MacSharry highlights plight of student nurses in Dail speech
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for the introduction of a bursary, or scholarship fund, to help student nurses cover their costs while on clinical placements. The issue was raised in the Dail this afternoon. Deputy Marc MacSharry says student nurses in the north west have a variety of costs, including…
MacSharry calls for UK ‘eat out’ scheme to be introduced in Ireland
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling on the government to introduce a scheme similar to one already operating in the UK that helps boost business for restaurants, cafes and pubs. Under the UK scheme, diners can get half-price meals every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during August. The discount is capped at…
MacSharry: Cutting child benefit to people going abroad is ‘mean-spirited and wrong’
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has questioned the cutting of child benefit to some people after they were questioned at airports while going abroad. About 2,000 people going abroad have had their Covid-19 payment stopped. But speaking in the Dail last night, Fianna Fail Deputy Marc MacSharry described the cutting of child…
MacSharry calls for FAI board chairman to resign
Sligo Leitrim Fianna Fáil TD Marc MacSharry has called for the resignation of the chairman of the FAI board Roy Barrett and strongly criticised the appointment of high-ranking civil servant Robert Watt to the association’s top table. Deputy MacSharry has been vocal on the latest round of boardroom turbulence in…
Introduction of bodycams a positive step for Irish Rail employees
A Sligo Leitrim TD says the introduction of bodycams for some Irish Rail employees is a positive first step. There has been a rise in recent years over anti-social behaviour on the rail services with Fiona Fail’s spokesperson on Transport, Tourism and Sport, Marc MacSharry saying that he has…
Hopes Inishmurray access issue may be resolved in time for tourism season
There are renewed hopes that trips for tourists and visitors to Inishmurray Island off the coast of north Sligo may be able to resume in time for this year’s tourism season. Boat trips to the ancient monastic island have been banned on safety grounds by the Marine Survey Office of…
Call for ‘small holdings grant’ to be part of CAP reform
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for a food regulator or ombudsman to ensure beef farmers get a fair margin on prices they get for their produce. During a debate in the Dail yesterday, Deputy Marc MacSharry also called for a small holdings viability grant to be provided under reform of…