Results 1-20 of 25 for cork speaker:Micheál Carrigy

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...part of the country. In my own area there are children who have no school transport, yet we have people who are fully licensed and medically fit to drive buses. They can drive long distances to Cork, Dublin and Galway but they are not allowed to drive a school bus to their local secondary school. Such a scenario does not make sense to me. We need to discuss the matter with trade unions...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: .... It includes London, New York and our diaspora. It is not just about a select few counties at the higher echelons of the game. That is what caused all the commotion the last time, particularly when the Cork-Tipperary game was so tight. It was a great game. I was watching it. The GAA is about all counties and it is incumbent on the GAA to put on Longford or Antrim, and that is what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (2 Mar 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...to ask questions. I will introduce my colleagues, both members of the committee and other colleagues who have asked to attend the meeting. Senator Wall from Kildare, Deputy Buckley from Cork, Deputy Ó Cathasaigh from Waterford and Senator Garvey from Clare are members of the committee. Senator Currie from Dublin, Deputy Ó Murchú, who regularly attends our meetings, and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...bit recently myself, there is very little in the line of third-level qualifications to get people qualified in that area; as a chef or otherwise. I know there was an announcement in Killarney with Cork and Kerry education and training boards, ETBs. They were working on and trying to do something for the midlands and the upper area of the country where we do not actually have any proper...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...occupational therapy on horseback has given my son. The improvements he has made have been immense. I am amazed, as I think are other members, at the service down in south Limerick and north Cork. It is something we would like to see replicated throughout the country. I know I would like to see that service available for families. As has been mentioned by Deputy Buckley, the fact that...

Seanad: School Transport: Statements (26 Oct 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...uncle owns a bus company. He is over 70 years of age. He cannot drive a bus from Ballinalee, where I live, to a fine community school about 11 miles away, but he can drive it from the school to Belfast, Cork, Dublin or Galway and bring the same students on the bus to a football match, a basketball match or whatever. He cannot bring them to school, however, because the contract is with...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...companies in this country which also operates abroad. It provides timber products throughout Ireland and the UK and is responsible for hundreds of jobs in my community in Longford and also in Cork. It also has a factory in Scotland. Glennon Brothers is looking for certainty that the company will have a future. I cannot understand why we do not have clarity about the funding available...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...remarks. It is imperative that they comply with any such direction. I welcome Dr. Susan Crawford of Get Autism Active and Ms Eleanor McSherry of Adult Continuing Education in University College Cork and Hibernia College in Dublin. The committee is grateful to the witnesses for taking time out of their schedules to contribute to its deliberations. Both of our witnesses bring with them...

Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: .... His son can drive the bus to Moyne Community School, which is 13 miles away, but my uncle cannot drive it. He has a licence, is medically fit, and could bring a school group from the school to Cork or Belfast in the same bus, but he cannot drive the 13 miles down to the school. That does not make sense. I know it is the unions within Bus Éireann that are not allowing it but it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...Jones and Ms Caroline Poole from the Autism Support Hub based in Luttrelstown in Dublin; Ms Margaret Lowndes from the Dublin 12 Campaign for Autism Inclusion; Ms Karen O'Mahony, CEO of the Rainbow Club in Cork; and Ms Sarah Murphy, Ms Miriam Jennings and Ms Elaine Jenkins from the special needs schools and classes. We are very grateful to our witnesses for taking time out of their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms Lowndes and invite Ms. Karen O'Mahony from the Rainbow Club Cork Centre for Autism to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...meeting with the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte. I thank them. Funding was mentioned earlier and questions were asked about it. I believe we need to replicate what Ms O'Mahony is doing in Cork across the country. We need to replicate what Ms Jones, Ms Kenny and Ms Poole are doing with that wraparound parental support infrastructure in every single county in Ireland. I see the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...situation like the one we have today, where parents do not know what schools their children will be in next September. This situation is prevalent in numerous areas we have mentioned, including Dublin and Cork. As I said, in my local area, in Athlone, eight children must travel up to 55 km return daily. This is happening in 2022 and it is unacceptable. I fully support the school...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland’s Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...of Ireland, the ETB etc. about looking at doing what I mentioned in the midlands to service the country. It would concentrate and specialise in particular on the catering end of things. At the minute, Tralee and Cork are the only places in the country where a person can do certain types of chef training courses. The reality is somebody from Donegal will not travel to Cork. The people...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...the Irish Hotels Federation and the Restaurants Association of Ireland. I thank the Minister for putting this forward to the Cabinet today and for supporting the industry. People have mentioned Cork and Kerry, and I too look forward to the summer when people are organising their breaks. We in Ireland's Hidden Heartlands are an unhidden gem. I would recommend people pay visit during the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (7 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...renting is increasing dramatically every year and both landlords and tenants need to be aware of the role of the RTB in the rental sector. Along with my colleague, Councillor Deirdre Forde from Cork, I am working on drafting a Bill that will provide an adequate mediation service for homeowners experiencing neighbourhood nuisance. This Bill will require that the Legal Aid Board provide...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...to ensure that if people are willing to come to the country and work in the industry, some sort of accommodation level would be available. Senator Lombard carried out a study in his county of Cork and discovered that only four properties were available on Daft whereas hundreds were available on Airbnb. How does Mr. Kelly feel Airbnb should be addressed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...where I am from, Longford, and the entire north-west region, we need that accessibility to the capital. That should be prioritised over any other road projects. Every region, including Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Belfast, has good road accessibility. The north-west region does not have that. That has to be a priority.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...of carer's allowance, domiciliary care allowance and fuel allowance. This includes a high number of elderly people. However, on behalf of a colleague of mine, Councillor John Paul O'Shea of Cork County Council, I note that on the application for completion of works nationally, the waiting time is now 26 months. That is not 26 weeks but 26 months. In my own county, 56 homeowners are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2022)

Micheál Carrigy: ...west, which is served by the N4 to Sligo and the N5, which veers off near Longford. This project must be prioritised ahead of any other roads project and I mean the likes of connecting Limerick to Cork, with which a large number of my colleagues will not agree. In order to connect the entire country to the capital, the N4 project must be prioritised. I call on the Minister to come in...