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TAOISEACH SUPPORTS NEW PORTIUNCULA UNIT
I was very pleased to hear the Taoiseach say this week that the new 50-bed unit for Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, should happen as soon as possible. It is a very positive sign. The Taoiseach acknowledged [...]
REHAB FUNDING WELCOME
I very much welcome news that the Government has agreed to provide an additional €2 million in funding for Rehab. The group faced a funding crisis as a result of additional health services it provided [...]
ENTERPRISE EXCELLENCE IRELAND
I was honoured to open the Enterprise Excellence Ireland Conference 2019 in Croke Park this morning. The conference brings together companies and organisations from across Ireland and Europe to discuss the implementation of Lean management [...]
GONE FISHIN
There are a lot of people fishing for votes this week but I started the week concentrating on pursuing the aquatic kind. As part of my ministerial responsibility for Inland Fisheries Ireland, I had a [...]
SPORTS CAPITAL GRANTS FOR GALWAY EAST
I am delighted to announce Galway East and nearby surrounding areas have received.more than €440,000 in sports capital grants from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The grants, which are for equipment only, include [...]
WELCOME EXTENSION FOR RURAL TRANSPORT INITIATIVES
The Government has announced that its pilot programmes for evening and late night rural transport services will be extended until the end of the year. The pilot Local Link programmes had been due to expire [...]