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Eugene Murphy – Time to get real about death traps in Frenchpark area

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Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy has called for urgent action in relation to a number of dangerous visibility issues throughout the county including ongoing issues on the Frenchpark to Ballinagare road, the Frenchpark junction and Scramogue Cross. Following 29 accidents on a dangerous bend between Frenchpark and Ballinagare since April 2015 there has been widespread

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Michael Fitzmaurice calls on Minister to stand aside over School Transport issue

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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Minister for State John Halligan to stand aside if the current issues regarding School Transport are not resolved. Deputy Fitzmaurice said “Last week I raised the issue of problems associated with school bus transport, and this week, as the school year starts up again, the situation seems to

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Minister’s refusal to meet with HAC casts doubts on future project

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Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy has re-issued an invitation to the Minister for Health Simon Harris to meet with members of the Roscommon Hospital Action Committee in relation to the development of a Rehabilitation Unit at Roscommon University Hospital. Deputy Murphy said he was “extremely disappointed” that Minister Harris had turned down the request to

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Michael Fitzmaurice calls on agencies to follow VistaMed lead

Current Affairs, Roscommon News Headlines

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on two Government agencies to “positively discriminate” in favour of rural Ireland when sourcing locations for future investment. The call came following the news that VistaMed, a global supplier of medical devices currently, is investing €10 Million in it’s facility in Carrick on Shannon. They currently employ over 300 people

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Eugene Murphy “Boil water notice on North East supply expected to be lifted soon”

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The boil water notice on the North East Roscommon Regional Water Supply scheme is expected to be lifted by the end of September. That’s according to local Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy who has urged Irish Water to strictly adhere to this timeframe as, he says, thousands of householders have been consistently inconvenienced. The scheme

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Michael Fitzmaurice TD “Rising Motor Insurance Premiums scandal must be tackled once and for all”

Current Affairs, News

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has re-iterated calls for government action on the rising cost of Motor Insurance Premiums, adding that “the scandal must be tackled once and for all”. The Independent TD said “There are practical steps that the Government can take which will assist the reduction in motor insurance premiums. I have received figures this

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Roscommon water leakage figures well above national average – Eugene Murphy

Current Affairs, News

Roscommon is well above the national average when it comes to water leakages with rates as high as 65% across the county and the First Fix Leak Repair scheme still has a long way to go to remedy the situation- that’s according to Fianna Fail Deputy for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy. Figures recently released showed that

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“Wrong to insist on on-line applications for Single Farm Payment” – Michael Fitzmaurice

Current Affairs, Farming, News

Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that plans by the Department of Agriculture for all Single Farm Payment applications to be made on-line from next year are “unfair on the many farmers who do not have a proper broadband service or do not know how to use a computer and any such system should be phased in”.

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Maura Hopkins encourages female participation in politics

Current Affairs, News

Senator Maura Hopkins recently addressed the Women for Election Summer-school in partnership with Facebook and used the opportunity to encourage female participation in politics. The Ballaghaderreen native was a guest speaker on a panel focused on reaching voters online and the use of social media in campaigning. Speaking at the event Maura Hopkins highlighted the

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Eugene Murphy TD “Entry routes into 3rd level education must be broadened”

Current Affairs, Education, News

Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy has called for more progress on reforming the CAO system and broadening entry routes into 3rd level education. Deputy Murphy congratulated all of the students who collected their Leaving Cert results this week throughout Roscommon and Galway but he noted that there was tremendous pressure on young people

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Senator Terry Leyden “Bill will provide statutory basis for registration of wills”

Current Affairs, News

Fianna Fáil Senator Terry Leyden has introduced legislation in the Seanad aimed at providing a clear statutory basis for the registration of wills. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea. The ‘Registration of Wills Bill 2016’ will enable a person making a will, or their solicitor, to register the details of a will with a central authority.

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Eugene Murphy – 20 minute ambulance turnaround target continues to be missed

Current Affairs, Health, News

New figures released to Fianna Fáil show that virtually all hospitals continue to miss the 20 minute turnaround time for the majority of ambulance calls with Galway only recording an 8% success rate while Portiuncula only had a 15% success rate. The figures were for May 2016. Fianna Fail TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy said,

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Eugene Murphy “Lack of strategy preventing refurbishment of vacant houses”

Current Affairs, News

Eugene Murphy says that new figures show that the Department of Housing has failed to approve funding to refurbish approximately 1,449 housing units that are currently vacant. Deputy Murphy said that new information obtained by Fianna Fáil through a series of Freedom of Information requests to each Local Authority, shows a lack of progress in

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“Home Care situation is now critical” – Michael Fitzmaurice TD

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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Minister for Health Simon Harris to urgently address the shortfall in funding for the provision of Home Care Packages. The call comes following the news that the HSE has over-run its Home Care package budget for counties Roscommon, Mayo and Galway. The Independent TD said “It has come

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Minister Naughten authorises turlough flood monitoring programme

Current Affairs, News

Minister Denis Naughten has authorised the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) to establish a groundwater/turlough flood monitoring programme, in conjunction with the OPW, which will study turloughs in Roscommon, Galway and Longford in unprecedented detail. This work has commenced with the monitoring of current water levels within turloughs as well as historic analysis of rainfall

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