Results 1-20 of 25 for sligo speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: One of the key submissions made to us is the importance of developing the north west, particularly Derry city, Donegal, Sligo, Fermanagh, Tyrone and so on. Much of the work of the shared island unit is very useful in that respect. I am thinking of the A5 project and the education and co-operation that has been mentioned. Regardless of whether somebody has political views or none, the work...

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...welcome it. The Minister of State’s legislation should go further. The Government has had the wisdom to nominate several towns for future exceptional development, such as Drogheda, Dundalk, Sligo and Athlone, in the national spatial strategy plan. We need to identify a new source of executive authority in the local government areas in which these towns are situated. If one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Housing Market: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...during that period? The North will suffer more than any other part of the island after Brexit. In terms of the regional development policy and Project Ireland 2040 attention must focus on the Sligo, Letterkenny, Derry axis and the Drogheda, Dundalk, Belfast economic corridor axis. Government investment which is planned for these two regions must be fast tracked because they will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism - An Industry Strategy for Growth to 2025: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...they have said, and it is right and proper that they should say it. I do not take from anything they said but I would think that in the 2040 development plan, for instance, the designation of Sligo as a growth centre for the north west is hugely important yet the witnesses do not acknowledge that in their commentary. If we look at the population statistics and the sustainability of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...Council; Mr. Kevin Kelly, Chief Executive, Galway County Council; Mr. Tony Neary, Vice President and General Manager, Medtronic, Galway; Mr. Brian Coll, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Technology Sligo; Mr. Jim Cullen, Director of Services, Infrastructure and Operations, Galway County Council; and Mr. Michael Timmins, Director of Service, Planning & Environment, Galway County...

National Planning Framework: Statements (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: .... However, Drogheda, which is the biggest town, does not currently have the necessary local government decision making infrastructure. When we talk about Navan, Tralee, Wexford or places like Sligo each and every one of them is smaller than Drogheda but they all have something that Drogheda does not have. They have a local based county council, a decision-making body which is in the...

Brexit and Special Designation for the North: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...keeping this debate about peace on our island, economic prosperity and the future of the whole island. Deputy Farrell will speak about the meetings he has had. We have had meetings in counties Louth, Cavan, Sligo and Leitrim. We will hold a meeting in Cavan where the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has already held a meeting. We will have one as...

International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...did not happen and potentially placed children at risk. The quality of the child protection and welfare service ... was inconsistent. The quality and level of service varied across the four areas visited. In Sligo/Leitrim/West Cavan and in Dublin North City a good quality of service was provided to these children and their families, in the Midlands the service was mixed, indicating a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Tellus Border Project (9 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Tellus Border Project is a regional mapping project collecting geo-environmental data on soils, water and rocks in the six border counties of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth. The project acquired airborne geophysical data using specially adapted planes and chemical data from sampling and detailed analysis of streams and soils. The project follows a similar one that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Regulation (11 Mar 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...7 Kerry Blackwater Kerry 23 Burrishoole Bangor 8 Waterville Kerry 24 Owenduff Bangor 9 Maine Kerry 25 Munhin Bangor 10 Feale Limerick 26 Owenmore Bangor 11 Mulkear Limerick 27 Ballisodare Sligo 12 Shannon Limerick 28 Erne Ballyshannon 13 Dunkellin Galway 29 Eany Ballyshannon 14 Corrib Galway 30 Eske Ballyshannon 15 Boluisce Galway 31 Clady Letterkenny

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...need to internationalise the skills and services provided by the wider geological community, and that is what we are doing. We spent €5 million on the Tellus Border project. With regard to counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and my county, Louth, we now have scientific data on soils, water and rock content with detail almost specific to each farm. Every single farmer will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Petroleum and Gas Exploration (17 Dec 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...the Lough Allen Natural Gas Company Ltd were each granted an Onshore Licensing Option over parts of the North West Carboniferous (Lough Allen) Basin covering parts of counties Cavan, Leitrim and Sligo. Enegi Oil Plc was granted an Onshore Licensing Option over parts of County Clare. The licensing options conferred upon the holder the first right, exercisable at any time during the period...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Data (11 Jun 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: The tables below set out, for the Deputy, the Salmon and Sea Trout angling catches, 2010-2012 in the Western River Basin taking into account Galway, Ballinakill, Connemara, Bangor, Ballina and Sligo Fisheries Districts. These catches are disaggregated by Salmon / Sea Trout caught and released, harvest and total catch by year. Data for 2013 will be available in early 2014 once logbooks are...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Fire Service (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...services and seven multi-authority shared services arrangements serving populations in the region of 120,000 to 200,000 generally. One of the seven shared service delivery units is Roscommon-Sligo-Leitrim. The importance of safety for our 3,200 fire fighters and officers as they go about their work cannot be over-emphasised. The risk management approach is intended to ensure that,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Fire Service (19 Feb 2013)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...services and seven multi-authority shared services arrangements serving populations in the region of 120,000 to 200,000 generally. One of the seven shared service delivery units is Roscommon-Sligo-Leitrim. The importance of safety for our 3,200 fire fighters and officers as they go about their work cannot be over-emphasised. The risk management approach is intended to ensure that,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (4 Dec 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ....F.G. (Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teoranta) €1,996,933.14 North & East Kerry LEADER Partnership Teoranta €2,297,199.99 North Tipperary LEADER Partnership Company €3,791,986.25 Offaly Integrated Local Development Company €3,099,392.61 Roscommon Integrated Development Company €2,977,791.34 Sligo LEADER Partnership Co ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (6 Nov 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...options were awarded by the then Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to: Tamboran Resources PTY Ltd over parts of counties Cavan, Leitrim and Sligo; Lough Allen Natural Gas Company Ltd over parts of counties Cavan, Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo; and Enegi Oil plc over parts of County Clare. The Licensing Options are for a two-year period...

Topical Issue Debate: Television Reception (26 Sep 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...Aranmore, Glenties, Magheroarty, Fanad, Malin, Moville, Holywell Hill, Letterkenny and Ballybofey - a large part of south County Donegal is covered by the large Truskmore transmission sites on the Sligo-Leitrim border. As the Deputy correctly stated, the existing mast in the area referred to is not part of the SAORVIEW upgrade. Notwithstanding this, SAORVIEW, over the old analogue...

Topical Issue Debate: Television Reception (26 Sep 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...Aranmore, Glenties, Magheroarty, Fanad, Malin, Moville, Holywell Hill, Letterkenny and Ballybofey - a large part of south County Donegal is covered by the large Truskmore transmission sites on the Sligo-Leitrim border. As the Deputy correctly stated, the existing mast in the area referred to is not part of the SAORVIEW upgrade. Notwithstanding this, SAORVIEW, over the old analogue...

Written Answers — Prospecting Licences: Prospecting Licences (7 Feb 2012)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...use of hydraulic fracturing in the Irish onshore at this time. In February of last year my Department granted onshore Licensing Options to Tamboran Resources Ltd over parts of Cavan, Leitrim and Sligo, the Lough Allen Natural Gas Company Ltd over parts of Cavan, Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo and to Enegi Oil Plc over parts of County Clare. The licensing options are for a two-year period...