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Michael Fitzmaurice TD – Proper forward planning needed if smaller Health Centres are to close

Michael Fitzmaurice TD – Proper forward planning needed if smaller Health Centres are to close

Michael Fitzmaurice TD says “Proper planning needs to be put in place if it is true that that a number of smaller Health Centres are to close due to the opening of the new Primary Care Centre in Boyle.” Commenting on a report which suggested that this may be about to happen Michael Fitzmaurice TD […]

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Michael Fitzmaurice warns Bus Eireann dispute could affect School Transport

Michael Fitzmaurice warns Bus Eireann dispute could affect School Transport

Michael Fitzmaurice TD believes that “It is only a matter of time” before the Bus Eireann strike will affect the school transport sector. Commenting this morning Michael Fitzmaurice said “Bus Eireann office staff are also on strike and as a consequence no invoices are being processed for School Bus operators. The 30 rule has been

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Eugene Murphy TD slams psychiatrists for holding Health Service to ranson

Eugene Murphy TD slams psychiatrists for holding Health Service to ranson

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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Michael Fitzmaurice calls for investigation following Garda review revelations

Michael Fitzmaurice calls for investigation following Garda review revelations

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called for an immediate investigation following the news yesterday that Garda errors led to thousands of people being convicted in Court despite having previously paid a fine. Commenting on the news Michael Fitzmaurice TD said “An immediate and thorough investigation must be carried out into the revelations this week that Gardai

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Eugene Murphy: Gap between Dublin and the BMW region shows two-tier recovery

Eugene Murphy: Gap between Dublin and the BMW region shows two-tier recovery

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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Michael Fitzmaurice TD – “Cancelling Cancer Surgeries is a scandal”

Michael Fitzmaurice TD – “Cancelling Cancer Surgeries is a scandal”

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has backed calls by cancer charities and medical professionals for an investigation to be carried out into the cancellations of significant numbers of cancer operations. Commenting on the issue Michael Fitzmaurice said “With Daffodil Day taking place this Friday it is a scandal that hundreds of cancer operations around the country are

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Eugene Murphy TD – Hospitals struggle to meet ambulance turnaround times

Eugene Murphy TD – Hospitals struggle to meet ambulance turnaround times

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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Michael Fitzmaurice welcomes full Roll-Out of Vacant Property Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice welcomes full Roll-Out of Vacant Property Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice TD has welcomed the news that Minister Simon Coveney is to extend the Vacant Property Scheme to the whole country, adding “it is something that I proposed in the discussions in the programme for Government last year”. Commenting on the news Michael Fitzmaurice TD said “The scheme was trialled on a pilot basis

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Roscommon County Council allocated additional funding for flood works

Roscommon County Council allocated additional funding for flood works

Minister Denis Naughten has confirmed that Roscommon County Council has been allocated an additional €76,500 for flood works in Oldtown, South Roscommon and Mountcampbell, Kilmore. Commenting on the news Minister Denis Naughten said “The funding for minor flood mitigation at Mountcampbell, (on the Roscommon side of) Jamestown-Drumsna; and Correenbeg, Oldtown, Athlone will see works performed

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“Martin McGuinness made a huge contribution to peace” – Frank Feighan

“Martin McGuinness made a huge contribution to peace” – Frank Feighan

Senator Frank Feighan has paid tribute to Martin McGuinness RIP, saying he made a huge contribution to building peace in Northern Ireland. Commenting this morning Senator Frank Feighan said Martin McGuinness was “one of the key driving forces behind the Good Friday agreement and that will be his lasting legacy.” “I got to know Martin

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Eugene Murphy TD: HSE must advise parents of Incapacitated Child Tax Credit

Eugene Murphy TD: HSE must advise parents of Incapacitated Child Tax Credit

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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Michael Fitzmaurice: EU Directive on Spraying will driver small farmers out of business

Michael Fitzmaurice: EU Directive on Spraying will driver small farmers out of business

Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that the latest EU directive on the sustainable use of pesticides could “help to put small farmers out of business.” Commenting on the issue Michael Fitzmaurice said “the rules and regulations will force many farmers to seek a contractor to do their spraying and the facts are that most small farmers

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Minister Denis Naughten urges Roscommon childcare providers to apply to €4m fund

Minister Denis Naughten urges Roscommon childcare providers to apply to €4m fund

Minister Denis Naughten is encouraging Roscommon childcare providers to apply for support from a new national €4m fund which aims to increase the quantity and the quality of childcare places. Commenting on the funding Minister Denis Naughten said “My Cabinet colleague the Minister for Children Katherine Zappone has ambitious plans to change childcare throughout the

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Senator Frank Feighan welcomes funding approval for Colaiste Chiarain works

Senator Frank Feighan welcomes funding approval for Colaiste Chiarain works

Senator Frank Feighan has welcomed funding approval for refurbishment and conversion works at Coláiste Chiaráin, the new secondary school in Summerhill, which will see the amalgamation of St. Aloysius College and St. Joseph’s College. “I am delighted this funding has been sanctioned by the School Building Unit at the Department of Education. This allocation will

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