not been fitted out and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Key Issues Relating to the Health Service: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: I thank Mr. Gloster. Is there anything we can do in Letterkenny for the accident and emergency department? The waiting times there are very long.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Key Issues Relating to the Health Service: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: I will mention one final thing when we are talking about the trolleys and the accident and emergency department. I see it myself to be honest. I was over there a lot of times. We are short on ambulance cover in my area of Killybegs and south Donegal. Our ambulance goes over there. It is parked for maybe three or four hours waiting for the patient to be taken into accident and emergency....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (30 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: I want to raise the issue of the closure of the courthouse in Donegal town. The courthouse is located in Tirconaill Street and is a building of significant architectural and historical importance dating back to the 19th century. No warning was given about this closure. A letter was simply sent to a businessman and nobody was informed. The Donegal people are very concerned that the building...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (30 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: I thank the Minister of State. When he returns to the Minister, I plead with him to ensure that, no matter what happens, we have to keep the courthouse in Donegal town. It has been there a long time. It really adds to the town with barristers coming in, coffee shops, etc. Donegal town has lost so much in the past year with the DESC moving to Letterkenny. The courthouse's roof might need...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (30 Sep 2025)

Manus Boyle: I wish to associate myself with the condolences for Martin Mansergh and Senator Clifford-Lee's father. I also extend my sincere condolences to the McCloskey family on the loss of their son, Kevin, who tragically lost his life while out fishing in Donegal on Thursday. He will be sorely missed. He was one of the renowned fishermen in the port. I wonder if the Leader could get...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Safety (1 Oct 2025)

Manus Boyle: I want to raise the urgent matter of road safety outside Dunkineely National School, in my locality. There has been a lack of progress on implementing traffic calming measures which have been repeatedly called for by local representatives, parents and gardaí. The school is located on the N56, a busy national secondary road that has had multiple near misses recently. The speed in the...