Fianna Fáil TD for Sligo-Leitrim Eamon Scanlon has called for common sense to prevail in the construction of an essential water treatment upgrade at Lough Talt. Earlier this year Irish Water was refused permission to build an interim plant downstream of the current one, to allow upgrade works to be carried out on the existing […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Regional, Rural, Gaeltacht & Island Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív has hit out at the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs after it emerged that not one application under the Town & Village Renewal Programme 2017 has been approved to date. In reply to a Parliamentary Question, Minister Heather […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon-Galway Eugene Murphy has hit out at Fine Gael for standing over a sustained campaign of reducing Garda numbers in the county. Since Garda recruitment resumed at Templemore in 2014, the Roscommon/Longford division have received 5 new officers; however all of them have been assigned to stations in Longford, with none […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Regional, Rural, Gaeltacht & Island Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív is calling on the Minister for Community and Rural Affairs to ensure that the substantial underspend in CLÁR and Rural Development Programme is spent on rolling out additional supports under these schemes. Minister Heather Humphreys, in reply to a Parliamentary Question, has […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan Brendan Smith says this Government needs to do more to safeguard jobs in the Border region as a result of Brexit. A new survey from business group IBEC highlights Cavan and Monaghan as being the two counties with the highest exposure to Brexit – with one in five workers employed […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo Lisa Chambers says the Government’s failure to get to grips with the escalating housing crisis is now impacting on people with disabilities. Figures released to Morning Ireland reveal there are 122 people with disabilities on the social housing list in Co. Mayo. Deputy Chambers commented, “These figures reflect the stark […]
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