Deputy Coffey was speaking after the IDA’s South East Regional Manager said that site visits to Waterford and the south east this year by prospective investors have surpassed those carried out during all of 2011.

Press Statements, Government Initiatives, Children, Youth Affairs

Press Statements, Government Initiatives, Children, Youth Affairs

Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan offers her apologies because she cannot be with us. I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this issue on behalf of the Oireachtas all-party interest group on sexual and reproductive health and rights

This is very positive news and will see the replacement of infrastructure including a new combined sewer overflow chamber, screens, overflow sewers, connections and outfall to deal with increased storm water at the existing Island View Pumping Station

Parliamentary Questions, Foreign Affairs

Parliamentary Questions, Foreign Affairs

I very much welcome the intended appointment of an independent planning consultant by the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the 12 recommendations made in the review of the planning system in a number of local authorities.