Fianna Fáil is calling on the Government to initiate contact with the Labour Relations Commission with a view to averting next week’s strike action by teachers. Spokesperson on Education Charlie McConalogue said the deadlock between the Education Minister and unions requires outside intervention.  As many as 350,000 students will be affected by the action if […]

Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Health Billy Kelleher says the HSE Service Plan for 2015 will do nothing to eliminate lengthy waiting lists or reduce the pressure on frontline staff across the health service.  The funding allocations announced today are merely aimed at maintaining the status quo but could in fact lead to greater inefficiencies in […]

Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Education Charlie McConalogue has welcomed the announcement of a budget for the Minor Works Grant for next year but has raised concerns that no provision has been made for the Summer Works Scheme.  Both programmes were taken off a permanent footing in 2012 in a round of budget cutbacks, and are […]

Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan is hosting an Education Seminar in the Edel Quinn Hall, Kanturk next week to discuss the options available to students after their Leaving Cert.  The event is primarily aimed at students who are in their final year of secondary school and are considering going on to […]

Hundreds of Donegal patients are being failed by the HSE 2013 Outpatient Waiting List Initiative according to Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal Charlie McConalogue. The scheme, which sees public patients treated in private hospitals, was set up in an effort to alleviate waiting times but is failing miserably. Figures released recently to Deputy McConalogue by […]

Fianna Fail TD for Cork South Central Michael McGrath says serious questioned need to be answered about the management of works on the Maryborough Hill Green Route in Douglas, following a series of delays and setbacks.  Work on the project began almost a year ago, but ceased for a number of months during the summer […]