MacSharry calls for change in management and direction of An Garda Siochana
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has called for the management of An Garda Siochana to be changed. Fianna Fail Deputy Marc MacSharry, who’s a member of the Public Accounts Committee looking into allegations at the Garda training college at Templemore, says there’s a crisis in management and competence in the frorce. He’s…
TD Marc MacSharry calls on government to establish Passport Offices in Tubbercurry
Sligo Fianna Fail TD Marc MacSharry has called on the Government to establish a Regional Passport Office in Tubbercurry. Deputy MacSharry says that passport delays are further exasperated by Brexit with the number of people expected to apply for an Irish passport to hit 1 million this year. There are…
Concerns over plans to close Cairns Hill water treatment plant
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is warning that Irish Water’s intention to close one of two water treatment plants in Sligo will damage the areas ability to attract new business and to promote development. Fianna Fail Deputy Marc MacSharry says the proposed closure of the Cairns Hill water treatment plant and distribution…
Fears for 19 jobs in Sligo
A Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail TD is claiming that 19 jobs in the PAYE section of Revenue is to move to Dundalk. Deputy Marc MacSharry sas this follows other recent announcement of job losses, including in the Department of Social Welfare and in the ProTek plant, both in Sligo. He has…
Taoiseach slams MacSharry for ‘negativity’ on rural Ireland
The Taoiseach has hit back at Fianna Fail TD Marc MacSharry accusing him of coming into the Dail chamber week after week with the same negative rhetoric on rural Ireland. Enda Kenny, himself a rural TD, made the comments in response to a number of questions on the situation facing…
CF patients hope for government action on Orkambi ahead of Dail protest
Fianna Fail has committed to making a ‘final push’ to ensure that patients of Cystic Fibrosis can access the potentially life-saving drug Orkambi. Fianna Fail TD in Sligo Leitrim Marc MacSharry raised the issue with the Taoiseach in the Dail this week and accused Enda Kenny of being ‘out of…
Calls for means tests for carers to be relaxed
A Sligo Leitrim TD says the means test on the carers allowance needs to be relaxed as part of the solution to our health crisis. Fianna Fail TD Marc MacSharry says there are a number of measures that need to be urgently considered by government in order to address the…