State has adequate land for construction of housing
A Sligo Leitrim TD has accused the government of engaging in ‘deflective tactics’ by calling on the church to provide property for the building of housing. It recently emerged that the minister for housing Daire O’ Brien had recently written to the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland…
North West students facing transport chaos due to reduced capacity
The annual challenges that families of school going children face at this time of year have been added to by a school transport system which a local TD has described as ‘broken’ With a reduced capacity on school buses this year due to the Covid-19 restrictions those that are…
Local Authorities need to identify locations of vehicle-charging points.
County councils in Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon are being asked for an outline of their plans for the installation of vehicle-charging points. Sligo/Leitrim Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny, who is seeking the information, says there are very few ‘fast-charge’ points available in the north west. He added…
Changes to Local Link service is leaving users stranded
A Sligo Leitrim TD is calling on the Local Link service to resolve issues that are leaving users of the service stranded. Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny say the current service is not meeting the criteria for the demands responsive model which was behind the service being established in…
Government U-turn provides further evidence special relationship with Developers
A Sligo Leitrim TD has accused the government of turning their backs on first-time buyers by performing a dramatic U-Turn in relation to extra stamp duty being charged to property developers. A Government proposal that was passed last night will now result in the 10% stamp duty not applying…
Local TD calls for Insurance Premiums to reduce
A Sligo Leitrim TD is calling for the costs of insurance premiums to be reduced. Insurance payouts for personal injury claims have fallen by half in the past couple of months. Ministers will be shortly given an update on the plans to cut the cost of premiums for…
Clarification provided on the sale of outdoor alcohol
It’s hoped legislation around the sale and consumption of alcohol in outdoor seating areas at pubs and restaurants will come into law in the coming weeks. Legislation allowing people to consume alcohol outdoors has been passed in the Dáil clarifying the situation for people and now goes to the…