HSE refutes TD’s claims about home help services in Sligo/Leitrim
The HSE has refuted a claim by a Sligo/Leitrim TD that home help hours have been ‘slashed’ by almost 10,000 hours over the past year. In a statement to Ocean FM, the HSE says budgeted home help hours for Sligo/Leitrim have actually increased this year. Fianna Fail Deputy Eamon Scanlon…
TD queries why Sligo family had to travel to Monaghan for respite
A Sligo Leitrim Fianna Fail TD is raising concern about respite services for families of people with disabilities. Speaking in the Dail, Eamon Scanlon has called for clarification on why a Sligo family recently had to travel to Carrickmacross in county Monaghan to avail of respite. He says this is…
Calls for assurances on Green Cert courses for farmers
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for assurances that Green Cert courses for young farmers will start in the North West this Autumn. Fianna Fail Deputy Eamon Scanlon raised the issue in Dail questions to Agriculture, Food and Marine Minister Michael Creed. One of Deputy Scanlon’s questions related to the recruitment…
Monday is deadline for Sligo ratepayers to make submissions on revaluations
Ratepayers have until this Monday to make representations to the Valuation Office if they are unhappy with the property valuations they have received. Proposed new valuations, on which rates will be based for the coming year, were sent out last month and take various factors into account. These include figures…
Ballymote meeting to discuss issues affecting older people
Issues affecting older people will be up for discussion at a special meeting in Ballymote tomorrow. Homehelp, pensions and the Fair deal scheme are among the issues up for discussion. Fianna Fail spokesperson Will O’Dea who is the party’s spokesperson on Social Protection will attend the meeting which is being…
Dail: Tubbercurry Garda Station ‘not a legislative issue’
Tubbercurry Garda Station is not fit to meet the modern day requirements of one of the busiest stations in the Sligo Leitrim division. That’s according to Fianna Fail TD Eamon Scanlon who brought the issue to the attention of the Taoiseach during questions on legislation yesterday in Leinster House. Deputy…
Sligo TD fears the UK is using Ireland as a ‘pawn’ on Brexit
A Sligo Leitrim TD says he fears Ireland is being used as a ‘pawn’ by the UK to ensure a better deal after Brexit. It emerged at a Brexit seminar in Leitrim yesterday that tariffs as high as 42% could be imposed on imports and exports to the UK from…