Results 1-20 of 156 for cork speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport Initiatives (17 Jan 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...been a great deal of talk in recent years, particularly in the past 12 months, about the need for balanced regional development. One of the core areas in the better balancing of population will be Cork, particularly the Cork metropolitan area. I have tabled parliamentary questions before on this matter to the Minister, but I felt it was important to tease out the details with him in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...I thank all of the gardaí and staff who are present. When I was in my office, I was listening to Assistant Commissioner Finn alluding to the proposed community garda complement of four in 40 in Cork. I understand the current complement is three in 25. I have raised this issue twice before with the Commissioner. I wrote to him and, in fairness, received a response. As I...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I support the amendment proposed by Deputy McGrath and it is right and proper that we consider the extension of the uplift to Cork city and county. Deputy McGrath mentioned Film in Cork, an organisation that has been going for a number of years. It not only supports film-makers but also development and young people in the industry. There is a strong tradition of film in Cork and in recent...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Teacher Training (15 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Currently, it is not possible to avail of primary teacher education in the Cork area. People have to leave Cork. There is a serious gap in provision. It is well worth exploring. The Minister of State is aware that the cost-of-living crisis is having a significant impact on students' choices. Previously, people in outlying areas might have moved to Cork, Limerick or Dublin but...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (28 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 679. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the refusal of her Department to allow University College Cork to sanction payments due to employees of Tyndall Institute, Cork (details supplied); and if she will allow University College, Cork to implement the 2009 Labour Court recommendation relating to these employees. [34479/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Of the 126 gardaí who came out of Templemore last year, just one came to Cork. That continues a trend that has been going on for some time. Of the 237 new gardaí so far this year, only four are going to Cork. As I said, this is a quite worrying trend of Cork not getting its fair shake. We have approximately 10% of the population but are consistently getting just 1% or 2% of...

Regional Airports: Motion [Private Members] (11 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I welcome this motion. It is timely and valuable. I have been raising concerns about Cork Airport for several months now and the Minister has said that he will happily sit down with anyone to discuss them. I would certainly take up that opportunity because there are many issues regarding Cork Airport and transport in Cork generally that I would like to discuss with him. There are about...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Mar 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Project Ireland 2040 has ambitions targets for population growth in Cork. To achieve them, significant investment is needed in public transport. Unfortunately, Cork seems to be the land of the missed deadline, whether it is for events centres or the long-promised Cork metropolitan area transport strategy. In January 2018 the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, announced...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On Monday night, a petrol bomb was thrown at a house in Onslow Gardens in Cork city. A number of children were very fortunate to escape without injury. In the past three weeks, there have been two shooting incidents in the city and very many more serious incidents. Communities in Cork city feel neglected and terrified when incidents like this happen. It is not only Dublin that the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Project Ireland 2040 foresees the population of Cork city expanding by 115,000 to 350,000 and the population of the metropolitan area to around 400,000. Increasingly there is consensus that such growth is not sustainable if based on a heavy reliance on cars. Cork needs more buses, bus rapid transit and probably light rail services. In January I raised the issue of the Cork metropolitan...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Apr 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The news that broke on Tuesday was of extreme concern to the people of Cork. There was nobody available from the CAMHS teams to see anyone who presented in Cork city last Monday. If a child presented as self-harming or suicidal at the accident and emergency departments of either the Mercy Hospital or Cork University Hospital, there was no psychiatrist there to see them. That situation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: If the building unit could come back to me in writing, that would be fine. Could Ms McGrath offer a brief response to that because it is a vitally important issue? There is a particular crisis in Cork. It would be great if the Minister could meet Deputies from Cork. There is a crisis everywhere but particularly so in Cork. How are we not anticipating demand better?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Apr 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 532. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action she intends to take to resolve the lengthy delays of 90 days for appointments for IRP renewal in Cork city; if she will consider following the model in place in Dublin and providing online service; if not, if she will ensure that applicants for the Cork city office can attend other offices in County Cork where the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (14 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I acknowledge the Minister's response, but I do not believe that that €1 million is going to cut it. I attended a meeting yesterday in Cork. It was entitled "perfect storm". I believe it was aptly named because it was about the combination of the changes in regulation, the new child care scheme and the pressures on the community sector generally. It related specifically to 13...

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (23 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have three issues to raise with the Minister. The first concerns Cork Airport and the aviation sector generally, as also referred to by previous speakers. Cork Airport is responsible directly for some 2,200 jobs and indirectly for another 10,000. Those thousands of families are deeply worried at this time. Ryanair is threatening to pull its base in Cork, as is Aer Lingus. While I...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (19 Jul 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...in the context of the crucial strategic employment area that is Ringaskiddy, the rapidly growing town of Carrigaline and the strategy which both Government and council have developed for the Cork Harbour area, including the National Maritime College of Ireland which the Minister discussed with Deputies last week. Cork Chamber helpfully commissioned a report, Cork to the World, in 2010...

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Gabh mo leithscéal, there was some miscommunication. In the time available, I will confine my comments to matters relating to the constituency and region I represent, which is Cork. Obviously, population growth under a plan such as this requires very substantial population growth in and around Cork city in particular. By 2040 or 2050, the population of the county of Cork will exceed 1...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Levels (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister instanced national statistics and said that I could look up the Cork statistics. I have looked them up. For the first 165 days of this year, there have been 210 burglaries, not to mind attempted burglaries or thefts from cars. That amounts to one per day. The Minister has instanced the number of gardaí who have passed out. Cork got 69 of these, which is 2.4%. The...

Adjournment Debate: Arts Centres (9 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...with regard to the Preparing for Life programme and the childhood development initiative in Tallaght. 5 o’clock My Adjournment matter relates to the event centre proposed and planned for Cork. It is a crucial project for Cork city. The lack of such a facility during the years has led to any number of events, incuding corporate events, party political Ard-Fheiseanna and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...does post-acute Covid syndrome, although they should not be treated as the same condition. The roll-out of units to support people with long Covid has been quite slow. There is a budget line for Cork but I understand that the unit is not yet open. It is also very much focused on the respiratory without taking into account some of the other disciplines needed to support people. What is...