Results 1-20 of 186 for sligo speaker:Michael McDowell

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2022)

Michael McDowell: I will reserve what I have to say about the budget until later. In the past couple of weeks, I was honoured to have been invited to go to County Sligo to commemorate the six men who were executed on top of Benbulben by the Free State Army on 20 September 1922, one of whom was my uncle Brian. While I was looking at all the documentation that surrounds the event, I was conscious of one thing,...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael McDowell: ...Party members in Galway do, that it will be possible to provide some kind of Luas system there which will obviate the need for that circular route. It is public infrastructure. Likewise, the Sligo route mentioned by Senator Carrigy is public infrastructure. It is not private. It is not as if it is being given to some fat cat to make money out of. It is public infrastructure. Some...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Michael McDowell: ...built in a way that they had not been built before. The five-mile stretches that were being built by local authorities were suddenly converted into a real motorway network. We need to connect Sligo to Dublin by motorway and the Derry-Donegal road must be built. People may speak, as the Minister does on occasion, about a preference for rail transport. I understand the Minister's...

Seanad: Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (26 Feb 2021)

Michael McDowell: ...from A to B for various reasons and there is no reason to give up on roads. I agree with Senator Pauline O’Reilly in that roads are not inherently bad but there is no need to stop the road to Sligo or to stop connecting the north west by really usable roads to Dublin. It should still be a convenient journey for our hydrogen-powered lorries and electric-powered cars. I agree with...

Seanad: Garda Overtime Budget: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Michael McDowell: ...around the locality in squad cars and seem to have no local roots. That is almost inevitable in the modern world because the idea of gardaí living above the station is more or less dead, with the exception of Riverstown in Sligo and a few other places. However, if gardaí are to exercise their functions 60, 70 or 80 miles from home, there needs to be a counter-balance in terms...

Seanad: Mid-term Capital Review and Public Service Pay Commission Report: Statements (30 May 2017)

Michael McDowell: ...in this country. One of my pet issues is the N4 and N3 to integrate the north west into the economic life of the country, in particular to provide a high-quality dual carriageway, if not full motorway, to Sligo, Letterkenny and Omagh, connecting up to the M1 in Northern Ireland. Now is the time to get on and plan that. The Brexit negotiations offer an opportunity to the Government to...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael McDowell: .... I echo what Senator Wilson mentioned about infrastructure in the North and north west of the country. I regularly travel on the M4 to Mullingar, where the motorway stops. From there on to Sligo, and up to Donegal town, it is a very poor road in some areas. Likewise, the N3 Cavan-Derry route is completely underdeveloped. I recently went to a briefing with IBEC at which it indicated...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (25 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...68 DMR North 57 DMR SC 38 DMR South 46 DMR West 80 Donegal 18 Galway West 17 Kerry 3 Laois/Offaly 2 Limerick 42 Longford/Westmeath 12 Louth/Meath 14 Mayo — Roscommon/Galway East — Sligo/Leitrim 5 Tipperary 10 Waterford/Kilkenny 21 Wexford/Wicklow — It is the responsibility of the Divisional Officer to allocate personnel within their Division. Garda personnel...

Written Answers — Community Policing Fora: Community Policing Fora (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...implementation, the Government has established pilot JPCs (22) in the following areas: Fingal, Offaly and Wicklow County Councils; Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford City Councils; Drogheda and Sligo Borough Councils; and Athy, Arklow, Ballinasloe, Birr, Bray, Edenderry, Greystones, Letterkenny, Mallow, Tralee, Tuam, Tullamore and Wicklow Town Councils. In Dublin city, five...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...the Garda authorities have issued a Request for Tender, with a closing date of today, 24 April 2007, for the installation of nine CCTV systems in Ennis, Castlebar, Drogheda, Kilkenny, Mullingar, Sligo, Tallaght, Portlaoise and Waterford. The responses received will be evaluated and it is anticipated, subject to appropriate contracts being put in place, that these systems will be...

