Press Releases

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…

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 that High Court Judge Mr Tony O’Connor last week branded mental health services in the Roscommon area as being in ‘a crisis situation’ is further confirmation what I…

During leaders questions in the Dail on Wednesday I told the Taoiseach Enda Kenny that it was simply not good enough that there were 4,000 people less in employment in…

The news that the Bankruptcy Bill will be brought to cabinet this week to reduce the time of bankruptcy from three years to one year is very welcome and it…

During a debate on the new tax rates for the haulage industry in the Dail, I welcomed the new lower motor tax rates for the sector and said that it…

Speaking at the Transport Committee in The Dail I raised a number of matters including what I would consider the need to be more imaginative when it comes to the…

During Leaders Questions in the Dail I questioned the Taoiseach about the current crisis in the health service. The impending strike of nurses at A and E departments around the…

Now that the Government has back tracked on their promise of Universal Health Insurance for all it is time once and for all to make sweeping changes in our health…