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Welcome funding for Community Centres in Galway
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, [...]
Good news for Athenry residents as sewerage pipe network contract proceeds to construction
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 [...]
Retired Community Employment Supervisors to receive long overdue gratuity payment in the coming weeks
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 [...]
Cut in LEADER Funding for Galway is a disgrace and unfair
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 [...]
Autism Bill passes Second Stage in the Dáil
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 [...]
Budget 2023 does not address the ongoing cost of living with a disability
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 [...]