The Ballinasloe area is one of the first in Ireland to be connected under the Government’s plan for high speed broadband, Senator Aisling Dolan has said.

Special Schools and Special Classes are to remain open under the updated COVID-19 public health restrictions according to Fine Gael Seanad Education spokesperson, Aisling Dolan.

A shocking incident in which lecturers were overheard using insulting language about their students has highlighted the need for unconscious bias training for all staff in the Higher Education sector, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Funding for projects approved under the Just Transition Fund in Roscommon and Galway will help create sustainable job opportunities and benefit our communities, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

The Tánaiste will host a video call with relevant State agencies and local authorities focusing on investment and job creation in Ballinasloe, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

It is vital that residents and staff at a Galway nursing home at the centre of a Covid-19 outbreak gets the support they need as a matter of urgency, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan has urged the public to have their say on the Galway to Athlone Cycleway project ahead of the submission deadline on Monday.

“This is devastating news for the local community and my heart goes out to all the workers."