Results 1-20 of 185 for sligo speaker:Dara Calleary

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (8 Feb 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...activity, promote regional growth and create jobs. My Department has provided over €126 million in funding various schemes to support enterprise development and regional jobs growth. The North-West region of Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim has secured €15.5 million in funding under these schemes with Donegal securing €4.7 million for two projects. With regard to new...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Sep 2023)

Dara Calleary: ... €29,007,941 Meath 449 €32,767,633 Monaghan 107 €6,926,798 Offaly 132 €8,532,595 Roscommon 128 €7,171,446 Sligo 168 €9,837,325 Tipperary 461 ...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Strategies (18 Apr 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...industries, such as the animation and gaming companies, to develop and scale in addition to supporting these companies to enter new international markets. I had the pleasure of visiting the new centre in Sligo, which will be dedicated to digital gaming in particular. It is funded through my Department’s regional enterprise programme. There are opportunities to increase company...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Services (23 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...and we have expanded the role of the local enterprise office, LEO, network. Through the regional enterprise programmes, €126 million is being invested in 79 regional projects in the coming years. In Sligo, for example, the programme is funding the creation of a new gaming academy in Strandhill and a new advanced manufacturing centre in the middle of Sligo town, both of which will...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...;53 million).  There are seven projects funded under this objective.  Third level institutions within the geographical area have a key role in delivering these projects, including the Institutes of Technology in Dundalk, Sligo and Letterkenny. Total funding available for the R&I strand (funded by the EU and participating Member States) is just over €70 million up...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Direct Investment (8 Nov 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...the 2022 employment survey with a view to publishing it before the end of this year. Monaghan is marketed by the IDA as part of the wider Border region made up of the counties of Donegal, Cavan, Sligo, Leitrim, as well as Monaghan. There are currently eight IDA-supported companies in Monaghan employing 430 people. The FDI performance in the Border region has been strong over the past...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (8 Nov 2022)

Dara Calleary: ... 18 17 28 63 Offaly 24 30 26 80 Roscommon 20 18 11 49 Sligo 17 19 31 67 Tipperary 52 51 54 157 Waterford 54 40 44 138 ...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6 – General (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...of job creation and economic growth to this Government. It specifically allows for further expansion of the IDA's regional property programme, the completion of buildings in Dundalk, Carlow, Limerick, Waterford and Athlone, and will contribute to the commencement of buildings in Sligo, Cavan, Galway, Letterkenny, Mullingar, Drogheda, Longford, Tralee, Oranmore and Castlebar. The regional...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...team and his officials, but especially homeowners from Mayo, members of Mayo Pyrite Action Group, North Mayo Pyrite Group, Mica Action Group in Donegal, and similar groups from Clare, Limerick and Sligo. Last week, one of their representatives said they were ordinary homeowners put in an extraordinary situation. They led an extraordinary response, which should be acknowledged, but those...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Dara Calleary: 101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for passports from counties Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal to date in 2022, from each county; the number of passports issued; and the number of outstanding applications for passports currently awaiting processing in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...'s thoughts on this aspect, given his experience in this regard. Turning to the process for admitting other counties, and we know there are at least 12 more counties involved, people in County Sligo have been waiting for some time. They are very frustrated by the process. We had the experience of people in Clare as well, who were forced to go through many hoops, as we heard about...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Jun 2022)

Dara Calleary: 33. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the discussions that his Department had with Sligo County Council in relation to the inclusion of the county in the defective concrete blocks scheme; the current status of that work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32858/22]

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...expansion of services to the Ballina freight depot. We have, however, a golden rail project that is sustainable, namely the western rail corridor and its expansion up into Claremorris and on to Sligo. That has been parked in an all-island rail review, while it seems other services around the country are being allowed to proceed. The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, is either serious or not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (31 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is in receipt of an application for a new school bus route (details supplied) in County Sligo; if the application is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27265/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (19 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 76. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies in each of counties Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal that have applied for funding under the Irish Innovation Seed Fund Programme in tabular form; the number that have been successful in each county; and the total funding awarded in each county to date; and if he will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: 85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for passports from counties Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Galway and Donegal, respectively, that are currently outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22652/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (5 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...work under way but I am sure the Minister of State engages with and meets hospitality business owners on his travels and they are pulling their hair out to get qualified staff. I commend Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB, which has commenced a programme of training for bar staff with local bars. It is a focused programme that provides skills. The level of vacancy is a threat to businesses....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (31 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...of district hospitals around the country. I have previously told the Minister I see Ballina as the perfect location for something similar to a minor injuries unit. Mayo University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital are under immense pressure. We are located halfway between them and a minor injuries unit would certainly take the pressure off the two main hospitals. The space is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...I acknowledge the huge work put in by An Garda Síochána in the Tom Niland case, which is before the courts. Massive effort was put in by gardaí, led by Superintendent Mandy Gaynor. Even though it was in Sligo, it was just down the road from my area and highlighted the concerns in rural areas about the need for greater visibility of enforcement on the ground. Will the...

Report on Commission on Pensions: Motion (3 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...I especially welcome Mr. Peyton as he comes towards the end of his term of office. He is the one individual who has placed this issue front and centre on the political agenda. He is a Mayo man who is exiled in Sligo. He will finish his term of office at the end of this month. I have had to shorten my contribution so I will focus on just a few matters. I commend the Chairman and the...