I have expressed concern at the €830 million underspend of capital funding in 2021 in vital infrastructure. Some of this underspend has been carried over to 2022 with over €580 million underspent and returned to [...]
I welcome the fact that a planning application has been lodged by Galway County Council with An Board Pleanála for the re-alignment of the N17 road from Milltown to Gortnagunned. “The project consists of 3 [...]
I believe that the increase in toll charges from the 1st of January is ill timed, unfair and is adding further costs to the hard-hit motorist. Toll rates are to rise by 10 cent across [...]
I welcome the allocation of €798,584.00 from the Department of Rural and Community Development under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund to redesign the Market Square and Cannon Quinn Park in Gort. The project aims to [...]
I have received confirmation from Galway County Council that they have appointed the contractor for the construction of a new footbridge to provide pedestrian access to Clarin College Athenry. “The footbridge was planned as part [...]
I have received confirmation that the refurbishment of the old library and conversion into an Intreo Centre for Social Welfare services for Tuam and the North Galway region will be completed in the coming weeks. [...]
As a former lecturer in Construction Economics and Quantity Surveying in GMIT I have expressed the view that rising costs in materials and labour will impact on what can be delivered under the National Development [...]
I urge people to check their passports prior to booking flights. The time to process a passport application can vary. It is very important to know the time it takes to process a passport and [...]
I welcome the major reforms to the Community Employment (CE) and Rural Social Schemes (RSS) after a long campaign which I initiated on behalf of participants in the schemes and Community groups. The main changes [...]
I have called on the HSE to get on with the installation of the X-ray facility at the Tuam Primary Medical Centre as a matter of urgency. “In November 2017 I secured €700,000 for the [...]
