Following on from our cross party meeting in Brussels this week on the flooding crisis I note the news today (Thursday) that the EU Investment Bank are to make available…
This weeks’ meeting in Brussels was a very frank and open exchange between ourselves and officials who were involved with environmental issues, the habitats directive, the floods directive and water…
The Government will have to ensure that local authorities around the country get extra funding to deal with damaged roads as a result of the flooding and the Department of…
I have once again re-iterated my stance on the part that EU Habitats directives have had in the recent flooding throughout the country. I was speaking to George Hook on…
I want to congratulate the various people in the Roscommon Town area who are responsible for it’s excellent showing in the annual IBAL Litter league, the results for which were…
The visit of the President Michael D Higgins to inspect flood damage in South Galway today (Monday) will generate much publicity and fanfare in the media but it must be…
With people enduring worsening flooding in many parts of the country, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the relevant Ministers Alan Kelly and Simon Harris should go to Brussels immediately and…
The Government and the Taoiseach Enda Kenny have broken another promise to the people and this time it’s on job creation. Mr Kenny promised that there would be full employment…
I have today accused the Government of failing to take any action to ensure a fair price for beef farmers, with Irish producers now falling far behind their British counterparts…
Once again I want to raise awareness of people of the serious nature of the proposal to annex part of South County Roscommon into Westmeath. The Save Roscommon Group have…