The allocation of €2.9 million in funding for social housing in Galway – €2.5 m for City and €400,000 for County – is hugely welcome and will go a long way in reducing social housing waiting lists while also creating local construction jobs. The funding is part of a national Local Authority Construction Initiative valued… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in view of the inclusion of funding in the estimates of Galway County Council for the examination of securing a new site for a fire station to serve the south Connemara area, his Department has received an application or notification from Galway County… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the works planned for flood alleviation on the River Clare in Galway; when it is hoped that such works will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. – Seán Kyne TD REPLY. The Office of Public Works, in association with Galway County… Continue Reading
My constituency of Galway West suffered badly from a series of storms since the middle of December. Two tidal surges had a particularly heavy impact along coastal areas of County Galway. I pay tribute to a local community worker, Stevie King from Aughrismore in Cleggan, who will be buried tomorrow. He was a man of… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the terms and conditions of the new GLAS scheme will be available; when the scheme will be open to applications; the way entry to the scheme will be decided; and if limitations will be placed on access.. – Seán Kyne. REPLY The Minister for… Continue Reading