Posted 09/05/12
A fortnight ago hundreds of families from across the country protested here in Dublin and in Cork City against one of this most underhanded and vicious of the cuts implemented by this government. They were protesting on behalf of the most vulnerable children in Irish society, children who are unable to speak for themselves. The covert cutbacks to a payment that these children are utterly reliant upon, exposes the cold strategy of the government to mask their own failures with a devastating series of below the radar cuts. Read More |
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Posted 01/05/12
A proposed Europe-China trading hub outside Athlone will create thousands of jobs for the entire Midlands region and will be an enormous boost for the area, according to Laois-Offaly Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen. Deputy Cowen welcomed the decision by An Bord Pleanála to approve the project, which was progressed to an advanced stage under the previous Government. Read More |
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Posted 25/04/12
Fianna Fáil Spokesperon on Social Protection Barry Cowen has called for a complete overhaul of the process of assessing children for the Domiciliary Care Allowance. Deputy Cowen says urgent and fundamental changes are required after hundreds of children with autism and serious special needs have been cut off from State support following a Government cost cutting review. Read More |
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Posted 28/03/12
Laois-Offaly Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen has welcomed the announcement today that Tullamore Dew is to re-open a distillery in Tullamore, near the original site. The move will create 100 jobs during construction and 15 permanent full and part-time jobs. Read More |
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Posted 08/03/12
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Social Protection Barry Cowen has criticised the heavy-handed review of the Domiciliary Care Allowance, which has led to 193 children with serious disabilities losing their payments. Read More |
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Posted 07/03/12
Laois-Offaly Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen has raised concerns that new compensation arrangements for turf cutters on SAC bogs does not address the problems facing commercial turf cutters. Read More |
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Posted 06/03/12
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Social Protection Barry Cowen has called on the Government to respond to the latest reports that pensions, free travel and medical cards for the over 70s may be targeted for cutbacks in the next budget.
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Posted 01/03/12
The Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has confirmed to Fianna Fáil’s Barry Cowen that the money is available within her department to protect Community Employment Schemes. Therefore, any cuts to CE schemes following the Minister’s ‘review’ will be purely a political decision. Read More |
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Posted 24/02/12
The Minister of State for Primary Care Róisín Shorthall has failed to provide any answers on the ongoing impasse over permanent accommodation for Edenderry Ambulance Service. She was questioned by Offaly Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen, who raised a special Dáil debate on the matter this week (Thursday, 23 February)
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Posted 23/02/12
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Social Protection Barry Cowen has said the ‘Pathways to Work’ strategy is an inadequate response to what is a grave unemployment crisis. Read More |
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