Ex AIB Managing Director should hand back ‘obscene’ payments
I believe ex-AIB Managing Director Colm Doherty should recover some professional dignity and hand the State part or all of the €3 million payment he received prior to and after leaving AIB. These outrageous payments, which were signed off by the last Government, highlight the extent to which the Irish banking system […]
Working to deliver the Ennis Water Augmentation Scheme in full
Over the past weeks I have held talks with Government colleagues in an effort to get the Ennis Water Augmentation scheme funded and delivered in full. For many years I have pressed the case for the scheme having consistently raised the matter in Dáil Éireann with former Minister for Environment John Gormley. The situation remains […]
Welcome commitment to make progress on Vietnam adoption cases
The government has announcement that it will look to begin discussions on interim arrangement with Vietnam with regards adoption is to be welcomed. I have previously asked the Minister for Health and Children in Dáil Éireann to clarify the position in relation to families waiting to adopt from Vietnam. Nationally, over 350 families have been affected, as the […]