I have received confirmation that a building contractor has been selected to carry out the construction of the long awaited 50 bed ward block at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe. “I understand that a Letter of Intent [...]
I have received confirmation from the Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD that the proposal to amalgamate Athenry Boys NS and Athenry Girls NS is progressing. The Minister has confirmed that the Patron/Trustees of the [...]
I was sadden to learn of the death of former Minister Noel Treacy, a friend and an outstanding public representative, who served both his community and country with great distinction over 30 years. Representing our [...]
I welcome the appointment of a Design Team to develop the new fire station at Loughrea. The Design Team which were appointed this week will now prepare the design to progress the project to planning [...]
I welcome the allocation of €7,875,000in funding for Active Travel Projects in County Galway as announced by the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan T.D. He confirmed that the National Transport Authority (NTA) has allocated funds [...]
The Forestry Industry is in a mess as the number of licences fall far short of the Department of Agriculture own targets for 2021 despite an investment in additional resources 4,035 forestry licences were issued [...]
I have received confirmation from Galway County Council that the extension to the footpath on the Tuam Road, Athenry at the entrance to Garraí Glas Housing Estate is set to commence construction in the coming [...]
I have been informed by the Minister for the Office of Public Works Patrick O’Donovan TD that he approved an allocation of €90,000 in funding to Galway County Council for works to open and clean [...]
The Heritage Council has announced the opening of their Community Grant Scheme 2022 and have allocated in the region of €1.5 million to the scheme. The aim of this scheme is to support capital projects [...]
I have described the response by Government to the horticultural sector crisis as dismal as they publish a Working Paper to address the challenges in relation to the supply of peat for the professional horticultural [...]
