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Seanad: State Airports (15 Oct 2008) See 1 other result from this debate

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Leas-Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this matter on the Adjournment. The Minister of State will be aware that Cork Airport Authority has a vacancy for the position of the cathaoirleach or chairperson of that authority. This vacancy arises from the resignation of Mr. Joe Gantly. Associated with it is a milieu of issues surrounding Cork Airport, namely, its debt, the fact...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Network (16 May 2019)

Catherine Byrne: ...to 2027. In the ten years covered by the plan, in excess of €11 billion will be invested in the road network. There are two separate road proposals to alleviate traffic congestion for the north Cork city area. Under the NDP, there is a reference to an NRR, linking the N20 to Dunkettle. The Cork NRR is a scheme complementary to but independent from the M20 Cork to Limerick scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (17 Apr 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy is aware, the 2011 Booz & Co. Report on the Future Ownership and Operation of Cork and Shannon Airports found that Cork Airport performs well under DAA ownership and management and operates to a sustainable business model.   Following on from this report the Government decided in November 2012 that the existing ownership of Cork Airport by the Dublin Airport...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Mergers (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1520 to 1525, inclusive, together. I established the Cork Local Government Committee on 15 January 2015 to carry out an objective review of local government arrangements in Cork city and county, including the boundary of Cork city, and to make recommendations with respect to whether the boundary of the city should be altered or whether Cork City Council...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (8 May 2019)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1604 and 1607 to 1609, inclusive, together. The Cork Event Centre project is being led by Cork City Council with the development company BAM, having been selected by Cork City Council as the preferred tenderer. BAM in turn has engaged international events company Live Nation as the preferred operator. The project is ultimately being developed and managed...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Nov 2006)

Noel Dempsey: ...to be constructed during 2006 and 2007 and contracted costs for the 26 MANs currently under construction are as follows. Metropolitan Area Networks County Total Contracted Price €m Bantry Cork n/a Blarney Cork n/a Carrigaline, Ringaskiddy, Passage West Cork n/a Charleville Cork n/a Cobh Cork n/a Dunmanway Cork n/a Fermoy Cork n/a Kanturk Cork n/a Kinsale Cork n/a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: In June 2012 my Department invited local authorities to submit a prioritised list of projects for funding under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) over the period 2012 to 2014. Cork County Council submitted a list of fourteen projects for consideration by my Department. Details of the projects submitted are set out in the following table. CAS funding totalling €4,810,000 was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Mr. Michael O'Leary: What Cork and Shannon can do best is be very competitive and have lower access costs than Dublin Airport. Cork has been held back for a number of years. To be fair, current management has changed that, but Cork published charges which were exactly the same as Dublin. If Cork Airport charges the same as Dublin Airport, the airlines and passengers will go to Dublin....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland’s international trade, innovation, leadership, and competitiveness. The ultimate objective is increased employment and prosperity in Ireland. Cork, as Ireland’s second city, has grown over the past decade into a globally recognised location for foreign direct investment, attracting several billions of Euros in...

State Airports. (21 Feb 2007) See 9 other results from this debate

Martin Cullen: I am fully supportive of Cork Airport's wish for autonomy earlier than originally planned and the need to operate effectively and commercially to serve the needs of tourism, trade and travel in its hinterland. A financial mechanism will have to be found so that Cork Airport can shoulder a reasonable share of the debt burden associated with the assets transferred to it. Any resolution of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (14 May 2013)

Michael McCarthy: With regard to the report from Cork County Council, there is a record of refusals since 2007. There were three in south Cork and one in my own area of west cork, but there were nine refusals of standard local authority houses in north Cork. Is that nine houses that were turned down? Why was the figure so high in north Cork compared to other parts of the county?

State Airports. (7 Oct 2008) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Coveney: ...on the same planet? I am raising an issue that both Deputy Clune and I have brought up consistently, as indeed has the Acting Chairman, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, for many years. The neglect of Cork Airport by this Government is nothing short of a political scandal and a disgrace. However, this is much more than political because it is hampering the development of Cork Airport, Cork and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As outlined in the table below a total of 2,526 children at services in Cork City and a further 10,250 children at services in Cork County benefited from the Early Childhood Care and Education scheme (ECCE) in the 2021/2022 programme year - showing a slight increase on the previous programme year 2020/2021. The 2021/2022 programme year closed on 1 July and the 2022/2023 programme year will...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (30 Jan 2008)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions. The marketing of individual areas, including Cork, for new or expansion FDI investments and jobs is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency. I am informed by the Agency that in the period January 2002 and December 2007 there were a total of 145 site visits...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Renewal Schemes (7 Nov 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank both Deputies for raising this issue. The Cork event centre project consists of the design, construction and operation of a new multifunctional event centre in Cork city with a capacity of approximately 6,000 people. It is envisaged that the event centre will be capable of accommodating a range of events, including concerts, festivals, family entertainments, arts, cultural, sports,...

Written Answers — Rural Development Programme: Rural Development Programme (15 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 94 together. County Cork is served by seven Local Development Companies that deliver Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013. The table below details the number of applications received as well as the number and value of projects approved by Local Development Companies through the RDP in County Cork in 2011. Area Number...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Oct 2008)

Eamon Ryan: .... 286 and 289 to 291, inclusive, together. Under Phase I of the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) Programme 27 MANs have been constructed. All 27 are operational and open for business in Carlow, Cork, Letterkenny, Gweedore, Galway, Kilkenny, Portlaoise, Carrick-on-Shannon, Manorhamilton, Limerick, Ballina, Kiltimagh, Tullamore, Roscommon, Clonmel, Dungarvan, Waterford, Mullingar, Athlone,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Portfolio (11 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: ...;provide details of all IDA Ireland land currently available for marketing. Table - Available IDA Owned Land by County - County Town Land Address Hectares Available County Carlow Bagenalstown Bagenalstown 0.1555 County Cavan Cavan Cavan B&T Park 9.05 County Cork Youghal Springfield Estate 1.87 County Cork Youghal Foxhole 1.0063 County Cork Skibbereen...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (12 Jun 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has statutory responsibility to manage, operate and develop both Dublin and Cork Airports. This include the airport charges applied and the services that are operated from those airports. Policy in relation to the future of Cork Airport was decided by Government in November, 2012. This was at the time of the decision to separate Shannon Airport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (21 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy will deliver an accessible, integrated transport network that enables the sustainable growth of the Cork Metropolitan Area, both now and for the decades to come. We have already made good progress in delivering key projects within the strategy, including the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme. The Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme represents the...