Results 101-120 of 256 for rathdowney

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (31 Jan 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Clare Daly: 82. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has completed the report into the killing of hares at Rathdowney in November 2016; when the report will be made available; if she will confirm that no licence has been given for a rescheduled event or for the capture of more hares (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3786/17]

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Motion (14 Dec 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...coursing, there are so many examples of the hare, the gentlest of animals, being tossed, mauled, injured, killed and terrorised in the name of so-called entertainment. There was the most recent savagery in Rathdowney Coursing Club in County Laois, where the 78 hares in the compound were killed by dogs. This is not an isolated incident. There are other such examples and independent...

Other Questions: Hare Coursing (29 Nov 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

Clare Daly: ...will get the report. It is a change from the answer on the previous occasion. In that vein, I am appealing to the Minister of State in light of the revelations about the events that occurred in Rathdowney this week and the horrific plight of the hares. There are stories of 78 hares being mauled, utter carnage and three dogs having to be put down. Will the Minister of State have this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...for which figures are readily available, for the record. LAOIS/OFFALY DIVISION 31 OCT 2016 Division Stations Garda Numbers ABBEYLEIX ABBEYLEIX   28 ARLES 2 BALLACOLLA 1 BALLINAKILL 1 BALLYLINAN 4 BORRIS-IN-OSSORY 1 DURROW 2 RATHDOWNEY 4 TOTAL 43 BIRR BANAGHER 5 BIRR 29 CLOGHAN 1 FERBANE 5 KILCORMAC   2 KINNITTY 1 SHANNONBRIDGE 1...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...latest date for which figures are readily available, for the record. LAOIS/OFFALY DIVISION 31 OCT 2016 Division Stations Garda Numbers ABBEYLEIX ABBEYLEIX 28 ARLES 2 BALLACOLLA 1 BALLINAKILL 1 BALLYLINAN 4 BORRIS-IN-OSSORY 1 DURROW 2 RATHDOWNEY 4 TOTAL 43 BIRR BANAGHER 5 BIRR 29 CLOGHAN 1 FERBANE 5 KILCORMAC 2 KINNITTY 1 SHANNONBRIDGE 1 SHINRONE 2 TOTAL...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2016)

David Norris: ...shops which were also pubs. One could go in and get a flitch of bacon and have a pint of stout in the back.There was confusion at that stage, but it was when there were local brewers - Perry's in Rathdowney, Smithwick's and, in Dublin, Guinness. We do not have that anymore and nor do we have Jameson or Powers.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services Data (13 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...for proposals from interested local authorities in June 2016. Approval-in-principle to proceed to procurement and commence works was given to local authorities for 23 projects; four applications (Rathdowney (Laois), Borris (Carlow), Carrick-on-Suir (Tipperary) and Donabate (Fingal) ) were withdrawn. My Department is providing grant assistance of 75% of the total estimated eligible cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts Data (13 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ....64 367,811.40 363,625.43 353,422.41 269,582.47 169,774.46 LAOIS PORTLAOISE 280,180.64 - - - - - - LAOIS PORTLAOISE 144,654.59 454,523.10 476,825.33 479,983.65 490,576.35 377,358.20 239,813.36 LAOIS RATHDOWNEY 152,427.70 152,269.92 159,569.86 152,459.74 152,866.02 119,793.80 78,651.35 LIMERICK KILMALLOCK 315,729.46 313,692.44 314,204.32 294,352.55 274,397.34...

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Brian Stanley: ...that and we want to see this programme rolled out. It has significant potential to reinvigorate the whole island. In my constituency of Laois, and in south Kildare, places such as Borris-in-Ossory, Rathdowney, Portarlington, Graiguecullen and Monasterevin are all badly in need of this infrastructure. If we take MANs, when it was built, as I saw in my own town of Portlaoise, some people...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (22 Jun 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...2 KINNITTY 1 SHINRONE 1 PORTLAOISE ABBEYLEIX 19 ARLES 1 BALLYLINAN 2 BORRIS-IN-OSSORY 1 CLONASLEE 1 DURROW 1 MOUNTMELLICK 6 MOUNTRATH 3 PORTARLINGTON 11 PORTLAOISE 103 RATHDOWNEY 2 STRADBALLY 2 PORTLAOISE Total 152 TULLAMORE CLARA 3 DAINGEAN 2 EDENDERRY 12 RHODE 1 TULLAMORE 74 TULLAMORE ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Land Transfers (6 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...17 Kildare County Council Naas, Craddockstown 4,750,580 7.9 18 Laois County Council Castletown 111,392 1.5 19 Laois County Council Portlaoise Road, Mountrath 849,818 3.1 20 Laois County Council Golflinks Road Rathdowney 342,669 2 21 Laois County Council Adj. to Cemetery Ballinakill 178,188 1.3 22 Laois County Council Woodbrook, Mountrath 370,383 1.7 23...

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 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 ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Land Acquisition (24 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: ...,901 8.5 Kildare County Council Naas , Craddockstown 4,750,580 7.9 Laois County Council Castletown 111,392 1.5 Laois County Council Portlaoise Road, Mountrath 849,818 3.1 Laois County Council Golflinks Road Rathdowney 342,669 2 Laois County Council Adj. to Cemetery Ballinakill 178,188 1.3 Laois County Council Woodbrook, Mountrath 370,383 1.7 Limerick County...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: ...under service level agreements they would have an extra €130 million or even €10 million to fix leaks around Nenagh or Borrisokane? What if the same applied to Laois County Council for Mountmellick or Rathdowney? Let us consider the improvements they could make given the results they can produce with €1 million, €2 million or €3 million. That is what...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2015)

Brian Stanley: .... I drafted and published a Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill that sought to address the problem of developers and banks sitting on abandoned sites. There are 123 such sites in County Laois alone. They are a particular problem in Mountrath, Rathdowney and Ballinakill where in some of those towns a number of such sites are grouped together. Tackling the issue by imposing meaningful...

Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (23 Apr 2015)

Brian Stanley: ...of derelict sites. People in the affected neighbourhoods are frustrated by this problem. The substantial numbers of derelict sites in towns in my constituency, including Portlaoise, Mountrath, Rathdowney, Borris-in-Ossory, Portarlington, Mountmellick, Monasterevin and Ballinakill, are causing significant problems. Despite the efforts of Laois and Kildare County Councils, problems are...

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Brian Stanley: ...over a period of time to secure some recognition. I met with representatives of the workers from both premises in Port Laoise, at Mountmellick road and the Kyle centre and the people working in Rathdowney Dunnes Stores. The impression I got from those workers was one of insecurity associated with not having proper contracts and not knowing from week to week or from day to day how many...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (3 Mar 2015)

Alex White: ...intervention strategy. The map continues to be available at .The areas marked BLUE represent those areas that will have access to commercial high speed broadband services by end 2016 and includes Rathdowney, Co Laois. The AMBER area shows the target areas for the State intervention. All individual premises can be identified on the map to establish whether they are in the BLUE or AMBER...