Results 1-20 of 21 for speaker:Manus Boyle

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

Manus Boyle: I raise an issue I also raised several weeks ago, which is benefit-in-kind for the National Ambulance Service. I spoke to the Minister for Health, Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, about it. She told me it comes under the remit of the Minister for Finance and involves the Revenue Commissioners. That was nearly a month ago. Will the Leader give me an update from Revenue on where the issue...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Apr 2025)

Manus Boyle: I rise to talk about three schools in Donegal which are all located adjacent to the N56. The first school is St. Naul's National School, Keeloges, which is a national school off the N56. There is a problem there in the mornings and the evenings with traffic going to and from the school. They are trying to get back onto a main road, something it is very hard for people to do with the speed...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Manus Boyle: I welcome the Minister of State. Naturally, I am glad to hear so many counties are being looked after but I did not hear Donegal. I may be being parochial about it, but, as the Minister of State knows, there are many flooding problems in County Donegal. For example, there is Killybegs, Donegal town, Pettigo and up in the north of the county. There are a lot of problems there. In my part...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)

Manus Boyle: I will start by congratulating Jim McGuinness and the Donegal team on their great win over Derry at the weekend. It was great to see and gives the whole county a lift. I also thank the Donegal fire service, the Garda and local volunteers who turned out on Sunday night to put out a gorse fire in Barnesmore Gap. It was great to see how the community came together to help and work along...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Apr 2025)

Manus Boyle: I want to bring up an issue that is very dear to my heart, which is the National Ambulance Service. It is very important we get a review of the National Ambulance Service for rural communities. To provide a brief background to this, a while ago my mother became very ill. Thankfully, my sister managed to get out to the dispensary in Killybegs where the local doctor kept her and looked after...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Apr 2025)

Manus Boyle: I want to address the issue of occupational therapists. It has been brought to my attention that there are many vacant OT positions in Donegal. There are a number of areas in the county with no OT arranged for them. These areas are Bruckless, Killybegs, Ardara, Glenties, Portnoo, Kilcar, Carrick and Glen. At the moment, only priority one clients are being seen. Priority two clients...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: I have a question for the Department of Health. It is about the NowDoc out-of-hours service in Donegal. We appreciate it and it works well but I had a phone call over the weekend from a lady who went to the NowDoc service. She told me no patient records are shared with the NowDoc service in any part of the country for the out of hours service. It is great if you go and your local doctor...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: First, I thank the people in Donegal for the parades they put on. They were first class all over County Donegal this year - everybody from marching bands and so on. It is something we should support in this House because it engages the local community. I travelled most of Donegal last week and it was great weather. It was beautiful, and it is Ireland’s most beautiful county, as we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: We can all stand over our own county, so I will claim mine as the best. We have our problems in Donegal, for example, housing, mica, health and fishing. One that I want to address today is the local improvement scheme, LIS. When the local improvement announcements come out, councillors are inundated with people ringing them and wanting their lane done, this and that done, drainage and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (6 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: The Minister of State is very welcome. I am glad to see him in the post. The problem I wish to raise today concerns Bridge Street, Killybegs, which was flooded in 2017. Bridge Street was also flooded on 23 and 24 November 2024. People awoke to the sound of the local fire brigade and locals knocking on the doors to get residents out. Residents could not believe their eyes. It was...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (6 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: The Minister of State was in Bridge Street when this happened and is well aware of it. I just wish that somebody from Donegal County Council or the Department would liaise with the group on that same bridge to Killybegs. We had none of that information until the Minister of State came in here this morning. The people living there only want information, to see that something is going to be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: I wish to raise Dunkineely national school, which is situated on the N56, a very busy road with cars and heavy goods vehicles going through the town. The school has had a few near misses due to vehicles going through the red lights as children attempt to cross. Thankfully, nobody has been hurt or injured so far. This issue has been ongoing for more than a year. We were told by Transport...

Seanad: Care, Supports and Enhanced Provision of Services for Older People: Motion (5 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: I second the motion. As we know, there are a lot of problems in healthcare with the increasing population and people living longer. I met a group of carers in Killybegs on Monday. They are caring for their loved ones at home and crying out for respite but they cannot get it. Respite is nearly a thing of the past in County Donegal. One family I was working with were offered respite for...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Second Stage (4 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: I welcome the Minister of State and offer him my congratulations. This Bill will hopefully provide a higher standard of care for the people working within the marine industry. Unfortunately tragedies do happen despite everybody's best efforts. The MAIU will report and I hope people will become familiar with the investigation and the safety recommendations. This is where we were falling...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Manus Boyle: I rise to talk about Milford primary school. On 31 March 2023, the then Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, visited this school in Milford. The Department of Education was advised the school needed to get a new site, but the Department of Education refused to pay for it. In February 2024, a landowner gave five acres of land to the school at no cost to the Department. In April 2024, an...

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

Manus Boyle: I call on the Minister for the marine to come into the House to give us an update on what is going on in the fishing sector. I come from rural Donegal and fishing is a major employer in rural communities all over Ireland, from Killybegs down as far as Casltetownbere and straight across to Waterford and Wexford. As of now, at the end of the month, all our mackerel is caught. Our boats will...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2025)

Manus Boyle: There is an urgent need for the Minister for Transport, Deputy O’Brien, to prioritise the village of Fahan in County Donegal on the application of roads funding. Over the years, there has been a disproportionate number of accidents in the vicinity of the village because of the way the village is laid out. Cars and heavy vehicles tend to go through the village. More could be done by...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Manus Boyle: I ask the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW to come to the House. I would like to get an update in respect of the flooding that took place at Bridge Street, Killybegs, on 23 November. It was one of the worst floods to ever take place in County Donegal. At this time, residents are getting no answers from the relevant Departments. They are afraid to go to sleep in bed at...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2025)

Manus Boyle: I ask for the Minister for Health to come in to the House. The six new surgical centres she has announced are great news. She is giving out two to Dublin, one to Cork, and one each to Galway, Waterford and Limerick. They will deal with 10,000 surgical appointments a year and 18,000 outpatients. Once again, Donegal and the north west have not featured in this. Donegal is such a big...

Seanad: Cathaoirleach a Thoghadh - Election of Cathaoirleach (12 Feb 2025)

Manus Boyle: I wish the Cathaoirleach the very best in his role. I am delighted to be here as a Member of the Twenty-seventh Seanad. It is a very proud day for me. My election came very much as a shock, and it was a good shock. I am here as a very proud Donegal man. There are four of us in the House. I am delighted to be here to wave the Donegal flag. We beat Kerry last weekend after many years....