Local TD warns of the consequences of not adequately looking after carers
There will be more pressure on hospitals and more demand for nursing home places unless home carers are paid more money. That’s according to Deputy Marc MacSharry, who raised the matter in the Dáil last night. He says issue of pay and expenses for carers needs to be…
County councillor now almost a fulltime job, says Fitzmaurice
City and county councillors will get an 8,000 euro a year pay rise from the 1st of July. Cabinet Ministers will be asked to approve implementation of the Moorhead report today, which recommends a 50 per cent pay rise. They’re currently paid just over 17,000 euro a year – but…
National Council for the Blind go on strike in North West
Some services for blind or visually-impaired people in the north west may be hit today by a strike by staff of the National Council for the Blind of Ireland who are members of the Forsa union. The industrial action is over what the union says is the inaction of the…
Perry: New government must address Defence Forces pay, conditions
A Independent general election candidate says the new government will have to urgently address the issue of pay and allowances for members of the Defence Forces. Sligo/Leitrim, South Donegal, North Roscommon candidate John Perry says he has met families of Defence Forces members and they had told him how they…