Headshop legislation welcome but dangers still exist
I welcome the announcement from the Minister for Health that a further ban will be placed on products sold in headshops. There are currently two so called head shops operating in County Clare. I have repeatedly raised this issue in Dáil Éireann and also attended meetings with representatives of County Clare’s secondary schools on the […]
Private Aircraft business at Shannon a way forward
The extension of pre clearance facilities to private aircraft at Shannon is a huge step forward for the airport and the region as a whole. Today is a groundbreaking good day for Shannon Airport. From today, pre-clearance will apply to US bound private aircraft using Shannon. I believe this development has the potential to bring […]
REPS3 to REPS4
There are 1786 Clare farmers who have not had the opportunity to take up the REPS4 scheme. This is a potential loss of €11.6 million to the Clare economy. Even a 100% take up of the newly proposed environmental scheme which is capped at €5000 implies a loss of €2.5 million. To ask the Minister […]