25 04, 2023

Welcome grant of €50,000 for vacant homes

By | April 25th, 2023|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Housing, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I welcome the announcement that families can now apply for a grant of €50,000 to refurbish a home that has been vacant for two years, with an additional top-up grant available if the property is [...]

20 04, 2023

Rent a room relief extended to those on welfare

By | April 20th, 2023|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Housing, Information, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I welcome the extension of the “rent a room” relief to people in receipt of Social Welfare who wish to rent out a spare room in their home. For the next two years a person [...]

17 04, 2023

SUSI is now open to receive applications for the 2023/24 academic year

By | April 17th, 2023|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have received confirmation that the SUSI grant application for academic year 2023/24 is now open for applications. There are important changes to the Student Grant Scheme announced in Budget 2023 which include an increase [...]

16 04, 2023

Electric Vehicle charging points are not being rolled out to meet the demand

By | April 16th, 2023|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have called on the Government to address the lack of public charging points for electric vehicles as the number of electric vehicles on our roads are increasing. For the first time the Sales of [...]

6 04, 2023

Tuam X-Ray facilities to be delivered after a long-delayed process.

By | April 6th, 2023|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I have received confirmation from the HSE that the long-awaited X-Ray facilities are to commence installation by June this year and will be operational before the end of the year. The HSE have further confirmed [...]

3 04, 2023

Supports call by the IFA on Nitrates Action Programme

By | April 3rd, 2023|Blog, Farming, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Supports call by the IFA for the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to revisit the Nitrates Action Programme with the EU Commission. I add my voice to that of the IFA calling for the Minister [...]