Press Releases

In the Dail, I raised an issue that has come to light in the past couple of months that a debit card which the main banks are offering to farmers…

The news today (Monday) that 25,000 jobs will be provided in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon over the next five years is welcome and any increase in the numbers of people…

I am today proposing that all new Gardaí who are in training in Templemore receive instruction and training in how to use a defibrillator and that every Garda patrol car…

In the ongoing debate about problems in the health service the Minister and the HSE must address the situation with regard to the falling numbers of GP’s particularly in rural…

I have once again called on the Taoiseach to implement emergency legislation to protect peat powered electricity plants in the ongoing debate about the future of Bord na Mona. There…

The current system for hauliers in this country wherby they have to inform every council on a specific route when they are transporting a heavy load is costing them money…

With regard to the rural crime issue, the view that I and several others have that many crimes are going unreported are once again backed up today with news from…

The announcement from Minister Frances Fitzgerald and the Garda Commissioner Noirin O Sullivan on Monday of a new 5 million Euro initiative to fight rural crime is welcome but far…

With regard to the ongoing crisis in the housing sector throughout the country, I want to once again address the situation that currently exists in our third level sector with…

With regard to the court decision earlier this week and the possible threat to jobs at Bord na Mona, I feel that it is a very sad day for the…