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Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Shane Cassells: Will Mr. Treacy clarify that for me with a follow-up note? Sligo Rovers has an AstroTurf pitch next door to its main pitch for pitch rentals. Is that included under event losses?

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Shane Cassells: ...on our main streets. We should focus on our economy, our people's jobs and livelihoods and making things easier through measures on rates or other business supports. Whether in my town of Navan, in Sligo, or in Killarney, businesses need our help. I know the Cathaoirleach will be reforming and dynamic within the current Standing Orders. He will bring his style of leadership to the...

Public Accounts Committee: Engagement with Nursing Homes Ireland (14 Jun 2018)

Shane Cassells: ...MacSharry touched on the issue of geography. The methodology is similar to that used to fund local authorities. It is difficult to work out from the graph on screen. The Deputy used the example of Dublin versus Sligo and cited land costs. In my county of Meath there is an average weekly cost of €1,600 in the public sector versus €2,200 in the adjoining county of...

Gambling Control Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: ...at the path they want to take. Let us not confuse what is being said this evening as an attempt to thwart the fun of people who go to the races for a for a day with their friends. I attended the Sligo races last Sunday. I enjoyed a great day at that scenic racecourse and, courtesy of Noel Meade, my local trainer, I backed a winner. There is a big difference between that and a bookie...

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...month. I have echoed his words to the Minister before. He stated Meath has the lowest proportion of gardaí per capita in the country, with one garda for every 661 persons. In sharp contrast, Sligo-Leitrim has one garda for every 327. The deployment of an additional 22 gardaí in Meath this year is welcome. I welcomed it publicly but the reality is that for the chief...

Public Accounts Committee: Report on Reopening of Garda Stations: Acting Garda Commissioner (28 Sep 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...the motorways and targeting rural areas, but he needs personnel. The ten extra gardaí that are coming in October are simply not enough. The people living in towns and villages in Meath, Tipperary or Sligo where Garda stations are not reopening will feel angry at this morning's proceedings not knowing why their Garda stations remained closed while Stepaside and others are reopened....

Local Government (Establishment of Town Councils Commission) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jun 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...have made tangible differences, then it has been a success. Considering the example which I have given, and which can be replicated in so many towns across Ireland - I have colleagues here from Sligo, Naas, Cavan and Kilkenny - one wonders about the motivation to abolish them in the first instance. Over the next 20 years, our towns will grow larger and the need to have dedicated...

North-South Interconnector: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...the week. Converter stations are a major component of the undergrounding cost, but new lines in the future will significantly dilute the overall cost per kilometre of these stations. The planned Sligo-Tyrone project is never highlighted by EirGrid, but it could reduce the Tyrone converter cost by some 50%. If cost is the determining factor, let us put the real figures on the record of...