Results 1-14 of 14 for 5 million speaker:Micheál Carrigy

Seanad: Cost of Doing Business: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Micheál Carrigy: ..., Deputy Simon Coveney, over the past 12 months in his role and the recognition he had of the difficulties businesses face and have faced over recent months. It is important to recognise the €250 million that was allocated, as the Minister mentioned, in budget 2024.However, I recently heard of figures showing there is an extremely low take-up on that from businesses. That is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (28 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...local authority was targeted by the Department to reduce vacancy rates within its council housing stock. Longford County Council was given a target of reducing its 2021 vacancy rate of 7.2% to 3.5% in 2023. This was an ambitious target that was set for the local authority but I know the council was fully committed to achieving it and significant progress has been made on achieving the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...at Inchclearaun. To give a bit of background, this is an island on Lough Ree where mighty Queen Maebh of Connacht lived and died. A monastic site was founded on the island by St. Diarmaid in 540 AD. He was the teacher of St. Ciarán in Clonmacnoise. The place has a lot of history. In the 1980s, some of the monastic stones were stolen from the site and taken to America. Looking...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...and support it. I would also like to welcome one of the proposals regarding mental health supports in schools. I know the Minister for Education, Deputy Norma Foley, announced what I think was €5 million in funding for seven counties, and I am delighted that my own home county of Longford is one that will be taking part in that trial to give counsel and supports in our schools....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...strategies. The Scottish autism strategy seems particularly relevant to us here in Ireland given the similarities between our two Celtic countries which also have a similar population of more than 5 million. We met with representatives of Autism Scotland at the national AsIAm conference on autism, Same Chance, held in Malahide, County Dublin, in February. Unfortunately, we did not get...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (13 Oct 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...need for additional palliative care beds at St. Joseph's Care Centre. A massive redevelopment was announced by the former Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, a number of years ago, with over €5 million in funding and planning processes and discussions. We were told that there would be a minimum of two palliative beds, yet we still only have one. I wrote to the HSE and got a...

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...beyond our control. Sinn Féin is criticising and asking what Fine Gael has done. It is demanding social welfare increases. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, made over €500 million available in the last budget for social welfare increases.There was a €5 increase in the social welfare working-age payments and pensions. Sinn Féin is demanding...

Seanad: Live Industry Supports: Statements (16 Dec 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: ...of work across a broad spectrum. It is important to recognise that the sector has been totally devastated by Covid-19, be it as a result of social distancing, travel restrictions, closures or the 50% capacity restriction. The events sector accounts for 90% of the 5 million tickets sold in Ireland each year and contributes €3.5 billion to the economy. Every €1 spent brings...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospice Services (2 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: ...and members of the Longford hospice met the then Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, at St. Joseph's care centre. We received agreement that two beds would be incorporated into the €5 million redevelopment plans being proposed at the time and which are being followed through. However, the HSE has not been prepared to follow through on that agreement. According to the most...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: ...the budget. My understanding is allocations were to come out at some stage this month, but we had a small funding budget set aside for a large number of applications and there was only an extra €5 million in the budget for sports capital. I ask that we look again at that and the amount of funding available to make sure that all these sporting organisations, which have played such...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: ...community, which is extremely important throughout the country. Despite all the money we are paying out, the school library fund is low or has not been restored. It is a small figure of €5 million, a modest investment that can open up a lifetime of possibility and excitement for children. That says it all. That investment is a must.

Seanad: Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: ...was limited employment. Some 70% of tourism jobs are located outside Dublin. Tourism has been one of the most directly affected sectors due to Covid, with over 200,000 job losses, the loss of €5 billion in spend from international tourist visitors and a large drop in the €2.4 billion spend by the domestic tourist. Last year was a virtual write-off, apart from the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2021)

Micheál Carrigy: ...and want the issue dealt with immediately. Planning permission was recently announced for a major extension project at St. Joseph's care centre in County Longford. An investment of more than €5 million was announced by the then Minister, Deputy Harris, two years ago. We met with Longford Hospice Homecare at that time and we got a commitment from the then Minister that there would...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2020)

Micheál Carrigy: ...concur with the comments made by Senators Dolan and Murphy about the significant funding that was received yesterday, in the midlands in particular, through the just transition fund. As much as €5 million was given to specific projects in my own county of Longford and multiple millions of euro was given to others that cross over the area. I concur with the comments that Senator...