Results 1-20 of 22 for sligo speaker:Alan Dillon

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (10 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: ...x20ac;0 €78,000 €7,620 €0 €444,484 - - €30,000 - - - Mayo €0 €3,810 €0 €0 €0 €0 €129,000 €5,750 €65,000 - €75,000 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (9 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: 1460. To ask the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to ensure that Mayo University Hospital is not an outlier compared with hospitals in Sligo, Letterkenny, and Galway, which have shift lead staff in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14673/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: Can Mr. Meade give us an indication of when these key pieces of infrastructure will be introduced? When will a two-hourly service, such as that to Sligo and other areas, be implemented?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: The green light was given to the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board to proceed to the next stage of developing a multimillion euro college of the future back in November 2022. I would like an update on the current status of this project and any significant milestones achieved to date.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Nov 2023)

Alan Dillon: ...future of the western rail corridor and take immediate action. I have repeatedly raised the project in this Chamber and will continue to do so on behalf of the people of counties Mayo, Galway and Sligo. The western rail corridor is a vital piece of infrastructure along the Atlantic economic corridor, yet its development has been frustratingly slow. It is now an important component of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Current and Future Plans of the School Building Unit: Department of Education (3 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: ...key stakeholders, be it principals, education and training boards, ETBs, or other education institutions? I would like to get an understanding of that. On local issues, I am working with Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB, MSLEBT, in relation to my former school, namely, Davitt College, which is a major capital project. At the minute, there are more than 100 students being bussed 400 yd to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (5 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: ...development. It is a small fraction of the costs associated with BusConnects, MetroLink or other Dublin projects. There is now the potential for Westport, Ballina, Castlebar, Claremorris, Tuam and Sligo to have a freight and passenger rail line with our regional capital in Galway. It would also play a crucial role in developing Knock Airport and have significant environmental benefits...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (27 Jun 2023)

Alan Dillon: ...an art room, a science room and a participation area, as well as for the reconfiguration of existing rooms for two special classrooms under additional accommodation needs. This is to be delivered by Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board, ETB, under the Department's devolved reconfiguration and modular accommodation programme. The college has accepted a large number of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (27 Jun 2023)

Alan Dillon: ...that civil servants, at principal or assistant secretary level in the Department of Education, had in calling the school directly and not availing of the devolved arrangements through the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board. I find that absolutely appalling. It is alarming for school management to receive a call to say there are issues with the delivery of a project the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (1 Jun 2023)

Alan Dillon: ...cannot afford to overlook the pressing need of our rural areas and the transformational impact that this well designed, safe and efficient road network will have for the west and for counties Mayo and Sligo in particular.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dental Services (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for his response. We have similar examples in Mayo where elderly people had to look for appointments in Sligo to fix their dentures, which is completely unacceptable. On another point, the lack of access to dental treatment for young people is causing great difficulty for primary schoolchildren who are to be examined and treated by the HSE dental services in second,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (19 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: Counties like Galway, Mayo and Sligo are home to more than 500,000 people and linking these three counties directly via rail would make an enormous difference in terms of connectivity to the west, while connecting them to the south would go a long way towards tackling regional imbalance. We can create a strong rail link between the west and south, and that can only benefit industry,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (18 Jan 2023)

Alan Dillon: ...in April 2022 to allow the recommended on-call rota cover of two consultants and two NCHDs; the reason that the hospital is an outlier and has not been prioritised like similar model 3 hospitals in Sligo and Letterkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63409/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Dec 2022)

Alan Dillon: .... It will strengthen our appeal in the future economic outlook and will invest in FET. This significant capital investment will transform that campus. We have an excellent team under Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB, and its executive management is passionate about delivering the best of courses that are of high quality in areas such as digital media, cybersecurity and immersive technology....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: ...Training, which delivers more than 40 courses with outstanding support services and runs across three campuses in Ballina, Castlebar and Westport. The Castlebar campus is also home to the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board headquarters and accommodates up to 700 students. It is well below an acceptable standard, however, for an inclusive and vibrant learning...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: 937. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide the reason that funding was approved for Sligo University Hospital and Letterkenny University Hospital for additional consultant anaesthesiology posts; and the reason that it is acceptable for Mayo University Hospital to become an outlier in a group (details supplied) with the delay in approval of a business case to similar posts to...

Special Educational Needs: Statements (16 Jun 2022)

Alan Dillon: ...of funding for additional autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units and special educational needs classrooms throughout the country. It is welcome. In my town of Castlebar, Davitt College, which is part of the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board, ETB, has received confirmation from the NCSE that it can proceed with plans to open a special class in September for children...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: ...of a capital application process for projects within the educational and training board sector; when new applications can be submitted for capital projects by organisations such as Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6363/22]

Science Week 2021: Statements (10 Nov 2021)

Alan Dillon: ...that Science Week is happening as a number of new technological universities, TUs, are being designated, including the new TU for the west and north west, encompassing Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, GMIT, Sligo IT and Letterkenny IT. This simple step of bringing university locations closer to people, and the areas they serve, is an important step forward. These TUs will play a key...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: ...representatives on the working group. The scale of the pyrite and mica crisis is difficult to comprehend in Mayo, north Mayo and Donegal, with many local authorities in Clare, Limerick and Sligo looking to enter the scheme. While I understand this is a complex issue and I recognise the Government's commitment to get it right, I would greatly appreciate an update on it.