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Plans for 8-bed Palliative Care Centre on track at County Hospital following funding approval by Mayo/Roscommon Hospice – Feighan

Fine Gael Roscommon/South Leitrim TD, Frank Feighan, has said that plans for an 8-bed Palliative Care Centre at Roscommon County Hospital are well on track following total funding approval of €14m by Mayo/Roscommon Hospice for this development and a similar project in Mayo.

2nd November 2013

Feighan welcomes €200,000 in LEADER funding to support Strokestown biomass processing business

Fine Gael Roscommon/South Leitrim TD, Frank Feighan, has welcomed the allocation by Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan TD, of €200,000 in LEADER funding to support a biomass processing business in Strokestown, Co. Roscommon.

1st November 2013

Feighan welcomes systems improvements to student grants body as 43,000 students awarded grants and 39,000 paid out

Fine Gael Roscommon/South Leitrim TD, Frank Feighan, has said that the improvements to the student grant awarding body, Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), have ensured that the system is now running much more efficiently and on schedule.

1st November 2013

M3 toll holiday kicks off for one month – McEntee

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Helen McEntee, has said that she hopes that the one month toll-holiday for HGVs kicking off on the M3 today (Friday) will be a success, and added that it should provide some short-term relief for residents of Slane village.

1st November 2013

Feighan delighted former Cootehall Garda Station to be handed over to community to develop John McGahern Museum

Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has applauded the efforts of the Cootehall Community Development Group for their great community spirit and imagination to develop the former station into a commemorative museum honouring the life and work of the great writer, John McGahern.

29th October 2013

Mulherin welcomes public consultation on windfarms

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has today (Friday) welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte TD, of the commencement of the first phase of public consultation on the proposed Renewable Energy Export Policy and Development Framework.

25th October 2013

Statement by Minister Leo Varadkar on Dublin Bus

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar and Minister of State for Public Transport Alan Kelly have noted the outcome of the ballot of drivers at Dublin Bus represented by NBRU, and expressed deep concern at the outcome of the ballot of drivers represented by SIPTU.

25th October 2013

Approval of multi-million euro Rehabilitation Unit in 2014 HSE Capital Plan another landmark moment for Roscommon Hospital - Feighan

Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has said that the approval in the 2014 HSE Capital Plan of a multi-million euro Rehabilitation Unit planned for Roscommon Hospital is another landmark moment for the hospital. When built, the unit will operate as a satellite centre to the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire and will operate under its auspices.

22nd October 2013

Mitchell O’Connor asks Dun Laoghaire for its views on Irish Rail services

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has called on the people of Dun Laoghaire to make their views known on the service provided by Irish Rail through her online survey launched today (Wednesday).

9th October 2013

9,000 children in Waterford to benefit from free GP care - Coffey

Fine Gael TD for Waterford, Paudie Coffey, has welcomed the introduction in Budget 2014 of free GP care for all children in the State aged five years and under. Deputy Coffey said this measure will have an enormous impact on health services, will help all families with young children to deal with the cost of child rearing and will bring us one step closer to the Government’s stated aim of free GP care for all.

8th October 2013

Doherty welcomes creation of 100 new jobs at Alltech in Dunboyne

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty, has today (Friday) welcomed the announcement that 100 new jobs are being created at Alltech’s European Headquarters in Dunboyne. Alltech develops and manufactures natural feed supplements for the agricultural sector.

8th October 2013

Minister for the Environment welcomes breakthrough on Priory Hall issue” “Chance for Priory Hall owners to get on with their lives”

The Minister for the Environment and Local Government has today (7 October, 2013) welcomed a breakthrough on the Priory Hall issue as a result of the process he established three weeks ago.

7th October 2013