Emer Higgins, TD

Speaking in Roscommon town this week, general election candidate Cllr Maura Hopkins said that she welcomed the news that there has been a substantial reduction in the death rate of stroke patients, but stated that with an improving economy, investment is badly needed in specialist rehabilitation services for stroke patients.

Cllr Maura Hopkins, the Fine Gael general election candidate for Roscommon and East Galway, was this week selected by Fine Gael to address the Ard Fheis and introduce an Taoiseach Enda Kenny to the 3,000 strong crowd in City West, Dublin.

Fine Gael General Election candidate Councillor Maura Hopkins has welcomed the announcement from An Post that they will be offering current accounts to their customers from early next year.

Councillor Maura Hopkins has commended the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) this week, a State-backed fund that is providing cheap loans to small businesses across the county.

Councillor Maura Hopkins recently told a meeting of Roscommon County Council that she believes that the Monksland area in the south of the county must be kept as a part of Roscommon.

Cllr Maura Hopkins has this week urged farmers to apply to the Government's assistance fund to help replace lost feed in order to feed stock in the coming weeks.

Fine Gael general election candidate Councillor Maura Hopkins has welcomed the reduction in the USC rate which workers are set to benefit from as of January 1st.

Fine Gael General Election candidate Maura Hopkins has commended the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection on her decision to re-introduce the Christmas Bonus which will benefit social welfare recipients and their dependents.

General election candidate for the Roscommon-Galway constituency Maura Hopkins has said that The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's confirmation that 2015 applicants for the National Reserve Scheme (NR) and Young Farmer Scheme (YFS) will need to enroll in a Green Cert, or equivalent programme before the end of 2015 to fulfill the scheme conditions is a major concern for affected farmers.