There are a number of serious problems affecting the cattle industry that need to be addressed immediately by Minister Simon Coveney who has been asleep at the wheel in recent…
Small businesses that were damaged as a result of the recent flooding should be relieved of their council rate bill in 2016. I have visited a number of businesses in…
The cleaning of rivers and drains in rural areas would be a major help in the battle against flooding. There are far too many regulatory bodies with responsibility for water…
At leaders questions in the Dail on Thursday I appealed to the government to take a more sensible approach to the flooding problems that are being experienced in the country…
The Garda Inspectorate report which says that up to 1500 Gardai could be freed from desk jobs to go out on the beat is a vindication of the stance he…
I have been at meetings today in Castlerea and Roscommon town with the OPW and with consultant engineers (Jacobs) on possible solutions to the flooding problems in each area. I…
I welcome the decision by the cabinet today to set up a fund of 5 million Euro to assist small businesses who cannot get insurance and who have been affected…
With regard to the flooding and weather problems that we have had almost every winter in recent years I am proposing today that cutting down trees close to main roads…
The severe flooding in this area over the past few days have highlighted once again what I and others have been highlighting for many years even before I was in…
The news from the Irish Cancer Society today that over 3,000 people are waiting over three months to have a colonoscopy is another shock statistic from our chaotic health service….