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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: 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 (16 Jul 2025)

Manus Boyle: Today I want to raise the issue of Glenveagh National Park. We have a wonderful tourist attraction in Glenveagh Castle, located in Glenveagh National Park. We are now at the peak of the season but, unfortunately, the castle itself cannot accommodate visitors on Fridays and Mondays due to staff shortages. Approximately 200,000 people visit the castle every year and it is a vital part of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2025)

Manus Boyle: That was on the other side. I was not going to let that go.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2025)

Manus Boyle: Now that I have Glenveagh covered, maybe the Leader could arrange for the national tolls to be done away with on Sunday for those travelling from Donegal. We have to pay for everything and it would be great if we could get through and down to Dublin without paying tolls. It is a costly day for every family and there will be four and five from every house travelling. I do not think there...

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...

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

Manus Boyle: The witnesses are very welcome. The important thing is that the fishermen and fisherwomen of Ireland need to be looked after first. There can be no progress without everybody being on the one wavelength. As someone who comes from a fishing background, I believe the easiest way is to include everybody. I am glad that the group has taken everybody's views on board. I thank it for that...

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

Manus Boyle: What are the reasons for the delays? What is holding this process up?

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

Manus Boyle: I know the fisheries people up there. I was talking to Mr. McCabe and the feedback is good. That is what we want to hear. The last thing we need to hear is that something is shovel ready and there is somebody objecting to it, leading to problems. Earlier, Mr. Moran spoke about the guard vessels. Given that every other country is doing it, why can we not do it? At the time when Shell...