Present legislation and policy does not take into account the huge unforeseen pressure and turmoil families face when caring for a premature baby. That’s according to local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy who was speaking in the Dáil last week during the Private Members Business on the extension of maternity leave and benefit. The Fianna …
Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has said that the National Broadband Plan has descended into a state of farcical chaos as hundreds of thousands of rural dwellers are to be left in limbo following Minister Naughten’s latest move to remove communities from the plan. Commenting on the issue Eugene Murphy said “Hundreds of thousands of …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy will introduce the Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2017 on the floor of the Dáil this Thursday. The aim of the legislation is to ensure local communities have the final say in any proposals for a county boundary change that affects them. The Bill places a requirement on the Minister for …
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A number of local politicians have moved to reassure the public about the future of local Health Care Centres throughout North Roscommon. There were fears for the future of a number of Health Care Centres earlier this week following a story broadcast on local Radio which said that services being provided in existing health centres …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has said that Minister Varadkar must halt the restructuring process currently underway in the Money Advice and Budgeting Service and the Citizens Information Service and ensure that staff and volunteers have their voices heard properly. Eugene Murphy was commenting after his party’s private members motion which was debated in the …
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Local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has said the guidelines surrounding wind farm developments are outdated and ill-informed and he has called on the Minister for Communications Denis Naughten to ensure that the new guidelines are finalised as quickly as possible. Commenting on the issue Eugene Murphy TD said “I raised the ongoing problems and …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has slammed an outrageous situation whereby full time psychiatry posts in County Roscommon are still vacant due to the fact that consultants are holding the services to ransom over salary scales. Eugene Murphy recently tabled a parliamentary question with the Minister for Health Simon Harris to investigate when full time …
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Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy has expressed his condolences on the death of Northern Ireland’s former Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. Commenting yesterday Eugene Murphy said Martin McGuinness will be deeply mourned not only by his family, friends and colleagues in Sinn Féin, but also in communities throughout Ireland and in particular in …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has hit out at the Fine Gael led government for continuing to allow a deeply unfair two tier recovery take hold across the country. Speaking earlier Eugene Murphy said “The latest figures released by the CSO continue to show that economic growth is not being spread evenly across the country …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy says Minister Simon Harris must address missed ambulance targets. New figures released to Fianna Fáil reveal that the overwhelming majority of hospitals are continuing to miss the 20 minute turnaround time for ambulance callouts at emergency departments with University Hospital Galway, Portiuncula and Sligo with some of the worst turnaround …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has said that the Department of Health should do more to inform parents of children with severe, and permanent, disabilities of the availability of the Incapacitated Child Tax Credit. Speaking on the issue Eugene Murphy said “The tax credit can be claimed by anyone who has a child who is …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has called on the Minister for Social Protection to extend the time frame for participation in Community Employment, Tús and Rural Social Schemes. Commenting on the issue Eugene Murphy TD said “This Government needs to wake up to the huge contribution that CE, Tús and RSS schemes make to communities …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has confirmed that he is set to move a Bill which seeks to amend the Local Government Act in a bid to tackle the ongoing uncertainties over the Monksland boundary issue. Eugene Murphy says that he had been working with the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on the Monksland boundary issue …
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Local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has welcomed the allocation of €97,000 by the Department of Health to put in place health supports and interpretation facilities for the Syrian refugees who are due to arrive in Ballaghaderreen this week. Eugene Murphy said he had been informed by the Minister for Health Simon Harris on Friday …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy said that the provision of a single wind turbine to the local community in the Sliabh Bán area of Strokestown could provide free electricity for residents. Eugene Murphy said that he raised this issue with Coillte officials this week as he urged the consideration of a single wind turbine under …
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