Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy will introduce the Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2017 on the floor of the Dáil this Thursday. The aim of the legislation is to ensure local communities have the final say in any proposals for a county boundary change that affects them. The Bill places a requirement on the Minister for …
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“All politicians in County Roscommon need to work together on the bill concerning the county boundary issue”. That’s the view of local Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. Commenting on the issue Michael Fitzmaurice said “This week I am urging all Oireachtas members in county Roscommon, Senators and TDs, to support the Bill that is being proposed …
Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has confirmed that he is set to move a Bill which seeks to amend the Local Government Act in a bid to tackle the ongoing uncertainties over the Monksland boundary issue. Eugene Murphy says that he had been working with the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on the Monksland boundary issue …
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Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy is set to move a Bill which seeks to amend the Local Government Act in a bid to tackle the ongoing uncertainties over the Monksland boundary issue. Eugene Murphy said that he is deeply concerned and alarmed at the details of the Athlone Boundary Report which he claims could very …
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The Roscommon Boundary Group, who ran the Save Roscommon campaign, have released a statement rejecting the Athlone Boundary Review Committee recommendation that the boundary change will occur in four years time if certain conditions are not met. In the statement they said that having completed an initial review of the recently published Report of the …
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The news that the Athlone Boundary Review Committee recommended no change to the Roscommon County Boundary was been widely welcomed yesterday however, on further analysis, the issue is far from over. As with most things in life Terms and Conditions apply and the Athlone Boundary Review Committee recommendation is no different. The main message from …
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Senator Maura Hopkins, who attended yesterday’s briefing on the Athlone Boundary Review for local Oireachtas members stated that “the recommendation not to change our county boundary at the present time is positive and reflects the strong support by the people of Roscommon to ensure this result was achieved”. However, Senator Maura Hopkins added that she …
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Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy has warned that the proposed Athlone boundary change has not been written off completely and unless a number of stipulations from the boundary report are adhered to then the controversial boundary changes could still go ahead in four years time. Deputy Murphy was speaking this afternoon following a briefing session …
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Speaking today after a briefing on the Athlone Boundary Review for local Oireachtas members Michael Fitzmaurice has given a cautious welcome to the news that there is no recommendation to change. “While I welcome the fact that the status of Roscommon will not change as a result of the Athlone Boundary Commission Report published today …
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Senator Frank Feighan has welcomed the announcement that the Athlone Boundary Review committee has not recommended any change to the Roscommon-Westmeath boundary. “This is very welcome news for the people of the county especially those living in South Roscommon who feared the detrimental effects of any proposed boundary changes. “It’s clear that the concerted campaign …
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Updated at 11pm: No change to Roscommon County Boundary according to leaked Athlone Boundary Review Briefing Document. Closer County cooperation recommended. More to follow Original post at 11am Local Oireachtas members have been asked to attend a briefing session in Leinster House on Thursday in advance of the publication of the Athlone Boundary Review Report. …
Chairperson of the Athlone Boundary Review Committee Jack Keyes has said that it could at least two or three months before his Committee are in a position to publish their findings. The report was originally due to be published today but the volume of submissions – 27,949 in total, meant that the task of sorting …
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Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Roscommon-Galway Shane Curran says the Government is being disingenuous when it claims that the proposed Roscommon boundary change and proposed changes in other counties are the result of an independent recommendation. “The Boundary Commission, which is independent, is being informed by Fine Gael and Labour’s long term planning framework.” …
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Responding to a plea from Michael Fitzmaurice TD to halt the Athlone Boundary Review the Taoiseach claimed that some people in the county were “scaremongering” and ” would do well not to make comments as they have been doing, including that all the GAA clubs will be transferred to Westmeath, that 7,500 people will be …
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5pm this evening is the deadline for receipt of Athlone Boundary Review submissions Readers are encouraged to take a moment during your lunch break to do something that will help Save Roscommon: If you have not done so already you can make a submission to the Athlone Boundary Review via the on-line form by clicking …
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