Results 1-20 of 194 for sligo speaker:Micheál Martin

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (4 Jul 2007)

Micheál Martin: In the period from January, 2006 to the end of May, 2007 there have been a total of 8 IDA sponsored visits by prospective overseas investors to County Sligo, of which 5 were in 2007 and 3 were in 2007. Although site visits are not a normal feature of Enterprise Ireland's promotional activity there were two site visits to County Sligo arranged by E.I. in 2006 and one such visit arranged in...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (27 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: In the period 2002 to 2006 a total of 790 new jobs were created in IDA supported companies in County Sligo. Details of the number of jobs created in each of those years is set out in the following tabular statement. A central goal for IDA Ireland is the achievement of balanced regional development. The Agency's strategy for Sligo has been to promote the County as part of an integrated North...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (12 Apr 2005)

Micheál Martin: The live register figure for County Sligo for March 2005 at 1,995 shows a decrease of 8.74% compared to 2,186 for March 2004. The figure of 1,995 is one of the lowest in more than 12 years. While the live register is not a true record of the level of unemployment, it is nevertheless a useful indicator of the current employment trend. During my visit to Sligo on 31 March 2005, I announced the...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Oct 2004)

Micheál Martin: Support for job creation and retention in individual counties is a day-to-day operational matter for the industrial development agencies. The agencies are actively promoting counties Sligo and Leitrim for new investment and jobs on an ongoing basis, with IDA Ireland actively marketing the county as a location for additional foreign direct investment through its network of overseas offices and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...because it will help all regions in terms of that imbalance. If the Deputy looks at key sectors such as education, for example, there is investment in the technological university embracing Sligo, Letterkenny and Galway-Mayo institutes of technology, ITs. They will comprise one technological university for the north west, which will be a significant help in driving the economy of the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank Deputy Harkin for raising this issue. I am deeply saddened by the announcement from B. Braun that it will be closing the manufacturing side of its Sligo facility. Our hearts and minds are with the employees and their families at this very difficult time for them. B. Braun has provided enormous employment opportunities for Sligo and this will be devastating for the community. The...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (6 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: The company in question has announced that it intends to close its Sligo operation by the end of 2006. I understand that the company has commenced an extended staff consultation process of 60 days and the outcome of this process is likely to be a phased transfer of the operation outside of Ireland next year. The company was acquired earlier this year and, I understand, the parent company...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (28 Feb 2006)

Micheál Martin: I was concerned to learn of the job losses at some companies in County Sligo. The priority of the State agencies, which will provide every support they can, will be to find alternative employment for those involved. The full range of services provided by FÁS, particularly retraining and upskilling, is available to the workers. I have been asked by a number of public representatives to meet a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. There are challenges and pressures at Sligo General Hospital, as the Deputy outlined. Of that there is no doubt. The HSE is working actively with sites of concern, including Sligo, to mitigate the situation. Key actions include reviewing discharges and egress options, liaising with smaller hospitals in the group to facilitate transfers, as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (4 Dec 2012)

Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reassure staff, students and prospective students of a college (details supplied) in County Sligo of the future of home economics initial teacher education at the college with reference to the recommendation contained in the recent report from the Higher Education Authority to remove this service from the campus in County Sligo; if he...

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Micheál Martin: ...his promises. As communities throughout this country have been discovering in recent weeks, these promises, especially where they relate to local health services, do not count for very much. In Sligo, the Minister of State, Deputy Perry, sought and got votes with a promise backed up by the Taoiseach that if Fine Gael got into power, in the first 100 days - those famous 100 days - a...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (1 Jun 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of ambulance services in counties Donegal and Sligo rests with the North Western Health Board. My Department is advised that the development of new part-time ambulance stations at Falcarragh, Buncrana and south Sligo is one of a number of capital development projects proposed by the board for funding under the national development plan, or NDP. The proposal...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...very extended financial provision, both last year and this year, for the acute hospital service. An increase in capacity has been provided for across the country. I do not have the specifics for Sligo hospital. Close to 4,500 staff were recruited in the HSE this year, and over 6,000 were recruited in 2020. Between the two years, about 11,000 have been recruited. A significant number...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Feb 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...Tom Niland. It represents a terrible cruelty, viciousness and savagery that we should not tolerate in our society. My understanding is that there are 292 members of An Garda Síochána in the Sligo division. Our numbers might differ; we have to correlate them. I will come back to the Deputy in that regard. There are 189 members in Sligo county, specifically, and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Micheál Martin: I thank Deputy Harkin for raising the question of Sligo University Hospital. The Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, met with the consultants from the hospital yesterday. I believe it was a constructive meeting. The Government is committed to the development of regional hospitals, such as Sligo University Hospital. There has been a significant increase in the funding allocated...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (31 Jan 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...Authority, 10 Hogan Place, Dublin 1. 2002 2007 Mr. Pat O'Mahony, CEO, The Irish Medicines Board, Earlsfort Centre, Dublin 2 2003 2007 Dr. Fiona Kenny (Vice Chair), Consultant Microbiologist, Sligo General Hospital, The Mall, Sligo 2000 2005 2009 Mr. Michael Maloney, Director of Horticulture, Bord Bia, Clanwilliam Court, Lr. Mount Street, Dublin 2 2000 2006 2010 Mr. Vagn Anderson,...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (10 Feb 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of health services to persons living in County Sligo rests with the North Western Health Board. My Department has therefore asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of health services to persons living in County Sligo rests with the North Western Health Board. My Department has asked its CEO to investigate the matter and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of health services to persons living in County Sligo rests with the North Western Health Board. My Department has asked its CEO to investigate the matter and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (25 May 2004)

Micheál Martin: Responsibility for the provision of orthodontic treatment to eligible persons in County Sligo rests with the North Western Health Board. My Department has asked its CEO to investigate the matter and to reply directly to the Deputy.