Kilrickle Group Water Scheme goes on public display

I have received confirmed that the pipe network plan for the Kilrickle/Kilcooley Group Water Scheme is now on display for the public to view. The plans are on display at O’Brien’s shop Kilrickle and in [...]

Calls on Government to increase grants for retrofit of houses due to increase in cost of materials

I have called on Government to increase the level of grant assistance available for retrofit works of existing houses. “The cost of materials such as insulation and timber has skyrocketed in price over the last [...]

Time for Government to introduce a third force in banking in Ireland

I believe that Ireland needs a third banking force as Ulster Bank have exited the Irish market. “Last week the Bank announced the conclusion of the sale of its €4.2 billion performing loan products and [...]

By | July 4th, 2021|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Calls on Government to fund Irish Water

I stated in the Dáil this week that the lack of funding of Irish Water has now become an impediment to the delivery of Irelands infrastructure including housing, schools and industrial buildings. “There are significant [...]

Galway Wool Co-op is an opportunity for Galway Sheep farmers

I welcome the initiative to form a Wool Co-operative to market and sell Galway Wool as a giant step forward for Sheep Farmers. “Last Saturday the Galway Wool Co-op were successful in selling over 5,000 [...]

Congratulations to Three Galway Winners in Green-Schools Irish Water Poster Competition

Winners celebrated by Green-Schools & Irish Water at virtual award ceremony I congratulate the three Galway winners in the Green-Schools Poster and Video Competition Awards online today, in a virtual ceremony shown on screens in [...]

The passport office have a backlog of 90,000 passport applications.

They are processing the applications but there are delays. The Passport offices advice to the public is not to book any flights or ferries unless you have an in-date passport. It is essential to check [...]

Welcome new study on the feasibility of the Western Rail Corridor

I welcome the publication of the Bradley Report on the feasibility of the Western Rail Corridor Phase 2 and Phase 3. The Report sets out the capital cost of €154 million and demonstrates a cost [...]

Calls for Government to provide additional funding for non-public local roads

I have called on the Government to increase the amount of funding for the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) to deal with the volume of applications received. “Galway County Council have a total of 237 valid [...]

By | June 21st, 2021|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Independent Regional Group Members secure commitment from Tánaiste for buy local campaign

I along with my colleagues in the Independent Regional Group of TDs this week met with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr Leo Varadkar today to discuss further supporting Irish local [...]

By | June 18th, 2021|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments