Results 241-257 of 257 for sligo speaker:Michael Ring

Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Michael Ring: I will be well capable of doing that because I will have the backup and the manpower and the womanpower to deal with that. I will have people like Deputy Perry in Sligo whom I am sure will give me great support if I choose to go down that road. I have a great interest in Europe and it is something that I am looking at and trying to broaden my horizons. I know Jim Higgins, MEP, will be...

Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Michael Ring: ...county. On behalf of the people of Leitrim, I appeal to the three Ministers present to see if anything can be done for that county. Leitrim forms part of Deputy Perry's constituency but he is from Sligo and it is wrong that County Leitrim has no representation in this House. It is a small county but it is entitled to have representation here. That matter should be examined, particularly...

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Michael Ring: ...shall again put on the record of the Dáil. A woman was called for oncology service for next September, although she has been dead for 17 years. Yet the Minister expects the women of County Mayo, Sligo and Letterkenny to believe she is offering them a better service in Galway. I know the Minister was aggravated the last time I mentioned that Professor Tom Keane was on €600,000 to do...

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Michael Ring: ..., Dara Calleary, Eamon Scanlon and Jimmy Devins not to mind the Taoiseach, Deputy Brian Cowen, and Fianna Fáil. Come with us and show we want the service retained in Mayo General Hospital, and in Sligo, with a satellite service in Letterkenny, because the service is better in those centres than that promised by a Government we cannot trust.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (29 Apr 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive payment on their claim under the health repayment scheme. [16591/08]

Cancer Reports: Statements (24 Apr 2008)

Michael Ring: ...the Minister, Deputy Harney, Deputy O'Rourke and Deputy Chris Andrews to speak when four centres of excellence will be located in Dublin. We will have one in Galway but there will be none in Mayo, Sligo or Donegal, and that is a disgrace. It is fine for Professor Keane, great man that he is, and everybody says he is, but the same professor is getting €600,000 for a two-year contract....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Nov 2007)

Michael Ring: ... the waiting list for aids and appliances for people in County Mayo who are visually impaired or registered blind; and if she will provide details of the waiting lists in Galway, Roscommon and Sligo for comparison purposes. [29420/07]

Pre-Budget Outlook: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Ring: ...good but I visited a man in hospital in Galway recently and one cannot park the car or get an appointment because of overcrowding. Now the HSE wants to add to that by closing down the centres in Sligo and Mayo and moving the services to Galway. That is not decentralisation but the exact opposite. We are happy with the service we have in Mayo and want to retain it. I ask the Minister to...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (9 Oct 2007)

Michael Ring: Question 424: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 is not being considered for a third level grant as an independent mature student by Sligo County Council, Dublin City Council or Mayo County Council. [22791/07]

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Michael Ring: .... I welcome Deputy Chris Andrews to the Dáil. I am delighted he was elected and I have nothing personal against him. He is a nice young man and I wish him well. However, in Mayo, Galway and Sligo we had to read material written, like the Deputy's speech tonight, by the managers in Dublin, which stated that the Green Party would be bad for rural Ireland.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (22 Mar 2007)

Michael Ring: ...Public Works to purchase and develop a site in County Mayo for the specific use of enabling articulated truck driving tests in view of the fact that applicants from Mayo currently have to travel to Sligo or Athlone to obtain this licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10877/07]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2007)

Michael Ring: ...the resources to keep the appointment and almost failed to keep it because of his lack of resources. If the community welfare officer was not available, there would have been no point in ringing Sligo. I challenge the Minister to ring the Sligo office, or the Letterkenny office or the Donegal office, now or at 2.15 p.m. or 2.30 p.m. I will tell him the response he will get — Mr. and...

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2007)

Michael Ring: ...could not be brought from north Mayo to the hospital appointment in Dublin. Elderly people receiving pensions of over €200 per week, formerly €178 per week, cannot be brought to hospitals in Sligo and Galway. It would cost them €200 to get a taxi from Belmullet to Galway or Dublin. If we are serious about health and the elderly, the Minister of State and his Department must act...

Decentralisation Programme. (22 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Fine Gael recently tabled questions to find out how many people had applied to move to Drogheda, Carrick-on-Shannon, Sligo, Donegal town, Buncrana and Carrickmacross. The number of people desired was 1,240, and 1,316 people applied. However, the problem is that, of that number, only 190 will be going with their job. What will happen in terms of promotion opportunities for those people who do...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 1196: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the decision to move asylum seeking people from the town of Kiltimagh to Ballyhaunis and Sligo will be reconsidered in view of the fact that the children of these people are in the mid-term of their school year; if only an absolutely necessary move will be made and only when the academic school year is complete. [2255/06]

Written Answers — Bovine Disease Controls: Bovine Disease Controls (4 May 2005)

Michael Ring: ...cleared of stock; the number of farmers, by region and year, from whom in such circumstances herd numbers have been withdrawn; the reason the herd number of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo was deactivated without prior notice or consultation; if it will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14218/05]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (17 Feb 2004)

Michael Ring: Question 509: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if funding is available for Sligo Travellers Support Group. [4949/04]