Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan Brendan Smith has called on the Junior Education Minister to ensure more flexibility in the administration of the School Transport Scheme. Recent changes in criteria have resulted in cases whereby one sibling qualifies for the scheme while another younger sibling may not. Difficulties have also arisen with the measurement of […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan Brendan Smith has slammed the Communications Minister after it emerged that the roll out of the National Broadband Plan to isolated and rural communities will not now take place until 2019 at the earliest. Deputy Brendan Smith says the delays are indicative of this Government’s dismissive attitude to rural Ireland. […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan Brendan Smith has called on the Tánaiste and Jobs Minister Frances Fitzgerald to send a clear message to Border communities that the Government will devise new initiatives to support Border businesses in the face of Brexit fallout. Deputy Smith raised the issue with the Tánaiste in the Dáil this week. […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan Brendan Smith says the Government is still not doing enough to support jobs in the border region. His comments come following the release of CSO data on employment from Census 2016, which highlights 3 “unemployment blackspots” across Cavan and Monaghan. Deputy Smith commented, “The latest Census 2016 data identifies Cavan […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan Brendan Smith says parents across Cavan and Monaghan are still paying more than €120 a week on childcare costs despite claims from the Children’s Minister that prices would be dramatically reduced under the Single Affordable Childcare Scheme. New figures reveal that under the “full day universal” payment, parents will only […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan – Monaghan Brendan Smith has called on social media companies to work closely with the Government in order to tackle the growing scourge of online abuse. Deputy Smith further added that the Government needs to re-examine its strategy for dealing with online abuse by giving one Department lead responsibility for […]
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