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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...

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

Manus Boyle: I would to get the up-to-date situation from the Minister for Education on what is happening in our schools regarding secretaries and caretakers. As the Leader knows, caretakers and secretaries turn up every day and are the first there in the morning and last to leave at night, in all kinds of weather. They keep schools up and running. I know a man in Donegal who is 26 years employed and...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (20 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I wish Pat the very best in the future as Leas-Chathaoirleach. I know he is dedicated to the job so I am very happy with his appointment. I congratulate him.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I congratulate the Chair on his appointment. I am delighted to see this committee up and going. To be honest, one of the fights I had for a couple of years was to try to get this committee through the programme for Government, and we have got that done. I am delighted to see it and it is great to be here today As we know, the fishing industry is in bad shape. It is to be hoped, with...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Road Safety (15 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I thank the Minister of State for coming in today. I am asking the Minister to provide funding for the low-cost accident scheme or a capital funding scheme to address a serious speeding issue in the village of Fahan in County Donegal. Fahan is on the Inishowen Peninsula, which is a beautiful part of Donegal. It is a seaside town with a beautiful view over Lough Swilly Over the years there...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Road Safety (15 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I thank the Minister of State. It is one of the issues that keeps coming up all the time with people phoning from Fahan about the speeding issue, so we decided that we would raise it. It is on the peninsula and it is very close to Derry so there is a lot of traffic going and coming, especially on the weekends as there are a lot of holiday homes on the peninsula Anything we can do to help...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Road Safety (15 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I have it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I want to raise an issue I feel really strongly about. A couple of weeks ago my daughter fell and I took her to an accident and emergency unit. We arrived at the unit on a Sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock and there was a lady there with severe disabilities. My daughter and I were there for the guts of ten hours. I am not giving out about the wait as it was a busy place but that poor woman...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Safety (14 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I welcome the Minister of State. I have submitted a Commencement matter about Dunkineely National School. I am not sure if the Minister of State knows Dunkineely. It is built on the N56. I would also like to mention Keeloges and Killaghtee national schools, which also have a problem with the N56. The priority today is Dunkineely. It is built on a hill. If you come from Donegal town or...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Safety (14 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I thank the Minister of State for coming in to answer the question. It is disappointing to hear that no money will be made available until 2026. This has been going on since 2023. I ask that the Department pay a visit to the school, along with me, to see the problem. I am here to try to help the people of my area. I hear about this weekly from parents and grandparents. They ask why this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2025)

Manus Boyle: I express my sincerest condolences to the families of the two young boys who drowned in Buncrana over the weekend. It was yet another tragedy in Donegal. I send my heartfelt apologies to the families. I stand here again to speak, like a broken record, about the National Ambulance Service. On Saturday, I got a phone call from a mother in Portnoo, Ardara. On Wednesday evening, her son...