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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014) See 1 other result from this debate

Susan O'Keeffe: The fact the Senator was not at it does not make it a secret meeting. We are in a serious position. The Minister has said he wants a solution to the finance issue in Sligo County Council. I have made clear that I believe we need a collaborative and coherent response to the debts of Sligo County Council. I do not believe we need a deadline, although I know why the deadline is in place. It...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (20 Sep 2011)

Joan Collins: Question 343: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received any correspondence or submissions from Sligo Borough Council or Sligo County Council in regard to funding for the improvement of O'Connell Street, Sligo, in the period since 5 July 2011; the date on which the correspondence or submissions were received in addition to a summary of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (12 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: It is a matter for each local authority, including Sligo County Council, to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process having regard to both locally identified needs and available resources. The elected members of a local authority have direct responsibility in law for all reserved functions of the authority, which include adopting the annual budget...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects Status (28 Nov 2019)

Frank Feighan: ...the Minister of State for coming to the House to take this Commencement matter on an issue that I have raised many times. For those who are not familiar with it, the N16 is a key route between Sligo and Enniskillen, and the north west and Northern Ireland. The road commences at the junction of the N15 at Cartran in Sligo and travels north east past Sligo Institute of Technology and...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Jun 2006)

Séamus Brennan: ...and finish dates for each of the locations. Location Indicative Construction Start Indicative Construction Completion Carrick-on-Shannon Underway Q4 2006 Drogheda Q1 2007 Q1 2009 Sligo Underway Q3 2006 Buncrana End 2007 Early 2009 Carrickmacross End 2007 End 2008 Donegal End 2007 Mid 2009 This Department is due to relocate 220 posts to Carrick-on-Shannon —...

Seanad: Euroscience Open Forum 2012: Statements (14 Jun 2012)

I am negotiating with Sligo IT on a conference - for want of a better word - for parents, teachers and children from fourth year up in Sligo in October to show what it is all about. It will be a microcosm version of the Euroscience Open Forum. Sligo IT is certainly enthusiastic about the idea of selling the STEM subjects to secondary school pupils and their parents, in particular, and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Socio-Economic Contributions of Music in Ireland: Irish Music Rights Organisation (6 Oct 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: ...saying the Fleadh Cheoil was an enormous success in promoting Irish culture and heritage and the Irish music tradition nationally and internationally. It has also been extremely beneficial to tourism in Sligo and the north west for the last two years. It brings huge numbers of visitors to Sligo town and the wider region. The Fleadh brought an estimated 400,000 in 2015 and over 350,000...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (29 Sep 2011) See 2 other results from this answer

Joan Collins: Question 132: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Sligo Borough Council in its application for funding for the Cranmore regeneration project for 2011 sought funding in respect of improvement works to facilitate the pedestrianisation of O'Connell Street, Sligo; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (28 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the acquisition and selection of a site for the Garda regional headquarters in Sligo; if a site has been acquired or selected for a new Garda station for Sligo; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that members of an organisation (details supplied) in Sligo are refusing to operate from the station; and if he will...

Health Services: Motion (5 Oct 2010)

John Perry: I congratulate Deputy James Reilly on tabling this Fine Gael motion, which is simple and clear. It calls a halt to the unfair and unjustified health cuts in the Sligo-Leitrim region. Breast cancer and mammography services have been removed from Sligo. This decision ignored the proven track record of the cancer care team at the hospital. The comments of Deputy Ulick Burke confirmed this....

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)

Michael Comiskey: I want to welcome the news today that €2 million has been allocated for O'Connell Street in Sligo and a new community centre, Crann Nua, in Cranmore. It is very welcome news. Many calls have been made over the past number of years to pedestrianise O'Connell Street in Sligo. Extra money will be allocated for the paving of the street and the provision of single-lane traffic. The...

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (5 Dec 2002) See 14 other results from this debate

I am amused by the concept of corridors. The last corridor that was put in place ran from Donegal to the south-east. If I travel from Donegal to the south-east, I drive through Sligo, Boyle and Athlone, on a very fine road network. Unfortunately, when the new corridors were being drawn up 12 years ago, the corridor in question was designed to run from Donegal to Sligo, Sligo to Galway, Galway...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Promotion (22 Feb 2022)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...offices. In transforming how it distributes tourism information to visitors, Fáilte Ireland's new plan is responding to the global digital demand. Expanding the reach of Fáilte Ireland's tourism information in Sligo will directly boost the local economy and opportunities for all local businesses. Some 85% of visitors to the tourism information centre in Sligo are international,...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (22 Feb 2005) See 1 other result from this answer

Séamus Brennan: Under the Government decentralisation programme announced as part of budget 2004, my Department is required to relocate 100 posts to Sligo and 225 posts to Carrick-on-Shannon. According to figures received by my Department from the central applications facility the number of applicants for Sligo and Carrick-on-Shannon is 69 and 280 respectively. These figures represent applications made...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (22 Jun 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael McDowell: It is not true to say that Sligo is 17th on list for provision of closed circuit television. As the Deputy is aware Sligo is one of the 17 remaining locations nationwide which form part of the Garda CCTV programme. As part of this programme 17 Garda Town Centre CCTV Systems, including Sligo, will be implemented in the following locations: Athlone, Ballyfermot, Carlow, Castlebar, Clondalkin,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: I am aware of the financial position in Sligo County Council. I can confirm that I have received a copy of the report of the independent financial consultant engaged by Sligo County Council to review its financial position. I have also received a request from the Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council to meet with a delegation from the Council to discuss the report’s findings. The...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2022)

Marian Harkin: Last week, during Questions on Promised Legislation, I emphasised to the Tánaiste the need to ensure that Sligo Airport in Strandhill is included in the new tender as one of the bases for search and rescue services. At that time, the pretender notification stated a minimum of three bases. In his response he said: "I can say what we expect to be the outcome." He also said that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2014)

Michael Comiskey: ...Senator Naughton, on the announcement made by the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, about funding for the Fleadh Cheoil and festivals around the country. I welcome the announcement of €90,000 for Sligo Fleadh Cheoil, which made a great difference to the town and brought people from all over the world. It ran for almost two weeks and was a great boost to the economy and tourism in...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Marian Harkin: ...on the ground that matter - the impact on communities, policing services and the police force itself. The first issue I want to raise refers to the last point. It specifically relates to the issue of Sligo Garda station and the decision to pull the plug on the advanced plans to build a new Garda station in Sligo. I wish to make it clear that I have no issue with any decisions made by the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (2 Nov 2011) See 1 other result from this answer

Phil Hogan: I have no plans to meet with the Sligo County Manager and Head of Finance. While it is a matter for each local authority, including Sligo County Council, to manage its own day-to-day finances in a prudent and sustainable manner, my Department is in ongoing consultation with the Council in relation to its financial position. I have had no written communication with Sligo County Council in...