Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy raised the issue of rural crime with An Taoiseach Enda Kenny with reference to a spate of burglaries in the Tulsk/Roscommon area in the past week. Eugene Murphy raised the matter under Questions on Promised Legislation in the Dáil yesterday when he noted that the programme for Government deals with
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Local Politicians have paid tribute to An Taoiseach Enda Kenny who announced his decision to step down as Fine Gael leader yesterday. In addition, local Fine Gael representatives have been taking sides in the race to succeed the Mayo man. Both Senator Frank Feighan and Senator Maura Hopkins are backing Leo Varadkar while Senator John
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Local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has highlighted the fact that some homeowners may be caught in ‘limbo land’ in relation to outstanding NPPR charges on properties purchased between 2009 and 2011 after probate. Commenting on the issue Eugene Murphy said “I was recently contacted by a constituent who had purchased a property in 2010
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“Evidence of incompetence in almost every Government Department is growing with every passing day and it would appear that no one is ever held to account for any mistakes that are made and the situation just goes on and on”. That’s the view of Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway Michael Fitzmaurice. Commenting on the news that
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Local Minister Denis Naughten joined Christine Fenton from Boyle outside Dáil Eireann to highlight the plight of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) sufferers throughout Ireland. Speaking at the event Christine Fenton said “Myalgic Encephalomyelitis has been classified as a neurological disease by the WHO since 1969. Over the past number of decades the condition of M.E. has
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Local Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has called on the HSE and the Minister for Health to act immediately “on the disgraceful neglect” of a local man who, he says, “has been all but abandoned by the system”. Commenting on the issue Michael Fitzmaurice said “After a few years in politics and dealing with the HSE
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Local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has highlighted the need for the community Garda post in Taughmaconnell to be maintained. Eugene Murphy has called on the Government to place a renewed focus on community policing following the failure to fill a post in the Taughmaconnell area following the recent retirement of the community Garda in
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Local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy noted that an open and frank discussion had taken place between Jobs Minister Mary Mitchell O’ Connor and Oireachtas members at a special meeting on Wednesday to address the fallout from the job losses at the ECMI cigar factory in Ballaghaderreen. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary
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Commenting at meeting between Oireachtas Members and civic leaders in Ballaghaderren Fine Gael Senator Maura Hopkins said that there is “no quick fix to the issues Ballaghaderreen is facing”. Yesterday’s meeting, which was facilitated by Maura Hopkins, included a number of Oireachtas representatives, members from both the Ballaghaderreen Chamber of Commerce and the Ballaghaderreen Town
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Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has welcomed yesterday’s news regarding the provision of funding for the N61 but added that it’s only “a drop in the ocean” compared to what’s needed locally. Commenting earlier Michael Fitzmaurice said “I welcome the announcement from Minister Shane Ross and Transport Infrastructure Ireland that the investment is to be provided
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Speaking during a Dáil debate last night local Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice said he believes that “any proposal to sell off AIB back into the private sector should be voted on in the Dáil”. Michael Fitzmaurice also said that in his view a majority of TD’s would not support that proposal, adding “I am of
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Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice says the EU, the EPA and the Government have to “cop on and use some common sense” in order to solve water quality issues throughout the country. Commenting on the issue Michael Fitzmaurice said “In light of the statement from Minister Coveney in the past week in relation to Ireland needing
Local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has called for the proposed hospital bed capacity review to be expedited after figures obtained by his party reveal the number of elective procedures performed in hospitals across the country has halved in the four years since 2012. The figures released by the HSE show that there were 187,000
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Local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has called for greater awareness and recognition of Lyme Disease. Deputy Murphy attended a rally outside Dáil Éireann on Wednesday when up to 200 people affected by Lyme Disease highlighted the condition, as well as what they contend is its lack of recognition by health and political authorities. A
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Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice says comments made by Deputy Eugene Murphy in relation to Deputy Fitzmaurice’s proposal that a jobs task force be established for Ballaghaderreen were “very disappointing and misguided”. Following the news that the ECMI Cigar Manufacturers Plant in Ballaghaderreen is to close with the loss of 38 jobs Michael Fitzmaurice proposed the
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