Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire, Deputy Hogan, sa Teach inniu chun an cheist thábhachtach seo do Chonamara theas a phlé, an ceart atá ag daoine eile i nGaillimh stáisiún dóiteáin a bheith acu sa cheantar. Níl a fhios agam cén fáth gur tharla sé go bhfuil seacht stáisiúin dóiteáin i nGaillimh thoir ach nach bhfuil… Continue Reading
Like many Deputies, I am a former member of a local authority, having served on Galway County Council for seven years. As a representative of the Connemara local electoral area, I felt the system worked quite well. Local government is currently overseen by the Local Government Act 2001, which consolidated previous legislation on local government.… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the success of the employment services delivered through the Local and Community Development Programme; the number of beneficiaries in 2012; and the projected number for 2013. – Seán Kyne. REPLY Minister for the Environment, Community and Local… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm the uptake of the energy efficiency retrofit fund which was announced as part of Budget 2013; and if he will indicate how successful the planned leveraging of funds from the private sector, in order to match the contribution from his Department,… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will report on the progress in designing and finalising proposals for a domestic financing mechanism to stimulate energy efficiency projects as outlined in the green economy section of the Jobs Action Plan for 2013. – Seán Kyne. REPLY Minister for Communications, Energy… Continue Reading