Results 101-120 of 149 for sligo speaker:Denis Naughten

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: World Prematurity Day 2012: Discussion with Irish Premature Babies Organisation (22 Nov 2012)

Denis Naughten: That is grand for the children in the Dublin catchment area, but I am talking about children transported from places like Portiuncula and Sligo to Holles Street and about getting those children back to their homes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Denis Naughten: ...has made the same case. There is a commercial service and a public service obligation, PSO, service. Why must there be a black and white situation? Can we not have a commercial service between, say, Sligo and Dublin, with each operator that is licensed on the route obliged to stop at one social responsibility town or community on the route? Bus Éireann might stop in Dromod and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Denis Naughten: ...similar to what happened in Britain? Was that a success? There are serious question marks over its operation in Britain. Would it not make more sense on routes such as Dublin-Galway or Dublin-Sligo that each operator that provides a service would have a social responsibility built in? On the Ballina-Dublin route, one operator would have to stop in Carracastle and provide a service...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (2 Oct 2012)

Denis Naughten: ...of Deputy Brendan Smith regarding the provision of services in Ballinamore. It makes no sense, in time or distance travelled, to change either Route 22 between Ballina and Dublin or Route 23 between Sligo and Dublin from the current route that services these towns to the route proposed by Bus Éireann, with two weeks notice. Services cannot be removed completely from communities....

Swimming Pool Projects (9 Nov 2011)

Denis Naughten: ..., there has been an ongoing saga in respect of Ballaghaderreen swimming pool. No one wants to see a repeat of the tragic events involving pupils from St. Nathy's College who lost their lives in Sligo a number of years ago. It is important to put facilities such as swimming pools in place for local communities.

Hospital Services (29 Sep 2011)

Denis Naughten: ...the ambulance was outside Edgeworthstown, the crew received a call to say that Mullingar was no longer accepting patients. The ambulance was turned around and the woman had to be transferred to Sligo General Hospital. She spent two hours in the ambulance and reached hospital three hours after the time of the stroke. This is contrary to all the publicity we see regarding fast action in...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (21 Jul 2011)

Denis Naughten: Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health the capacity of the accident and emergency department at Sligo General Hospital; the actual capacity up to July 2011 based on the level of staffing; the current capacity based on the level of staffing; the actual numbers presenting at the accident and emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21942/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Dec 2010)

Denis Naughten: ...the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will release funding under the capital assistance budget, to enable Domestic Violence Advocacy Service to set up a refuge in Sligo Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46207/10]

Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Denis Naughten: ...from Boyle to Athlone? In my own constituency we have a relatively good network of services to Dublin but an appalling service to Galway. Breast cancer services are being removed from Mayo and Sligo and accident and emergency services are being relocated to Galway from smaller hospitals. However, public transport does not cater for the people who will use these relocated services. At...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Jun 2009)

Denis Naughten: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the stroke unit at Sligo General Hospital; the plans for the future development of this unit; the number of patients treated in the unit in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22729/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Sep 2008)

Denis Naughten: ...from the north west who are forced to travel to facilities in Galway; when the additional resources and facilities will be provided; if this will be in advance of the downgrading of the services in Sligo; the discussions which have taken place regarding the provision of some services in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31635/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Jul 2008)

Denis Naughten: ...the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for an appointment with each specialist located at University College Hospital Galway, Portiuncula, Mayo General, Roscommon County and Sligo General Hospitals; the corresponding figures for outpatient appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25932/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jun 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding cancer services at Sligo General Hospital; her views on the issues raised; the steps she will take to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24146/08]

Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Denis Naughten: ...-North Limerick, Louth-Meath and Offaly-North Tipperary. That which has got the most publicity was the division of County Leitrim and the creation of my constituency, Roscommon-South Leitrim, and Sligo-North Leitrim. Specific provision must be made in the terms of reference for small counties such as Leitrim. There must be division in larger counties such as Meath, Cork and Tipperary...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 May 2008)

Denis Naughten: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 9 April 2008, the schools in Counties Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Mayo, Sligo and Galway which are affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19862/08]

Cancer Services: Motion (20 May 2008)

Denis Naughten: ...deliver excellent services to the communities in which services have been closed down. The current plan will double the number of patients attending UCHG by closing down the services in Mayo and Sligo. UCHG cannot even cope with the demand being placed on it by patients in Roscommon and Galway, never mind those in the north west who will now be thrust upon it. In her contribution, the...

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Denis Naughten: ...the current proposal will only facilitate large catchment areas and population centres. We see the impact this has already had in respect of the centres of excellence, with counties like Mayo and Sligo left out of the loop. Another issue is the percentage breakdown of public and private patients, the so-called 80:20 split. I agree with Deputy Bruton that this represents a total...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (28 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: ...of posts provided for this service; the number which are presently vacant and the duration of same; the steps being taken to fill such posts; the corresponding statistics for counties Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Westmeath and Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8636/08]

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: ..., in the case of sexual trafficking, in more ways than any of us can comprehend, will volunteer to a member of the Garda Síochána that he or she has been trafficked, while travelling from Galway, Sligo or wherever to Dublin Airport? That is what one is relying on in respect of what the Minister has just said. The difficulty is that he or she should not be liable to breaches of being...

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2008)

Denis Naughten: ...to criminalise the victim of trafficking. In fact, with the proposed legislation on immigration, this compounds the problem I highlighted on Committee Stage. I gave the example of the woman in Sligo who was a victim of trafficking and who ended up being transported to prison in Mountjoy. She could have been liable to prosecution under the Immigration Acts for being illegally resident in...