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Coffey welcomes €6.5 million of funding for upgrading of Water Infrastructure in Waterford City

Fine Gael Waterford Deputy Paudie Coffey has received confirmation from Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan TD that €6.5 million worth of funding has been approved for the upgrading of water infrastructure in Waterford City. Deputy Coffey has worked with Minister Hogan on this matter for the last number of months and is pleased that the Minister has given the go-ahead for these improvement works.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No 2) Bill 2013

welcome this legislation. That so many defined benefit schemes are collapsing is a disaster of monumental proportions for many people and another aspect of the fallout from our economic woes.

Funding of €200,000 makes plans for Blessington day care centre a reality – Harris

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow, Simon Harris, has today (Thursday) welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Health, James Reilly TD, that €200,000 in funding from the National Lottery Discretionary Fund has been granted to Blessington day care centre. Deputy Harris has been working closely with members of the Blessington community over the last number of months as the group prepared to submit its application.