Michael Fitzmaurice TD has welcomed the recent de-designation of 46 Natural Heritage Areas and has called on the Government to fulfil their other promises on the Turf Cutting issue over the coming months. The Independent TD said “It (the de-designation) was announced three years ago, but the Government never brought the legislation forward. As part
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Minister for Communications Denis Naughten to rethink the decision to totally privatise the proposed Rural Broadband Network. In a statement released a short time ago the Independent TD said “When we had Telecom Eireann we decided to privatise it and we saw the difficulties that happened from that
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Central Bank and the Financial Regulator to order Banks to let customers switch back to tracker mortgages from current fixed rate packages. “The Banks are once again doing what they please and must be called to order by the Regulator” said the Roscommon Galway Independent TD. “The news
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Roscommon-Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has called for action to be take on rising insurance premiums. Speaking on the Deputy Fitzmaurice said “It is well known that insurance premiums have sky-rocketed particularly in the past 12 to 18 months placing individuals and families in even tougher financial straights. This situation is worsening and something needs
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Commenting on Britain’s decision to leave the EU Michael Fitzmaurice TD said “The British people have delivered a very blunt message to those who run the EU. If there are no reforms on the way they do their business then the break up of the EU will happen in the coming years”. “Despite an intense
“HSE incompetence could lead to inhumane suffering among pensioners who are threatened with leg amputation” says Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice. Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent TD for the Roscommon/Galway constituency, has slammed the HSE for their inhumane stance on not funding a vital medical device which could potentially save patients the torment of having their leg amputated. The
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Roscommon-Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice says it’s unacceptable for Coillte to say that there is no link between the work the semi-state has carried out on Sliabh Bán and heavy localised flooding in the surrounding areas last week. Michael Fitzmaurice TD has been in contact with Roscommon County Council this week who are investigating the matter.
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD says that the proposed increase in charges for bin collection is unjustified and is calling on Minister Simon Coveney to “intervene in the situation immediately”. The proposed nationwide increase is due to come into effect from July 1st as part of a “pay by weight” structure. In a statement released a short
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD is seeking clarification on the future management of the Monksland Primary Care Centre following speculation that it could be moved from the Galway/Roscommon/Mayo Community Health Organisation, known as CHO2 to CHO8, which covers Westmeath and many counties in north Leinster. The Roscommon Galway Independent TD commented “Prior to the election many politicians
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on Environmental Lobby Groups to work with farmers and not against them in order to stop “needless objections”. The call comes following a series of objections by such groups to applications by Farmers to erect fencing on mountainous areas. In a statement released a short time ago Deputy Fitzmaurice said
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has welcomed the news that the market for live export of cattle to Turkey is set to open. In a statement released last night Michael Fitzmaurice said “Having worked on the situation for the past number of weeks and months I am now very happy to be able to say that the
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“The make up of the membership on state boards will have to be investigated by the new Government to provide fair representation from around the country” That’s the view of Roscommon-Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice who has been looking at state boards in the Transport sector in particular. “I have had research carried out on
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Government to act on the worsening employment and Infrastructure problems in the West of Ireland. The Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway said “Ministers in the Government would have people believe that the economy is flying with several job announcements making the headlines in recent months but the reality for
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has criticised the Department of Agriculture for the delay in issuing TAMS approvals to Farmers wishing to commence developments. Deputy Fitzmaurice said “It is totally unacceptable that The Department of Agriculture are dragging their heels sending out approvals for farmers that want to dig slatted tanks and build sheds etc under TAMS.
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Reacting to the latest Hospital waiting list figures Michael Fitzmaurice TD has said that the situation is “approaching the point of total breakdown” and called on the Minister for Health to act immediately. In a statement released a short time ago the Independent TD said “Once again the figures for the numbers of people on
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