Irish Water, the national water utility company, is continuing to invest in improving water and waste-water services in Galway. Irish Water invested €340 million nationally in 2014 and €363 million in 2015 and plans on investing €532 million on water and waste-water services this year. The investment will tackle serious deficiencies in the water infrastructure… Continue Reading
ESB Networks and the Department of Communications, Climate Change and Environment are continuing to work on the restoration of electricity to Inis Meain and Inis Oirr following the failure of the undersea cable on Friday morning last. Work is well underway on installing a generator to operate on a temporary basis while repair works are… Continue Reading
Arising from the loss of electricity affecting Inis Meain and Inis Oirr I have contacted the Minister for Communications, Climate Change and Environment, Denis Naughten and the Secretary General of the Department as well as officials from Roinn na Gaeltachta. Contact has also been made with the head of ESB Networks. ESB Networks is… Continue Reading
Recently I launched ‘Labhair Gaeilge Liom’ or ‘Speak Irish with me’, an initiative of SOLAS – An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna – the Further Education and Training Authority. ‘Speak Irish with me’ is an online Irish language course run by SOLAS eCollege and specifically supports beginners or any learner who has not used Irish… Continue Reading
The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Simon Coveney has informed me that the public consultation period on the application by the Marine Institute for a foreshore lease on Galway Bay has been extended from Tuesday, 2nd August to Friday, 9th September. This extension follows on from two previous extensions granted in June and… Continue Reading