Results 1-12 of 12 for rathdowney speaker:Seán Fleming

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: ..., Castletown and Borris-in-Ossory, involved the construction of a tolled motorway of approximately 41km total length. There are grade separated junctions at Portlaoise, Borris-in-Ossory and Rathdowney as well as a motorway to motorway interchange at Aghaboe. Will Mr. Nolan comment on this? It does not exist.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: 137. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a resident garda will be provided in Rathdowney, County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13502/17]

Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (26 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: ..., if he goes down that route, which is what everyone is concerned about, some patients in the Borris-on-Ossory catchment area will be told to go to Roscrea and the rest will be told to go to Rathdowney or Mouthrath. That is the fear of the local community. The Minister wants to disperse the facilities that are already in place. There has been a big investment in the health centre over...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: ...system. It is a business incentive scheme and is currently available for Portlaoise and Abbeyleix. The Minister of State can learn from this as it is very innovative. It is intended to extend it to Rathdowney, Mountmellick, Portarlington and Mountrath in the near future. It is on the council's website. The aim of the scheme is to encourage the use of vacant commercial premises within...

Local Government (Rates and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: ...will be available in year three. That is an outstanding initiative by Laois County Council. The scheme should be repeated in every small town in County Laois – Portarlington, Mountmellick, Stradbally, Mountrath, Abbeyleix, Rathdowney and Graiguecullen. It should be repeated in every town in the country. The scheme is workable and local authorities are doing it. They are giving...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: ...Is this another way for public bodies to subsidise transport companies? I could mock, but now that rural Garda stations are being closed are gardaí to be given travel passes and told to get the bus? Will gardaí be given travel passes to go from Portlaoise to Rathdowney, Mountrath, Ballacolla or Ballinakill, where Garda stations have been closed at night or completely? With...

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: ...such work and they should be given the opportunity to obtain it. What about the position of projects in the system? I think of the Laois group sewerage scheme both in terms of the sewage treatment plant and the network improvements in Mountrath, Abbeyleix, Durrow, Rathdowney and Stradbally which are at finalised tender stage or thereabouts, with construction ready to proceed. At what...

Credit Union Bill 2012 (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: ...time limits and, if appropriate, people should be made to step down. However, artificial time limits should not apply. The Abbeyleix, Durrow, Mountmellick. Clonaslee, Mountrath, Portarlington, Portlaoise, Rathdowney, Mayo-Doonane and Carlow District credit unions contacted me about this matter. They are unhappy with various aspects of the legislation, which goes too far too fast....

Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 May 2010)

Seán Fleming: ...Kieran and I served together on Laois County Council from the same electoral area of Borris-in-Ossory. We worked exceptionally well on behalf of the area. There is a shock and a gloom around the Rathdowney and south Laois area in the past couple of hours since the word has spread. I have spoken to his brother, Brendan. His wife, Mary, is obviously distraught. I join with all other...

Departmental Properties (20 May 2010)

Seán Fleming: ...office. It states that the control office in Portlaoise will be a small office not accessible to members of the public and that it will take in the applications from Portlaoise, Portarlington and Rathdowney. This is not even a half-way measure to what I am seeking. I want a straight regular service that applies in practically every other county in Ireland. There are only two other...

Job Losses (2 Jul 2009)

Seán Fleming: I wish to discuss plans to lay-off up to 120 workers at the Meadow Meats factory in Rathdowney in the immediate term, fears for the jobs of the remaining 80 workers in the plant and the devastation this will cause in Rathdowney, County Laois, and the surrounding areas in view of very little alternative employment in the area. Will the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment negotiate...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) (Resumed) (23 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: ...real activity on the ground. These are things that matter to people at local level. I am appealing to the Minister, if he has funding, to support these projects, also. I expect Borris-in-Ossory, Rathdowney and Killeshin national schools to go to construction next year and planning to be advanced for the new primary schools in Portlaoise. These will not be ready for construction next...