Results 1-20 of 108 for cork speaker:Seán Canney

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Canney: ...unit in Limerick will be operational. Deputy Pearse Doherty - To discuss the possible closure of Raphoe community playgroup due to the presence of defective concrete blocks in its building. Deputy Pat Buckley - To discuss Cork County Council’s establishment of a dedicated flood relief team. Deputy Chris Andrews - To discuss the need for building works to begin in...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on National Development Plan: Economic and Social Research Institute (31 Jan 2024)

Seán Canney: ...Department of Transport will say it spent X amount of money on new infrastructure in Offaly, Galway or in the regions or wherever. When they are doing the regions they have to include Galway as well as Cork and Limerick, by the way. That is just a threat for the witnesses. Genuinely, I believe that if we do not get that balance right and get the infrastructure out there we will end up...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: ...that heavy rain can cause to people, property and the environment. When I was Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW, we initiated a number of flood relief schemes, including in Cork city, Galway city, Ballinasloe, south Galway Gort lowlands, the Shannon Callows and Lough Funshinagh, which is held up with legislation so I do not know where it is. These projects are not moving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Concerns for Sourcing Winter Animal Feed in Shannon Callows Area: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: ...create some flood relief. I initiated it in 2016, but we are coming into 2024 and we are still not at a stage where we can exhibit what we are doing. My friend Senator Lombard was talking about Cork. I put on an exhibition of all the plans for Cork city in 2017, but we will be in 2024 shortly and we have not done anything. Highly educated people have objected and challenged everything...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Environmental Schemes (28 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: ...we need to engage with local contractors to get works done. Under the framework the Minister of State is talking about, I think we have central purchasing and all that. We have people coming from Cork up to Galway to carry out work and all this kind of thing. Is that even environmentally friendly? I would suggest that we use more local, smaller builders to carry out these works and to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Canney: ...that it is the right way to travel. It is important, when we are doing this, that we plan for what is going to happen. It is beginning to evolve. From Sligo to Galway to Limerick and down to Cork, the western rail corridor provides access for people, especially older people and people with mobility issues. To develop that infrastructure would be a huge release for people to get around...

Progress on the National Parks and Wildlife Service: Statements (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: ...available as quickly as possible because a project like that is in a region which needs development. Second, it will join up Ballina, Westport, Castlebar, Tuam, Claremorris, Ennis, Limerick, Cork, the Port of Waterford and Shannon Foynes Port. We do not need to have the stamp of approval from the Northern Ireland Executive in order to do that. We need its input on other projects we want...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (4 Jul 2023)

Seán Canney: ...- to discuss the possibility of refusing licence applications for the 2023-24 hare coursing season. Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss the continued and long running boil water notice in east Cork and the need to resolve the issue permanently. Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss primary school places in Portlaoise. Deputy David Stanton - to discuss the need to ensure that every prospective...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Seán Canney: ...that again? In Mr. Ashmore’s presentation he talked about balanced regional development. I come from County Galway. There seems to be a theme that investing in the cities of Galway, Limerick and Cork is regional development. It is not. We have a good deal of money in the pot at the moment. We also have a deficit in infrastructure. I want to get Mr. Ashmore’s thoughts...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Seán Canney: ...depressing, but the radiation unit we built took 16 years from inception to being opened and was a small part of the overall project. We have an elective hospital to build in Galway and another in Cork. I do not know when they will see the light of day. We talk about these things at a very high level and create policies around them, but people with the shovel or spade to make it...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Seán Canney: ...There was an announcement yesterday by the Minister for Health about the cancer centre for Galway. The previous week there was the announcement of an elective hospital for Galway and I think one for Cork as well. These have been in the pipeline for a good while. We also have an emergency department in Galway for which enabling works have been done, but for which no planning permission...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: ...it may have been because we did not join the city and county councils together or whatever the underlying reason might be, but County Galway is getting the lower end of the scale of funding allocation. For instance, Cork, the county of the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, is getting an additional €3 million in LEADER funding this year. This situation cannot continue in a county...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Supporting People with Disabilities to Live in Communities: Discussion (20 Oct 2022)

Seán Canney: ...a one solution fits all approach, which does not work with disabilities. There are huge gaps. The idea of having people living independently, having a set up for them and what is being done in Cork is great. How does that become national policy? How can we help it become national policy and become a standard? How do we track the success or otherwise of the project as it evolves? If...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Seán Canney: ...Ballinasloe, halfway to Dublin but not having left the county. If a child needs an emergency passport, both parents have to take time off work to get it. Their options are to go to Dublin or to Cork. People are asking me why we cannot have a passport office in the west of Ireland to serve areas from Limerick to Donegal. We are not looking for something major. It is about having that...

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Seán Canney: ...communication. I come from the west of Ireland and represent Galway East and it always annoys me that we do not have a passport office in the west. There is a passport office in Dublin and in Cork, and to hell with the rest of the country. There is a huge population in the west, and it is high time it was recognised that we are citizens equal to everybody else. I ask the Minister of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: ...that are tendered for but not yet signed? What model is being used to deal with variations? Did the officials get any direction on that? The Chairman spoke about the road between Limerick and Cork. The outer city bypass for Galway is in a quandary because of planning and other issues, and it has now been referred to Europe. As far as I am concerned, we have spent millions of euro...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (3 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: ...between Galway and Mayo, in addition to the break in the line between Claremorris and Athenry, which means we do not have connectivity between the likes of Westport, Ballina, Galway, Limerick and Cork. The Minister mentioned the potential of rail freight and alluded to the potential to open up rail freight lines along the western corridor. With the potential for offshore energy...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (3 Mar 2022)

Seán Canney: ...infrastructure to get people in and out of the area and to have services and supports there. That is why the infrastructure is necessary. We need to support Shannon Foynes Port, Waterford, Cork, Galway and Rossaveal, so it is important that we create the infrastructure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Personal Transport for People with Disabilities: Office of the Ombudsman (16 Dec 2021)

Seán Canney: ...mechanism and people are waiting more than a year to make appeals. To compound the problem even more, virtually all the appeals are being heard in Dún Laoghaire in Dublin and some are being heard in Cork. However, no appears are being heard anywhere else. A number of years ago, appeals were held in County Roscommon over a few days. We really and truly are only paying lip service...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning disability services with the UNCRPD and considering the future system and innovation: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Dec 2021)

Seán Canney: ...the sector, but it brought it together in terms of the cost involved with respect to the disability sector. Ms Walsh spoke about the services she could get in Galway that were not available in Cork. Other services are probably available in Cork and not available in Galway. We do not seem to have a level playing field and ours is a small island. We have different levels of services in...