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The unfairness of motor tax installment payment charges
I have questioned the manner in which motor tax charges are levied for people who pay in installments. While paying in installments undoubtedly incurs additional administration work, I believe the rise in online payments for motor taxation should allow the State offset some of these charges. Most people cannot afford to pay their motor […]
Working to solve rural GP issue
There is an urgent need to resolves issues around Rural General Practice. The current GP contract is over 40 years old and desperately requires updating. Negotiations have commenced between the Department of Health, HSE and the IMO with a view to formulating a new GP contract that will be modern and fit for purpose. The […]
600 new positions available with An Garda Síochána
The Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, announced the opening of a recruitment campaign for new members of An Garda Síochána in 2016. The 600 new Gardaí, to be recruited next year, will bring to 1,150 the total number of new recruits since the reopening of Templemore in September 2014. So far 295 new […]
Clare Co Council tenants to benefit from new scheme
I am encouraging Clare County Council tenants to consider the new tenant purchase scheme as a way to achieving to home ownership. The new tenant purchase scheme, which will come into operation on the 1st of January 2016, will enable tenants to buy their homes after many years of paying rent to the Council, and […]
Focus on finding a buyer for Roche intensifies
Since the announcement last Thursday that Roche would be divesting interest in their plant in Clarecastle, I have ensured that every effort is being made to find a buyer and help preserve employment at the plant. I immediately met with the Minister for Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, Mr. Richard Bruton in Leinster House. Minister Bruton […]
Every effort to be made to support Roche workers
My thoughts are very much with the workers of Roche and their families at this difficult and uncertain time. I know many of the workforce personally as well as their extended families. The announcement by Roche that it is planning to exit the site and market it to alternative investors has come as a shock […]