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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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Senator Maura Hopkins has again raised the spiralling costs of motor insurance which is placing a massive burden on motorists which requires government action in a number of key areas. Speaking earlier the Ballaghaderreen native said “last week the CSO has found that motor insurance again this month jumped by almost 40% in July compared …
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Fine Gael Senator Maura Hopkins has welcomed the Town and Village Renewal Scheme which was launched earlier this week by the Minister for Regional, Rural, Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphries TD. Senator Hopkins said, “As Government spokesperson in the Seanad with responsibility for Regional and Rural development I am very happy that this …
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The Fianna Fail Junior Spokesperson for the OPW and Flood Relief, Deputy Eugene Murphy has welcomed the allocation of €200,000 for flood relief works throughout County Roscommon but warns that it is “only a drop in the ocean” of what is actually required. “Roscommon County Council has been allocated 200,000 to help alleviate flooding problems …
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Roscommon County Council has been allocated €200,000 for flood works throughout the county, Minister Denis Naughten has confirmed. The works will directly address the flooding of homes and property which occurred last winter and is on foot of detailed work performed by a team of dedicated staff at Roscommon County Council. This involved inspecting the …
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New figures obtained by Fianna Fail show that there are over 1,000 people on waiting lists for Speech and Language Therapy in the Galway, Mayo and Roscommon area and this has been harshly criticised by Eugene Murphy TD. The latest figures made available by the HSE show that nationally 14,047 people were waiting for a …
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Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice says that the Government are “putting the cart before the horse” when it comes to rural renewal. The Independent TD said “Spending money on the village and town renewal scheme that was announced earlier this week is very welcome but we are putting the cart before the horse and our priorities …
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