Results 121-140 of 175 for speaker:Manus Boyle

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: I wish Dr. McCarthy the very best in his appointment. My colleagues have addressed a lot of the questions. How many new licences would be applied for in a year?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: Chair, is there any way we can put pressure on the Marine Institute when it comes in here to address these concerns to try to move things along? There are six-year delays.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board: Chairperson Designate (17 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: From what I hear from people in the witnesses' industry, it is just sheer frustration. Everything is just drawn out and drawn out. I think if we could get some kind of mechanism in place to try to speed the thing up, that would take a lot of the pressure off ALAB and would speed the whole thing up.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: I welcome the Minister of State. It is great to have a Minister for the marine now. It is long overdue. Little did I think, when I called a public meeting in Killybegs four years ago, that people from all over Ireland would come to a meeting on the fishing industry. That was the start of us getting the ball rolling on this and getting it into the programme for Government. It is probably...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: Sorry, I know I will get a chance. The Minister of State said a facilitator is coming in, but we need somebody out there too lobbying on our behalf 24-7. Having somebody out there who is fit to lobby is something the Department should look at. It would then make it easier on the Minister of State, when he goes out, to have the pathway walked and it would only be a matter of finalising it.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: Could I come back in for one second?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: I was out there. We met with the representatives and the first thing said to me was that we only lost 26%. Listen here, let us call a spade a spade. If we have somebody going in and negotiating for us who then says we only lost 26%, where are we going to be in the next negotiations?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: I wish to raise a few wee things. As has been stated, we were in Castletown when the Commissioner was there. He is really getting involved in the new species that are coming into Irish waters because of global warming. Is there any way we could conduct a review to see what is coming into Irish waters to try to be ahead to the posse? Bluefin tuna were mentioned. It would be a good help...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: First, I congratulate the boys. It is great to see them here. Normally, I would be with them on that side of the room. It is different sitting over here. I am so glad they are here. They are representing their industry and it is the same with the people on Microsoft Teams. This is long overdue. We should have had this ten or 15 years ago and maybe the industry would not be in the mess...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: I thank the gentlemen for their insight. We need them to come in more regularly to give us updates on what is going on in this area and to tell it like it is. The elephant in the room is that we have problems with the Department at home. We have to get those problems sorted. Europe is a problem. I agree with Deputy Mac Lochlainn. We had the Minister of State in here earlier and I asked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: I thank everybody for coming in. It is really interesting and, to be honest, it is totally new to me. It is great to listen and learn from our guests, because they are the ones that are going through it. I only have a couple of quick questions because colleagues have already covered a lot. On the Garda project, what is being done in Limerick is brilliant and An Garda Síochána...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: Professor Sadlier answered a question from my colleague before she left but if this goes ahead in the morning, how long will it take to get the personnel in place? We do not have all of the personnel in place right now. If the Bill is passed in six month's time, realistically how many years would it take to get the people in place that we need?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: My God, I am glad I asked the question. From a parochial end, I am from Donegal, where we say we are the forgotten county. What Professor Sadlier is telling me is that we might never have anybody in Donegal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: A lot of it has been covered. It is about how we get it right. We have the Bill coming before us. It is great to talk and get everybody's point of view but, at the end of the day, if we pass this Bill, do we have the people in place to follow it through? From what I am hearing today, we do not have the people to do the work. That is going to be a big stumbling block moving forward....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: That is a fair point. There is no point in having the best policy if we have nobody to implement it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: We have a new thatching school centre located in our community hall in Portnoo in County Donegal. The school in Donegal is inundated with interested people after an open day. They have had huge success, with a lot of people attending, and it is their hope to proceed with a new streamlined course to get people trained up. They are interested in setting up a course, similar to the one...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I wish to address the lack of electric vehicle, EV, chargers. People are getting frustrated. Everyone I talk to likes their wee electric car but there are serious problems with the infrastructure. Electric car sales are good and that is good as it shows we are going in the right direction. However, I was approached by a man at the weekend about charging infrastructure. He headed off down...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I raise the issue of pressure on home care workers. The demand for home care services is increasing daily. Every day there is somebody on my phone looking for additional hours. We have an ageing population, we are all getting older, nobody is getting any younger, and that puts increased demand on home care services. Working conditions are challenging and every house is different. You...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I am based in Donegal. I am delighted to be a member of the health committee. There are many issues in rural areas that need to be sorted out. Coming from a rural community, it seems to me that everything is centred around the big centres in Galway or Dublin. Rural GP services are a big problem with us. Regarding cancer services, people need to get on a bus in Inishowen and travel maybe...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (20 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I welcome the students from Buncrana in my home county. It is great to see some Donegal people in here. There do not be many of us in, as it is so far away. I wish to discuss dental hygienists. There is a lack of college places. Trinity College Dublin and UCC provide courses, but they are limited for professionals who are in high demand. In Cork, there are eight opportunities for...