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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Mar 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: ...care of the Laois/Offaly mental health services who either currently reside at a facility (details supplied), or for whom the facility is their nearest 24-hour staffed facility; the distance from Rathdowney of each of these facilities; if he will provide details on how each of these facilities meet the requirements of the HSE Design for Mental Health Guidelines, by which the facility was...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Chapter 8 - Contract payments in respect of Convention Centre Dublin (15 Dec 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Brian Stanley: I got letters about the site in Rathdowney in south Laois. The first I heard about it was when I saw it in one of the local newspapers. As a local Deputy, as soon as I had bought the paper, questions were coming into my office about it. It puts us in an awful position. I had to say to people straight up that I had only just learned about it having read about it in the local paper. While...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...of 62 were built there. The other completed projects are: Doorly Park in Sligo, a Sligo County Council site, with 22 units; 28 units in Claremorris, County Mayo, completed last August; 42 units in Rathdowney, County Laois, which is an LDA site; and 64 units in Clonminch, County Offaly. We are now into the second phase of delivery. These projects include Charleville, County Cork, which...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Kieran Phelan: ...my village of Donaghmore and his father came from the village of Pike of Rushall, outside Borris-in-Ossory. His uncle Paddy and his first cousin still live in the area. The people of my parish of Rathdowney in south County Laois and the people of County Laois in general are disgusted with the scandalous and scurrilous behaviour of the media over the weekend. If any Member of this House...

Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 May 2010) See 1 other result from this debate

Olwyn Enright: ...with the late Senator Kieran Phelan's family. There is shock and upset here in the House this morning at the news but it is nothing to the shock and upset that will be felt in the wider Rathdowney and Laois area. Unlike my colleagues, I did not have the opportunity of serving on Laois County Council with him but I served on the Midland Regional Authority. Kieran was always a very...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Brian Stanley: That track needs to be finished. Its completion is important. I have been a supporter of that cycle track. Without being too parochial, I will ask Dr. May about St. Fergal's College, Rathdowney. We met the Minister for Education yesterday about the school's need for a school hall. It was built as a vocational school in 1937. It covers the southern third of Laois and there is no indoor...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2011)

John Whelan: ...try to support Irish producers and their produce at every opportunity. I was also glad to see two Laois artisan producers, G's Gourmet Jams from Ballinakill and Rossmore Farmhouse Ice Cream from Rathdowney being part of the showcase.

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (16 Feb 2006)

Micheál Martin: ...2000 2000 Kepak Ballymahon 9 October 2000 2000 Kepak Ballymahon 9 November 2000 2000 Kepak Clonee 4 February 2000 2000 Kepak Hacketstown 24 November 2000 2000 Meadow Meats, Rathdowney 27 September 2000 2000 Meadow Meats, Rathdowney 18 October 2000 2000 Slaney Meats, Bunclody 15 February 2000 2001 AIBP Dromod 4 January 2001 2001 AIBP Dromod 16 May 2001 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Live Register Data (26 Jan 2016)

Paul Kehoe: .... Persons on the Live Register in December 2015 in requested Local Offices in County Laois. Local Office Male Female All Persons Portarlington 1,499 993 2,492 Portlaoise 2,040 1,355 3,395 Rathdowney 579 380 959 County Laois 4,118 2,728 6,846Source: CSO Live Register

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...; 2013 as a scheme to start during the life of the programme. The contract, which has an estimated cost of €11.6m , consists of a number of works to service the towns of Abbeyleix, Clonaslee, Durrow, Mountrath, Rathdowney and Stradbally. Approval was granted in August 2011 to proceed with the works following an examination of contract documents by my Department. The Council tendered...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (6 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...of prioritised Fire Stations, an upgrade of the Communications and Mobilisation system and improvements to Training Centres. In 2006, a proposal by Laois County Council to build a new fire station at Rathdowney was received by my Department and approval in principle was granted to proceed to the planning stages. Laois County Council submitted design and cost plans in June 2009 for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (1 Jun 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Mary Butler: ...support residence that provides a rehabilitation and recovery service for people with mental health difficulties. There are currently 12 residents in the house, which is situated in the village of Rathdowney, County Laois, in the Deputy's constituency. The first I heard of this matter was when Deputy Stanley, the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, and Deputy Flanagan made contact with my...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: ...them would be here. I trust that the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, will take back the information and see that it is followed up on. The issue I want to raise is St. Fergal's College in Rathdowney, founded in 1937. It still does not have a physical education, PE, hall 86 years later. It is the only secondary school in the county that does not have a PE hall. In 2010, the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Ring: ...at the end of February. Similar arrangements will be made to publish the reports on the website following the receipt of the relevant reports from my officials and the ICC. Reports in relation to Rathdowney, Ballinagar and Loughrea Coursing meetings for the 2016/17 season have recently been sent to the Deputy and are already published on my Department’s website.

Written Answers — Legal Metrology Service: Legal Metrology Service (14 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: ... Ashbourne Meats, Naas 24/04/2002 Ashbourne Meats, Roscrea 23/08/2006 Dawn Meats, Ballaghadreen 09/05/2006 Dawn Meats, Ballyhaunis 26/09/2001 Dawn Meats, Kilmacthomas 04/03/2004 Dawn Meats, Rathdowney 19/02/2004 Donegal Meat Processors, Carrigans 07/12/2006 Exel Meats, Kilbeggan 18/04/2004 Fair Oak Foods, Bagenalstown 16/03/2000 Glenside Bacon, Glenties 23/03/2006 Jennings,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...College from June 2016 onwards. Laois/Offaly Division 31 October 2010 Division District Station Total ABBEYLEIX 28 ARLES 2 BALLACOLLA 1 BALLINAKILL 1 BALLYLINAN 4 BORRIS-IN-OSSORY 1 DURROW 2 RATHDOWNEY 4 ABBEYLEIX Total 43 BANAGHER 5 BIRR 29 CLOGHAN 1 FERBANE 5 KILCORMAC 2 KINNITTY 1 SHANNONBRIDGE 1 SHINRONE 2 BIRR Total 46 ...

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: ...the Taoiseach on the floor of the Dáil. New recruits are not entering the service. We need a solution quickly. Crews are on call 24-7-12 in the various areas and are in understaffed stations. In Rathdowney, for example, the crew is down to five people, although there are supposed to be nine at a minimum. In Abbeyleix, it is down to six. That is the situation we are in. I want...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)

John Whelan: ...put small schemes in place to address this issue. Nonetheless, where I come from every family has a septic tank, and I am more concerned with what happens in the countryside and in places such as Rathdowney and Timahoe than with what happens at climate change conferences in Rio de Janeiro and Kyoto. It is a criminal act, and is morally wrong, to pollute a neighbour's water.

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (17 May 2012)

Michael Ring: ... Mountmelllick Macra na Feirme 3,817 Mountmelllick Macra na Feirme 12,017 Offaly County Council - St Joseph's Estate 13,184 Portarlington GAA Club 6,110 Rathdowney GAA Club 2,240 St Brigids/St Pauls Field Committee 19,844 Details of all sports capital allocations made in 2011 are available on the Department's website...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (17 Jun 2014)

Brian Stanley: ...substantial social housing programme. Significant land parcels are in the council’s ownership, such as five acres in Portlaoise and two acres in Portarlington. A further 23 acres in Mountrath, Rathdowney, Durrow and Ballinakill are in the ownership of the Housing and Sustainable Communities Limited, the NAMA for local authorities set up several years ago. These could be...