Sean Canney Independent TD has welcomed the approval by the Cabinet today of a Memo presented by Minister Michael McGrath to address the crisis in the Public Works Contracts due to the unprecedented increase in [...]
I am delighted that the OPW have listened to me and the business people in Shop Street who raised the issue with me. I commend the OPW for their swift, decisive action in doing what [...]
I have co-signed the Commission of Investigation (Nursing Homes) Bill 2022 along with Catherine Connolly TD and Peadar Tobin TD. The purpose of this Bill is to provide for a public inquiry into the management, [...]
I welcome the decision by Irish Water to rule out Tuam as the Regional Sludge Hub for Connacht. “I have campaigned long and hard to ensure Tuam is not the Regional Centre for Sludge disposal [...]
I believe that the Home Help Service is in tatters due to staff shortages. “The service which is being administered by the HSE is in crisis with a lack of Home Care workers. This is [...]
I have received confirmation from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth that the Foster Care allowance has not been increased since January 2009. It is unfair that no increase has been given [...]
I have stated that the 70 turbine electricity producing facility at Derrybrien Co. Galway should not be decommissioned. In a time when we require security of electricity supply it is unbelievable that the ESB are [...]
I have raised the issue of showcasing the built heritage at the old Library Shop Street, Tuam. I understand that the OPW are planning to cover up the old Bank of Ireland stone carving on [...]
Turf cutting ban is unworkable I believe that the ban on the sale of turf as proposed by Minister Eamonn Ryan and the Government is unworkable. “We have hundred of thousands of homeowners who rely [...]
I have challenged the Housing for All Policy. It is not living up to its promises. Firstly, the Affordable Purchase Scheme is not available in Galway or throughout the country and people are frustrated at [...]
