Eugene Murphy

Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has called for a firm commitment that no child with special education needs will lose resource teaching hours as a result of the changes under the new allocation model for Resource Teaching Hours. Eugene Murphy made the call during his party’s motion on Assessments for Special Education Needs which came …

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Eugene Murphy TD says that Roscommon County Council will require in the region of €40,000 to provide emergency homeless accommodation for 2017 while still holding a total of 45 vacant council houses in the county. Eugene Murphy obtained the figures relating to social housing and homelessness from Roscommon County Council under the Freedom of Information …

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Young people and the elderly are bearing the brunt of exorbitant motor insurance costs and a root and branch reform of the insurance system is necessary- that’s according to Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy. Eugene Murphy was speaking in the Dáil recently on the debate on the Motor Insurance Working Group Report. Deputy …

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The Maurice McCabe debacle has rightly sent shockwaves throughout the country and there is a serious crisis as the public are losing their belief and faith in State agencies- that’s according to Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy. Speaking in the Dáil chamber during the Motion of Confidence, Eugene Murphy said that if the …

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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy believes that spare capacity in private nursing homes should be used to relieve overcrowding. Eugene Murphy was commenting on figures which showed that capacity levels in State-run nursing homes has dropped by 18% in the past six years while there are spare beds available in private nursing homes which could …

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Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy has highlighted the fact that over 130 children are currently waiting for an assessment with a child psychologist in County Roscommon with some children waiting over a year for an appointment. Eugene Murphy recently tabled a parliamentary question with the Minister for Health Simon Harris in relation to …

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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has called for the forgotten soldiers from the Battle of Jadotville to be recognised for their leadership and bravery by the awarding of medals which is long overdue. Deputy Murphy was speaking last week following a presentation in Leinster House by retired Commandant Leo Quinlan on the ‘unfinished business’ of …

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The Revenue Commissioners need to undertake a public awareness campaign to ensure that all those who qualify for the Home Carer Tax Credit are actually aware of it, according to the Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy. “A recent survey from taxback.com indicated that almost two thirds of people in Ireland are unaware of …

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