Adequate resources required for St Cecilia’s
Calls have been made on the Department of Education and Health to ensure that adequate resources are provided for St Cecilia’s school in Sligo. The calls were made recently in the Dáil by Sligo Leitrim Fianna Fáil TD Eamon Scanlon. The School which caters for students with special…
Scanlon upset by online abuse of Brian Cowen
A Sligo Leitrim Fianna Fáil TD has hit out at those who have left what he describes nasty comments on line regarding the former Taoiseach Brian Cowen. The former Fianna Fáil leader and Laois Offaly TD is currently in a serious in hospital after a suspected bleed on the…
Health Minister urged to review the rescheduling of medical procedures
The Department of Health are being called on to urgently examine why they are rescheduling procedures for a number of people across the northwest with short notice. The matter has been raised by Fianna Fáil TD for Sligo-Leitrim, Eamon Scanlon TD. Deputy Scanlon says he is aware of cases where…
Jobs boost for the north west
The creation of 40 jobs by Avantcard has been described as a major boost to the north west. The jobs will be based in Carrick-on-Shannon and have been created as a result a new partnership between Avantcard and An Post. Once the roles are filled, the work force in Avantcard…
Vulnerable & Sick having Illness benefit payments disrupted
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says he has had dozen of complaints from sick and vulnerable people whose illness benefit payments have been disrupted. Fianna Fail Deputy Eamon Scanlon says many depend on this money. However, he added that irregularity and disruption of payments, and the uncertainty and anxiety that causes, cannot…
North West families affected by delays in publication of housing figures
The ongoing delays in the publication of the review on social housing is affecting families across the North West who find themselves unable to secure housing. That’s according to a Sligo-Leitrim Fianna Fáil TD who says these families do not qualify for social housing as they earn over the…
Europe Commission to create plan to combat spread of Lyme disease
MEPs say action needs to be taken to stop the ‘alarming’ spread of Lyme disease across Europe. They have called on the European Commission to create a plan to combat the disease that is mainly spread through a tick. Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail TD Eamon Scanlon raised the issue nationally…