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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Mar 2024)

Robbie Gallagher: In 2022, 901 animals were attacked by dogs: 755 sheep and 77 cattle were attacked. Unfortunately, that figure is on the rise. The scene of a sheep attack by dogs is truly horrific, apart from the financial burden it inflicts upon the farmer and his family. For example, losing ten pregnant ewes could cost as much as €2,000 to replace. Apart from the financial hardship, there is also...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2022)

Robbie Gallagher: Many sheep farmers across the country have had the horrendous experience of finding their animals, be they cattle or sheep, savaged by stray dogs. Figures recorded from 2020 show that there were 241 such instances, but farmers are of the firm belief that the true figures are much greater and that there is an awful lot of non-reporting because farmers are not convinced that the authorities...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: ..., has been lying idle for more than two years. It is designed to cater for people with physical and sensory disabilities and is badly needed in the community but, unfortunately, has been dogged by delay after delay. The people of Carrickmacross and the wider south Monaghan area are significantly disappointed, frustrated and angry with the delays. Families are suffering as a result and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Children's Hospital (3 Jul 2019)

Robbie Gallagher: ...to give some clarity on the status of all those projects, particularly with the primary care centre promised for the St. Davnet's complex in Monaghan town. This is a project that has been earmarked for some time but has been dogged by delay after delay. I would like the Minister of State to confirm to me this morning that this project will proceed without delay and will be delivered on...

Seanad: North-South Interconnector: Motion (1 Mar 2017)

Robbie Gallagher: ...the delay. It is important that when one apportions praise or blame, it should go in the proper direction and in this case it is EirGrid. The delay occurred because EirGrid made a hames or a dog's dinner of the initial application at a cost to the taxpayer of €8 million. The delay was due to EirGrid's incompetence when handling the application, which was first discovered and...