Local MEP warns of a difficult period ahead at Sligo University Hospital
A Sligo MEP has raised concerns over the current over-crowding at Sligo University Hospital. Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has issued a warning that the number of patients on trolleys is providing ample warning that a difficult period lies ahead for workers and patients at SUH The…
North West residents viewed as “second class citizens”
The government need to stop looking at people from the North West as second class citizens. That’s the view of Sinn Féin MEP Chris McManus, following the decision to pull the funding that was previously allocated for the development of the N17. Speaking to Ocean FM News, MEP McManus questioned…
Local MEP questions why funding to advance green economy has not been drawn down
A Midlands North West MEP says Millions of Euro which was supposed to be used to help the Irish economy recover from Covid is sitting on a shelf in Brussels. Sinn Fein MEP Chris MacManus says Ireland was allocated €915 million in grants from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience…
Sligo MEP calls for outstanding Protocol issues to be resolved
Midlands/North West MEP Chris MacManus says outstanding issues related to the Northern Ireland Protocol must be tackled. The first meeting of a group set up to manage the EU and UK’s post-Brexit relationship takes this week. Both parliaments are sending 35 representatives each. The meetings will be…
Local MEP fears protocol issues will linger past Assembly Elections
A Sligo MEP says he does not now expect problems over the Northern Ireland protocol to be resolved before the Assembly elections in May. The UK and EU continue to disagree about key issues such as the level of checks needed on goods coming into Northern Ireland from Britain.…
MacManus claims more information on Brexit should have been circulated
A Midlands North West MEP says the general public should have received more accurate information in relation to Brexit and in particular how it would impact Northern Ireland. MEP’s have expressed their regret for the “restraint and limited engagement of the European Parliament” ahead of the Brexit referendum. …
MEP fears Local Employment Service will become a box ticking exercise
The privatisation of Local Employment Services will lead to people being pushed into short-term jobs, which they are unsuitable for, so a profit can be made. That’s the fear of Midlands/North West MEP, Chris MacManus, in response to government proposals to put employment services to tender. The planned Regional Employment…