Denis Naughten will not contest the next general election
The independent TD for Roscommon East Galway, Denis Naughten has announced he will not be contesting the next general election. In a statement issued last night Deputy Naughten who previously served as TD for the South Leitrim area said he took the decision for both personal and professional reasons,…
Independent TD calls for greater resources to be afforded to smaller Hospitals
There’s a call on the government to lend more support to smaller hospitals as patients are left waiting on beds. New figures released today show the trolley numbers as a percentage of the total bed capacity in each hospital. While larger hospitals have more patients waiting on…
Former election candidate says re-opening power stations is like attempting to blow life into a corpse
A former local election candidate in the north west is strongly criticising moves by a group of rural TDs to re-open power generating stations at Lanesboro and Shannonbridge. The proposals were included in a number of measures to tackle the cost of living crisis. The rural group called for…
Regional Independent Group say budget wish-list will benefit the north west
The Dail’s Regional Independent Group will meet the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure today to set out their wish-list for next months budget. The group will be seeking a number of motions to be included in the upcoming budget including: free public transport for students, the 20% cut…
Independent TD says the lack of government action is jeopardising the future of north west post offices
A lack of action by the government is putting the future of many Post Offices at risk across the North West. That’s the warning from a member of the Regional Group of TD’s The future of many post offices is likely to be discussed again in the…
Missed Broadband deadlines are further blows for rural Ireland.
The fact that the National Broadband Plan is set to miss its revised target of 60,000 homes by the end of the year has been described as another major blow for rural Ireland. The Government has confirmed that just 35,000 homes will be passed by the end of…
Climate Action Bill passed in the Dáil
The Dáil last night passed the Climate Action Bill following a four hour debate. In the end, TD’s voted the landmark legislation through by a large majority of 129 votes to 10. All parties supported the bill, with opposition coming from a number of independents. IFA framing…