Results 121-140 of 358 for cavan speaker:Joe O'Reilly

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: ...conditions have damaged the pavement of the roads considerably, creating a network of potholes and, as a result, havoc. It is a serious issue across the country and particularly acute in County Cavan. Up to 96% of the road network in Cavan is made up of smaller county and regional roads. The regional roads linking towns in County Cavan are effectively primary roads for those who work...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: I congratulate the Minister of State on the hands-on, effective job he is doing. I thank him for visiting Cavan recently, where he witnessed the good work of our chief executive, Tommy Ryan, Paul Mulligan, all the outdoor staff, the Civil Defence and so forth. On that occasion, too, the Minister of State announced €205,000 for relief works in the Drumullan area of Cavan, which is...

Seanad: Job Losses at Kerry Foods, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan: Statements (14 Feb 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: ...the regions. In December of last year, the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation announced an allocation of €305 million for a number of initiatives, including a digital hub in Cavan and a food excellence and innovation centre in Monaghan. I congratulate the Minister on these great initiatives, which we welcome. We hope they will contribute to a solution to this...

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: ...it will do it at the price stated in its initial procurement proposal. I understand that will be the case. I mentioned the successes to date. I would like to record the successes in my native county of Cavan.

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: It is a relevant example of what we have achieved. Some 17,664 premises have been connected in Cavan and a further 7,329 will be connected by the end of this year. Some 17,664 premises remain to be connected to high-speed broadband, which is too many. We want to get that done and that is why I am speaking about this issue and want assurances from the Minister. I am, however, confident...

Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (6 Feb 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: ...mutual economic interests. It is an important relationship. The cause of returning emigrants, which is under the remit of the Minister of State, is a very important one. I discovered this all over Cavan-Monaghan. We had 27,000 people return to Ireland between 2016 and 2017. They are encountering great difficulty. I find this right across Cavan-Monaghan. I met a young man recently...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: ...Minister for Health to the House to debate the fair deal scheme for nursing homes in one particular context? People who live along the Border with Northern Ireland, right across Donegal, Sligo, Cavan-Monaghan and into Louth, who are very close to the Border are not able to access the fair deal scheme if they go into a nursing home in Northern Ireland. Some of the nursing homes in...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: ...mental distress, animal welfare problems and financial hardship of mammoth proportions. They are trying to bring fodder up from the south and east where it is more plentiful and transporting it to Cavan and Monaghan, west Cavan in particular. If one purchases silage at €25 a bale in the south and includes the transportation bill, it is very serious. I ask through the Leader that...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...Minister early in the new year so I ask the Leader to arrange the debate. I want an opportunity to explain to the Minister in the House the importance of the east-west link road that goes through Cavan and Monaghan, and towns like Carrickmacross, Shercock, Cootehill, Cavan and right through to Sligo. As a priority, I urge that the road is upgraded to a level that is user-friendly and...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (6 Dec 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy English, to the House and I commend him on the energy and capacity he brings to the Department. Only a few hours ago, we were both in County Cavan witnessing the good work of a company, KORE, which takes a collective community approach to retrofitting and reducing carbon emissions with great success. We are proud to say we have a number of other...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I want to join the discussion on Brexit. I come from the Border constituency of Cavan-Monaghan, which stands to be devastated by the doomsday scenario of a hard border. I hope this can be averted. This Parliament should say a couple of things to the DUP. First, we should make it very clear that there is no attempt by the Irish Government or anybody in the Republic to undermine the...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...union and the status quo. If we cannot do that, we want to establish the closest possible situation to that on an all-Ireland basis. We are working towards that. In the constituency I come from, Cavan-Monaghan, there is a huge risk of a dislocation of jobs in the food processing sector, in agriculture and right across a range of areas if we do not achieve this. I am very committed to...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...and ensure the provision of five-days-per-week postal deliveries throughout the country and six-days-per-week deliveries for parcels. We all recognise the important role of the rural post office. In Cavan and Monaghan, it is the fabric of rural communities and an integral part of society. Areas such as where I represent could not contemplate a reduction in the network of post offices....

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...after-school care places for a certain cohort of the population. We must examine how that support service is working and consider its expansion. I wish to see every school in my constituency of Cavan-Monaghan and throughout the country benefiting from an enhanced programme.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...Síochána, the Army and all the various emergency services excelled themselves and did an exceptional job. I am delighted to join in congratulating them and our local authorities. Our council in Cavan was very proactive in removing fallen trees and so on. We did not get the worst of the storm but the council was exceptionally effective. All of that is good. I also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Resumed) (5 Oct 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...that there are sufficiently robust safeguards in respect of gold mining? Are the safeguards being kept under review from an environmental point of view? There is concern in a community in County Cavan over prospective mining in that county and I understand there has been an enormously hostile reaction on the part of a community in Tyrone to gold mining there. Is the Minister satisfied...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Statements (3 Oct 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...his appointment. I acknowledge the huge energy, commitment and activity he has brought to the role since his appointment. He participated in a public meeting in my area in Bailieborough, County Cavan, on this very issue. There was good participation from those who attended that meeting that night. I hope, in some way, that his interaction with those people at the meeting has informed...

Seanad: Mid-Term Review of Capital Plan: Statements (27 Sep 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...access to local airports, etc., and we depend on the road infrastructure in a big way. For that reason, the road infrastructure is vital. In that context, I would commend two projects in County Cavan to the Minister of State that are relevant to both Cavan and Monaghan. The first is the east-west link, linking Dundalk to Sligo. That goes through the critical towns of Shercock,...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...as a matter of urgency a special debate on the cancellation of bus services in the east of the country over the past few days. Sixteen bus services have been cancelled, including routes to Cavan, Kells, Athboy and Wicklow. Adequate notice is not being given, which is resulting in people standing at the sides of roads waiting for buses that will not come. The cancellations arise from...

Seanad: National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021: Statements (26 Sep 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...aspect of the strategy came up at a meeting I attended last night which I would like the Minister of State to address in his reply and take on board. I recall that during his visit to my county of Cavan, he discussed this on a number of occasions. The issue concerns waiting lists for assessment for children with special educational needs and others. At a party meeting in Cavan last...