Results 1-20 of 36 for sligo speaker:Lisa Chambers

Seanad: Cost of Doing Business: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...previously in this Chamber. We need to look at how we fund local government. I know the Minister was previously in that brief. It is currently not a runner for the county councils in Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Donegal or Sligo to reduce rates because they use the moneys raised to fund local government. If one looks at commercial vacancy rates in parts of the country, one in five...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vacant Properties (6 Mar 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...vacancy is on the rise nationally and is worrying but the numbers in the west of Ireland are even more concerning. Galway now has the second highest number of empty premises in the country behind Sligo and the commercial vacancy rate in Sligo stands at 20.5%. In Galway, it is 18.5%; in Donegal, it is 18.2%; and in Mayo and Roscommon, it is 17.4%. They comprise the top five counties, all...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...completely offset the entirety of the cost increase, the vast majority of households received a substantial reduction in their bill because of that credit. Senator Davitt asked for a review of the Sligo-Dublin train line in light of a review of the Cork-Dublin line having taken place. He has advocated for a more frequent service and I certainly support that call from Senator Davitt....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...which he welcomes because there is more work to be done, in his view. In a similar vein, Senator Murphy spoke of the lack of the tea service that was always on the train on west or north-west services to Westport or Sligo. I listened recently to Jim Meade talking about this. They are looking for an external contractor to provide the service but have not been able to get that yet at an...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...years, we have seen the establishment of the technological universities, such as the Atlantic Technological University, ATU, in my consitutency in the west and north-west, taking in Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal, where we now have a broad campus covering the western seaboard. No graduate of ATU can currently vote in Seanad elections and that needs to be addressed. We have come a long...

Seanad: Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (31 May 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...for us there. There are probably some constraints we need to address now. Even though it may be ten years before we see the first floating offshore wind farm off the coast of counties Mayo, Sligo or Donegal, it is a realistic target. We need to let industry know we are open for business in those areas. That is my concern. I raised with the Minister, Deputy Ryan, the fact there was...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 May 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...day for a number of people who are watching and listening to this debate. I acknowledge Eve McDowell and Una Ring, who are observing proceedings from their home locations in counties Cork and Sligo. I thank the Minister for the acknowledgement in his opening remarks of the work done by Eva, Una and me in bringing forward the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking)...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...road is long overdue an upgrade. This will cost in the region of €600 million. That is a commitment in the NDP and is committed to by all parties in Government. Unfortunately, when he visited Sligo last week, the Minster for Transport took it upon himself to say that money would not be available for a very long time. Having spoken to my party colleagues and the Minister of State...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (18 May 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...are most impacted. In County Leitrim, 85% of all Fáilte Ireland-registered accommodation is contracted by the State; in County Longford, 70%; in County Offaly, 58%; in County Donegal, 53%; in County Mayo, 35%; in County Sligo, 44%; in County Roscommon, 40%; and in County Galway, 25%. In some of those counties - I think of Longford in particular - they are working hard to build up...

Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...somebody living in Mayo I want to put on the record that I want to see an advancement in terms of planning and preparation for floating offshore wind off the west coast of Ireland, including Mayo, Sligo, Donegal and of course Galway. What I want to ask the Minister and put on the record is when we will get clarity and an announcement around the phase 2 policy. What will be included in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2022)

Lisa Chambers: ..., she was rightly acknowledged for her fantastic new book Weathering the Storm. Geraldine is a regular columnist with The Western Peopleand teaches in the Atlantic Technological University Sligo. She is, as I said, a scientist as well. I congratulate Geraldine on her fantastic success - no doubt the first of many. She has dedicated much of her time since her injury to helping other...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Generation (21 Jun 2022)

Lisa Chambers: .... From having lived there, I can attest that it is one of the windiest counties in the country, but the opportunities are immense. We have a vast coastline. The same applies to Clare, Galway, Sligo and Donegal. There are immense opportunities for offshore wind energy generation, but it will be expensive and require a significant State investment to put the infrastructure in place, work...

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Lisa Chambers: ..., even within the county, from Belmullet or Achill into Castlebar. You could be talking about an hour each way to get to work. It is quite common for people in Castlebar and Ballina to go to Sligo and Galway for work five days a week because many of these people are working in healthcare or in factories. The cost for people to get to work in rural Ireland, which would be under the...

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

Lisa Chambers: ...in three had been threatened with physical violence. Those statistics are a shocking reminder that we have come a long way but not far enough. The Senator also referenced the tragic murders in Sligo and the assault in Dublin visited on that community. Senator Hoey mentioned a production by the Droichead Youth Theatre that deals with the difficult topic of cancer in young people. I am...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: ...for the West and North West that was announced last Thursday with great fanfare across the north-west region. I join with him in congratulating all of the institutes of technology involved - GMIT, Sligo IT and LYIT - which came together to make this happen. I join with him in saying it is fantastic to have a number of university towns across eight campuses, one of them being my own...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: ...of a technological university for the north west, comprising a multi-campus structure across eight campuses at Castlebar, Galway city, Killybegs, Letterfrack, Letterkenny, Mountbellew and Sligo. To say it was a significant day for the region is an understatement. This technological university marks a significant change in how we offer third level education across the north-west region to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2021)

Lisa Chambers: ...put on the record the colossal waiting lists affecting all the hospitals. I am not surprised to hear that University Hospital Galway, UHG, tops that list. It caters for patients from Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal as well, which is a massive region. As I said, however, a specific announcement was made in the budget regarding funding to address these waiting lists. I am...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Lisa Chambers: ..., distress or harm to the victim. This offence, in this Bill, would carry a maximum sentence of ten years imprisonment. Earlier this year, two very brave women, Una Ring from Cork and Eve McDowell from Sligo, both victims of stalking, came together to campaign for a change in the law in this area that would make stalking a stand-alone offence. They both drew on their own lived experience...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2021)

Lisa Chambers: ...Both were victims of what I consider to be an offence of stalking but it does not exist in Irish law. Both women came close to losing their lives and had horrific experiences. Ms McDowell is from Sligo and Ms Ring is from Cork. They both went through the justice system and got what they said was partial justice because of the inadequacy of the law in this area. This Bill seeks to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: ...the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, to discuss the progression of the application of the Institutes of Technology in Galway-Mayo, Leitrim-Sligo and Donegal to merge to form the Connacht-Ulster Alliance, a technological university for the north west. It was a huge moment for the region when on Tuesday the three campuses submitted...