Ar Luan d’fhreastail mé ar an seoladh don Plean Gníomhaíochta d’Fhorbairt Tuaite. Leagtar síos sa Phlean seo struchtúr uileghabhálach i leith tionscnaimh a chomhordú agus a chur chun feidhme ar fud na Rialtais láir agus an rialtais áitiúil araon. Tá an Plean bunaithe ar 5 phríomh-Cholún théamacha a mbaineann sraith cuspoirí agus gníomhartha le… Continue Reading
On Monday I attended the launch of the ‘Realising Our Rural Potential:Action Plan for Rural Development’ which is very significant for Galway, Mayo and the West of Ireland. The Action Plan is the first of its kind to take a cohesive and co-ordinated approach across the whole of Government to rural development. Realising Our Rural Potential… Continue Reading
Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar has confirmed to me that 55 new Rural Social Scheme places are being allocated to Galway which brings to 325 the number of participants on the Rural Social Scheme. This increase in places on the Rural Social Scheme is the first since 2006 and I commend Minister Varadkar who… Continue Reading
My colleague, Minister for Education Richard Bruton has introduced a new system for the allocation of Special Education Teachers. The changes will be introduced from September 2017. The new model will be a fairer and better way to allocate resources to support children with Special Educational Needs. Special Education teachers will be allocated to schools on the… Continue Reading
I welcome the publication of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance by Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD, and Minister of State for Financial Services, Eoghan Murphy TD. The recommendations, approved by Government, include actions to: Address the lack of transparency in the claims area, through the establishment of a national claims information database which… Continue Reading