Results 1-20 of 737 for sligo speaker:Tony McLoughlin

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: ...for the Minister of State. One relates to funding of the League of Ireland and the prize money for clubs in the future. This is a huge concern for clubs. I have been a lifelong supporter of Sligo Rovers. Clubs are struggling to survive each year. Deputy MacSharry and I are big supporters of Sligo Rovers, and there is only one Rovers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: We see the fundraising that takes place in our local community to help Sligo Rovers to survive. There are many other clubs in the country in a similar situation. As we move forward will the overall structure of, and investment in, the league be part of the Government's role in the restructuring of the FAI?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: ..., for example, of developments where there has already been an announcement of sports capital funding. There is another one in place with regard to the redevelopment of the MacSharry development in Sligo town. This money was allocated under the sports capital programme along with FAI funding. Will these go ahead while audit investigations are taking place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: I would be concerned in my area. These are the concerns that have been expressed by people in Sligo-Leitrim.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: Will the Minister for Justice give an update on the regional Garda station in Sligo?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dundalk Institute of Technology and SOLAS: Chairpersons Designate (17 Dec 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: ..., and for the students and businesses it serves in the area? If Mr. Malone is as successful in this as he has been with Dundalk FC, he will be very successful indeed. I am a great supporter of Sligo Rovers, but I have seen Mr. Malone's track record in recent years. I wish him well in his new position.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (12 Dec 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: ...and his officials. Some of my questions have been answered. I wish to ask questions on the summer works scheme and the short-term demand for prefabs in some colleges. Summerhill College in Sligo has capacity for approximately 1,000 pupils but its enrolment is well in excess of that now. I welcome the recent announcement of additional rooms and laboratories for the college and when I...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (12 Dec 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: I will never stop talking about Sligo at any stage and at every opportunity. Any money that is made available for education in Sligo I will acknowledge it to the Minister and his officials. A committee meeting is the place to do so and I make no apology to the Chairman or anybody else for that.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Dec 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: 525. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA will install bus shelters at locations (details supplied) in County Sligo; if it will consider moving a bus stop to a more suitable location to allow for the safer access to the bus by residents in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51208/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (27 Nov 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a payment to Sligo County Council (details supplied); if the allocation of additional funding to the council has been approved in order to allow same to appoint a land asset management team and the staffing levels required as outlined to his Department on 11 October 2019; when the funding will be allocated; and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: I wish to raise an issue that I have highlighted previously, namely, the need for a catheterisation laboratory or cath lab at Sligo University Hospital to serve both Sligo and the north west. This has been a major concern for many years. It is vitally important that a decision is taken. I acknowledge that a review is currently taking place but this review has been ongoing for a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: University Status Applications (21 Nov 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application by Sligo Institute of Technology for university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48470/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Nov 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status and proposed timeline for funding of the construction of a new school building at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48471/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (21 Nov 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: ...the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the relocation of a Garda station from a building which is not fit for purpose to a new suitable location in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48484/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (21 Nov 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: 160. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the lack of pump services available for adults with type 1 diabetes in Sligo University Hospital (details supplied); his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48472/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (21 Nov 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: 161. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the recent figures of the rising number of persons that are waiting on trolleys in Sligo University Hospital; his plans to introduce more beds at the hospital in the short term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48479/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (21 Nov 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: 200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce new fast electric car chargers in the Sligo area; the grants he will make available for businesses to develop these chargers privately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48475/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (21 Nov 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider the recent reports by the EPA regarding inadequately treated sewage at treatment plants in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal; his plans to grant funding to upgrade the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48481/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Community Development Projects Funding (21 Nov 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: 204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to support local community groups to protect natural sand dunes in areas such as Strandhill, County Sligo; the funding available to support same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48485/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (21 Nov 2019)

Tony McLoughlin: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support the introduction of electric or hybrid buses, taxis and other PSVs in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48477/19]