Sligo/Leitirm TD claims school transport should be a ‘right not a concession’.
A Sligo/Leitrim TD claims school transport should be a ‘right not a concession’. Sinn Fein Deputy, Martin Kenny is making the comments as the new school year approaches. He says measures introduced in 2011 by then Minister for Education, Mary Coughlan, is failing rural families. Deputy Kenny believes a school…
Health Service moving from one Crisis to the next
The current crisis in the health service is now becoming the norm. That’s according to Sligo Leitrim, Sinn Fein TD martin Kenny. Deputy Kenny says that in addition to the numerous national problems facing the Minister for Health Simon Harris there are also a number of significant challenges…
Concern over beef payments if there’s a no-deal Brexit
Sinn Féin’s Agriculture spokesman Martin Kenny TD, has called on Minister Michael Creed to clarify how the targeted payments he has pledged to seek for beef farmers in the case of a no-deal Brexit would be allocated. The Minister for Agriculture has indicated the payments would come from the Common…
TD says Juvenile Diversion Programme not appropriate in cases of serious sexual assault
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is asking that the Juvenile Diversion Programme not be used in cases of serious sexual assault involving young people. Sinn Fein Martin Kenny told the Dail of how three boys were only cautioned under the programme after an alleged sexual assault of a young girl at a…
Legislation to protect land owners from compensation claims by hill walkers to be introduced this year
Legislation to protect land owners from compensation claims by hill walkers who use their land is to be introduced before the end of this year. Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring has confirmed that the State Claims Agency, and not farmers, should defend cases taken by hill walkers…
Clarification sought on new farm rules coming under CAP
Clarification has been sought on the new Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions, which will be coming under into force under the next Common Agricultural Policy. Sinn Fein’s Agricultural Spokesman and Sligo Leitrim TD Martin Kenny has raised the matter with the minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed.…
Leitrim TD calling for licence system to help planning applicants
A Leitrim TD wants a license to be granted to people who can’t get planning because of wastewater problems. At the moment nearly all planning applications for one-off rural homes are failing in many parts of Leitrim in particular because of the poor soil quality. It means they don’t pass…