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...10,613 Clare 7,895 Kerry 8,948 Donegal 11,288 Limerick 8,759 Cork City 3,739 Cork West 10,260 Cork Nth 8,579 Tipperary 14,347 Galway West 8,911 Louth/Meath 17,362 Laois/Offaly 13,030 Sligo/Leitrim 6,802 Carlow/Kilkenny 15,865 Cavan/Monaghan 14,379 DMR Eastern 4,157 DMR West 3,821 DMR Nth 3,617 DMR Nth Central 223 DMR South 2,675 DMR Sth Central 511 Wexford/Wicklow...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...and were formally attested as members of An Garda Síochána on 15th December 2006. They have been deployed in Dublin (Store Street and Pearse Street), Cork (Anglesea Street), Galway City and Sligo. Two further groups consisting of 86 trainees are continuing their training programme and will be formally attested in May and June of this year. Further groups of Reserve trainees will...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...Swinford 49 — Westport 39 — Total 298 1 Roscommon/Galway East District Strength Job-Sharing Ballinasloe 52 1 Boyle 37 — Castlerea 42 — Roscommon 71 — Tuam 58 2 Total 260 3 Sligo/Leitrim District Strength Job-Sharing Sligo 150 1 Ballymote 31 — Manorhamilton 52 — Carrick-on-Shannon 56 1 Total 289 2 Tipperary District Strength Job-Sharing Clonmel 73 —...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...743 D.M.R. South 595 D.M.R. West 730 Donegal 455 Galway West 412 Kerry 299 Laois/Offaly 298 Limerick 552 Longford/Westmeath 297 Louth/Meath 564 Mayo 298 Roscommon/Galway East 260 Sligo/Leitrim 289 Tipperary 347 Waterford/Kilkenny 399 Wexford/Wicklow 354 I am further informed by the Garda authorities that the Central Statistics Office are presently examining the 2006 Census...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ..., and that the best possible service is provided to the public. I have been further informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength and opening hours of each Garda Station in the Sligo/Leitrim Division and the Roscommon/Galway East Division on 31 December, 1997, 2002 and on 28 March, 2007 are set out in the following tables. I should also point out that Garda Divisional...

Written Answers — Port Status: Port Status (24 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...Regulations 2004. These are: Carrickfinn Airport Galway Cobh Galway Airport Connaught Airport Greencastle Cork Moville Cork Airport Rosslare Harbour Dublin Shannon Airport Dublin Airport Sligo Airport Dún Laoghaire Waterford Farranfore Airport Waterford Regional Airport As I set out in my answer to the Deputy's previous Questions there is no distinction in Immigration...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (5 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...or 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. depending when members are rostered for duty Keel 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. or 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. depending when members are rostered for duty NORTHERN REGION Sligo/Leitrim District: Sligo Sligo 24 hour Collooney 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Skreen 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Coolaney 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cliffoney 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rosses Point 10 a.m. to 1 p.m....

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...and were formally attested as members of An Garda Síochána on 15th December 2006. They have been deployed in Dublin (Store Street and Pearse Street), Cork (Anglesea Street), Galway City and Sligo. The second group commenced training in the Garda College at Templemore on 20th January 2007. This group consists of 52 Garda Reserve trainees who will be deployed in Blanchardstown, Santry,...

Written Answers — Port Status: Port Status (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...2004. These are as follows. Carrickfinn Airport Galway Cobh Galway Airport Connaught Airport Greencastle Cork Moville Cork Airport Rosslare Harbour Dublin Shannon Airport Dublin Airport Sligo Airport Dún Laoghaire Waterford Farranfore Airport Waterford Regional Airport As I set out in my answer to the Deputy's previous Questions there is no distinction in Immigration...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...and were formally attested as members of An Garda Síochána on 15th December 2006. They have been deployed in Dublin (Store Street and Pearse Street), Cork (Anglesea Street), Galway City and Sligo. The second group commenced training in the Garda College at Templemore on 20th January 2007. This group consists of 52 trainees who will be deployed in Blanchardstown, Santry, Dun Laoghaire,...