Results 1-16 of 16 for sligo speaker:Joe O'Reilly

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (17 Nov 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: With an Acting Chairman and Minister of State from County Roscommon, I am expecting a very good hearing. I join in welcoming the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, who now represents the people of Sligo-Leitrim but whose family origins are in Roscommon. There is significant pride in Cavan, Monaghan and all that region in Cavan General Hospital. It has been part of the fabric of that area...

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: ...a few specific issues and proposals. Charging points for electric vehicles are a major issue. On "Morning Ireland" this morning, we heard that the lack of charging points is an issue in County Sligo. It is also an issue in my county and everywhere else. We need more charging points. Speaking of charging points and electric cars, which obviously form part of what we want to do, I...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: ...for which comes through the European Regional Development Fund, ERDF. It brings €270 million into the country. Projects are 85% funded from Europe. Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth and Sligo directly benefit. The programme funds shared educational initiatives for children and young people among other projects. It is a very important fund. For example, Cavan County...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: ...the Minister for Health to the House to debate the fair deal scheme for nursing homes in one particular context? People who live along the Border with Northern Ireland, right across Donegal, Sligo, Cavan-Monaghan and into Louth, who are very close to the Border are not able to access the fair deal scheme if they go into a nursing home in Northern Ireland. Some of the nursing homes in...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...on the contents of the national development plan and the planning framework at the start of the new year. Let me give an example. In my own constituency, there is a road that links Dundalk with Sligo, which is known locally as the east-west link. It is a vital piece of the road network and an artery for a number of important businesses like Carton Brothers in Shercock, Abbott Ireland in...

Seanad: Mid-Term Review of Capital Plan: Statements (27 Sep 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...is vital. In that context, I would commend two projects in County Cavan to the Minister of State that are relevant to both Cavan and Monaghan. The first is the east-west link, linking Dundalk to Sligo. That goes through the critical towns of Shercock, Cootehill and Carrickmacross throughout my constituency. That project is so important because we have the large employer, Carton, in...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...in the context of yesterday's comprehensive report on Brexit and, more particularly, in the context of its impact on the Border areas and on communities in Cavan, Monaghan, Louth, Donegal and Sligo? The counties along the Border are likely to be hit in a particular way. There are 30,000 journeys across the Border every day and a great deal of sourcing of agricultural product for...

Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...there is a parochial dimension to what I am going to mention, it is also a regional and national issue. I refer to the construction of the east-west link, that is, the roadway from Dundalk to Sligo. I am specifically concerned about the section that links Dundalk to Cavan town. The project was granted-aided up to 2014 for preliminary design work. The projected cost of the work is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Mid-term Review of Europe 2020 Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2014)

Joe O'Reilly: ...the witnesses accept that in the absence of a rail network in our area there should be positive discrimination towards us in terms of the road network? Something like the east-west link connecting Dundalk to Sligo is crucial infrastructure. Do the witnesses consider that should be a priority in a territorial approach? Do the witnesses accept, as I have experienced in my area, that a...

Roads Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2014)

Joe O'Reilly: ...is currently engaged on a number of key projects under the Government's capital investment programme and I know that the Minister is committed to them. The east-west link, which would link Greenore, near Dundalk, to Sligo, is dear to my heart. County Cavan is the lead authority for the development and delivery of the project. It is a 75 km project and is estimated to cost somewhere in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North-South Co-operation on Health and EU Directive on Patients' Rights: Department of Health (6 Feb 2014)

Joe O'Reilly: I will begin where Deputy Smith left off when he mentioned the Cavan, Monaghan and Sligo area. Before I get into the issue, I welcome our visiting delegations and thank them for the presentation. It is important that we develop services on this side of the Border in our hospitals and there should be a strategy for the Cavan-Monaghan hospital group, as well as Sligo. In my constituency...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Joe O'Reilly: ...Deputy Heather Humphreys, Deputy Seán Conlan and I would get representations continuously from west Cavan with Cavan implications on infrastructure and the same representations would be duplicated in Sligo-Leitrim it makes for administrative mayhem, a lack of cohesion and a lack of unity. That is a bad outcome and I ask that it be altered in the short term. If it is not to be...

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: ...'s ownership and control. This will be of great assistance to the Cavan Institute, which provides PLCs and sophisticated academic courses across a range of disciplines. It has links with Dundalk IT and Sligo IT and is avant garde, with one of the largest student populations in the country. I am proud to have been a member of Cavan VEC for several years. The barracks will provide an...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Apr 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: Question 1228: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan remains on a waiting list in Sligo General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17990/12]

Cross-Border Projects (8 Nov 2011)

Joe O'Reilly: The cross-Border geopark straddles counties Cavan, Fermanagh, Leitrim and Sligo. Recognised by UNESCO, the geopark contains a fine array of geological, geomorphological and biodiversity features of international importance. Within the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark it is possible to see some of Ireland's finest cliffs and scarps, including Cuilcagh Mountain summit ridge, the Cliffs of...

Seanad: Postal Services: Motion (21 Nov 2007)

Joe O'Reilly: ...20; Kildare, six; Kilkenny, seven; Louth, 12; Laois, seven; Longford, six; Meath, 11; Offaly, eight; Westmeath, 19; Wicklow, ten; Wexford, 16; Galway, 20; Leitrim, 18; Mayo, 31; Roscommon, 12; and Sligo, 12. In total, 15 post offices were closed this year between January and July. The closure of a post office is damaging to a community. The post office is a focal point in any community....