Plans by the Department of Agriculture to have every application for the Single Farm Payment done online from next year is unfair on the many farmers who do not have…
With regard to the controversy over the deduction of monies from farmers cheques to go to the IFA, it is my firm belief that if the IFA was forced to…
The figures out this week which show that ambulance turnaround times in the Western Region at the hospitals in Ballinasloe, Castlebar and Galway are the worst in the country is…
It is alarming to read this week that the EU are seeking a review of ANC’s. One thing that should be made clear is that the payments for ANC’s are…
After years of government officials and government bodies talking about SAC’s and denial after denial on what was being put to them on this issue by Michael Fitzmaurice TD that…
It has come to my attention in recent weeks and months that the situation with the award of home care packages has become critical. Public Health Nurses are reporting that…
The news today that 530,000 people are now on hospital waiting lists is a further indication that nothing whatsoever has been done to address the chronic problems that we have…
Services for people with severe physical and learning disabilities, who are some of the most vulnerable in our society, should be prioritised when it comes to services and it is…
With regard to the impending industrial action among drivers at Bord na Mona, my belief is that and organisation must be led from the top and the people who are…
Farming organisations should not have any influence on who supplies tags for cattle to farmers and the practice of deducting amounts from farmers cheques for tags should be stopped. The…