Michael Fitzmaurice TD says he has been left “dismayed and very disappointed” over the lack of development in the Draft Flood Management Plans. The Independent TD said “I attended the CFRAM public consultations in both Roscommon Town and Athleague on Wednesday and I have to say that I was dismayed and very disappointed as what
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The announcement of €1.5 Million for the design and planning of the new rehabilitation unit at Roscommon Hospital has been broadly welcomed by local politicians. Picture Credit: HSE Minister Denis Naughten said the news “is a positive development for all patients who will rely on rehabilitation services in every corner of Ireland. “When complete, this
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on Minister for Communications Denis Naughten to act following the news that “eir” is likely to lodge a High Court challenge against Com Reg into it’s legal requirement to provide rural phone services under the universal social obligation. Picture Credit: eir Deputy Fitzmaurice says that the news of a possible
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called for all public representatives from the constituency to “stand up and be counted now” on the issue of funding for the proposed Rehab Unit at Roscommon Hospital. “Fine Gael promised that work would begin on the development of a Rehab Unit at Roscommon Hospital once the Endoscopy Unit was completed
Michael Fitzmaurice TD has written to An Taoiseach Enda Kenny tonight to ask him to recall the Dail to discuss the Apple tax situation and the school transport crisis. In a statement released a short time ago the Independent TD said “While I appreciate that the Cabinet is meeting tomorrow morning to discuss the Apple
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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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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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A proposal by Minister for Transport Shane Ross to equalise diesel prices with petrol prices for climate policy reasons through an increase in excise duty has been blasted as outrageous by Michael Fitzmaurice TD. The Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway say that the proposal “must be resisted, as it would have a major detrimental effect on
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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
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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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has called on the Minister for Health and the Junior Minister with responsibility for Mental Health to comment on why the Report into Roscommon Mental Health Services is nine months overdue. The Independent TD said “I have put down a Parliamentary Question to the Minister to find out why the HSE report
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD has moved to reassure students who are collecting their Leaving Cert Results today adding that they “shouldn’t panic because there is something out there for everyone”. “Even if the results are not what the student was hoping for there are plenty of alternative ways to get the third level and other options
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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 Pascal Donohue’s statement this week on pensions shows the disconnect between some of our politicians and the ordinary people on the ground. That’s the view of Roscommon-Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. Deputy Fitzmaurice continued “Minister Donohue reckons that people should be providing for their own pensions, and that’s all very fine coming from 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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