Rules and Regulations,many of which come from Europe are crippling rural Ireland and I will continue to oppose the ever increasing number of laws which makes life more difficult for…
The Minister for the Enviornment has it in his power to withdraw any proposal to take part of County Roscommon and include it in Westmeath is what I said in…
It has come to my attention in recent weeks that farmers who are held up with reactor cattle and who may have an off farm job, be it a few…
Many people who have complied with the law with regard to septic tanks are being short changed by the Government and it is a disgraceful situation.. Once again this Government…
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…
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…
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…
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…