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Adoption Bill
Many deputies in this house have received much correspondence specifically on the issue of the Bilateral agreement with Vietnam which has been allowed lapse since May of this year with no interim arrangements put in place whilst we wait for this tacking on of the Hague Convention to our own Adoption legislation. It does beggar […]
Inter Country Adoption
I have received many queries to my office in relation to intercountry adoption, I spoke during the passage of the recent Adoption Bill and look forward to its introduction as part of Irish legislation, hopefully making it easier for Irish parents to adopt abroad. To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Adoption Bill […]
Connolly Post Office closure a sad day for everyone
The closure of Connolly Post Office is a sad day for Post mistress Pauline Connellan and the local community. I would hope that the services would be taken on by another agent, and that the good postal service which the area has enjoyed for generations would be continued. It’s a sad day for Connolly and for […]
No money to rescue roads, but plenty to bail out banks
There is a crisis now emerging in relation to many roads in County Clare. Roads which required attention long before the extreme weather struck are now left in a terrible condition. For example the main road through Clarecastle and the Kildysart Road Clarecastle require immediate attention. The main Ennis Kilrush/Kilkee road is in a particularly bad […]
Challenging An Taoiseach to develop Lynx Cargo
In a Dáil exchange last week, I questioned the government on what issues were holding up the development of a Lynx Cargo facility at Shannon Airport. This facility could have enormous added benefit to the Mid-West region and help create and sustain jobs. The Lynx Cargo Facility has been several years in the pipeline. I […]
Clare Schools lose out in Capital Funding
Clare schools have been forgotten by Fianna Fáil and the Green Party. I have been making representations on behalf of many Clare schools which find themselves in difficulty such as Quin’s Scoil na Mainistreach, Knockanean NS, Sixmilebridge NS and Ennis Christian Brothers Primary School. The announcement of the 2010 schools building programme highlights the extent to […]