I urge hard pressed taxpayers and those paying rent on private rental accommodation to claim up to €500 rent tax credit this month. This measure was introduced in Budget 2023, and it includes parents who [...]
Galway County Council need to prioritise the development of the Inner Relief Road for Tuam town. Tuam is developing since the opening of the Tuam By-Pass and has experienced positive growth over the last number [...]
I have called on the Department to introduce a national speed limit of 30kph at all schools in the country. “Presently there are many schools especially rural National schools outside of towns and villages where [...]
I welcome the allocation of funding to community centres to improve facilities. In all 21 community centres will benefit from the funding. “Works to be supported include extensions to existing centres, provision of meeting rooms, [...]
I have learned that the contract for the sewerage pipe network in Athenry is signed and the successful contractor will commence works in the new year. The project when complete will enable existing housing estates [...]
I have received confirmation from Minister Joe O’Brien TD that the long-awaited gratuity payments due to retired Community Supervisors will be paid out in the coming weeks. “The supervisors have been campaigning for a long [...]
The cut in LEADER funding for Galway is unfair and needs to be explained. The Government have announced the funding for the new LEADER Programme with the allocation to Galway being reduced from €12.2 million [...]
I along with my colleagues in the Regional Group successfully progressed the Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 through Second Stage in the Dáil. Regional Groups members state that no additional delays should be imposed by [...]
The budget for disability does not address the extra cost of living with a disability. “In 2019, the Indecon International Consultants were commissioned by Government to carry out research into the cost of disability in [...]
The Government have failed to increase the amount of funding in the Sheep Welfare Scheme in the Budget. “At a time of rising input costs and a low price on sales of lamb, sheep farmers [...]
