Funding of €4.1m has been allocated to local projects under the active travel scheme, which will make walking far safer in many local areas, says Denis Naughten TD. “Right across Roscommon and East Galway over 30 projects have been funded ranging from extensions of footpaths to local amenities and improved school safety to the enhancement of public transport and active …
5 local schools secure investment – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has welcomed investment that has been provided for five schools across County Roscommon. “Over the last three months two local schools have been approved funding for additional classrooms while a further three schools have received funding for improvement works,” stated Denis Naughten. St. Nathy’s College and Carrick NS have secured funding for additional classrooms …
Naughten confirms €179k for local walking routes
Local TD and Chair of the Dáil Committee on Community & Rural Affairs, Denis Naughten, has confirmed the allocation of €179,000 for the small-scale enhancement of local walking trails across Roscommon and East Galway. “Funding has been allocated for the improvement of trails in Ballygar, Glenamaddy and Lawrencetown in East Galway as well as Boyle, Strokestown to Tarmonbarry and Granlahan …
Harmac creates 60 new jobs to meet Covid demand – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has welcomed confirmation that Harmac is to create 60 additional jobs on its Castlerea site to meet growing global demand as a result of Covid-19. Commenting on the announcement he said: “This is a significant investment in Castlerea, which is equivalent to 2,400 jobs being created in Galway City, and is a vote of confidence not …
Ignoring funding local mental health during will have long term consequences – Naughten
Families and individuals without vital mental health supports are left in desperate situation Local TD, Denis Naughten has said that the disclosure of the fact that not one additional cent of pandemic funding has been provided for mental health services in Roscommon, Galway & Mayo will have long term consequences for individuals and families over the weeks and months …
Finance Minister to investigate exclusion of rural Council tenants from home insulation scheme – Naughten
The exclusion of rural Council tenants from having their homes insulated under a new Government Scheme because they live in rural houses or estates owned by a County Council is to be investigated by the Minister for Finance, Denis Naughten TD has confirmed. Last week during a Dáil debate local TD Denis Naughten highlighted the fact that the new midland …
€720,000 to support local enterprise centres – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has welcomed the allocation by the Tánaiste of over €720,000 to a number of local enterprise centres servicing County Roscommon & East Galway. The funding for centres in Castlerea, Ballinasloe, Athlone, Boyle, Carrick-on-Shannon, Drumshanbo & Tuam is to help cover ongoing running costs and to implement a recovery plan to meet the challenges of Covid-19. Commenting on …
Roscommon gets its first 3 broadband hotspots – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has confirmed that the first three broadband connection points in Creeve, Gortaganny and Tulsk have now gone live, providing high speed broadband hotspots in those communities. At the end of last month, the high-speed broadband connections at Creeve Community Centre, Gortaganny Resource Centre and Tulsk Digi Hub went live and these connection points are now available to …
Portiuncula CAT Scan broken for 144 hours but won’t be replaced until 2022 – Naughten
The Saolta Hospital Group has admitted that the CT Scanner (CAT Scan) at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, has been out of action for 144 hours this month (September) and despite this being the 10th time it has broken down over the last 18 months it won’t be replaced until 2022, Denis Naughten TD has confirmed. “The admission that this scanner will …
Free Start your own business course
STRICTLY FOR COUNTY ROSCOMMON CLIENTS DELIVERED REMOTELY VIA ZOOM: PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE GOOD WI-FI CONNECTION & BROADBAND SPEED FOR THIS TRAINING. A LAPTOP WITH A SPEAKER AND A CAMERA IS REQUIRED. This six week (one evening per week) Start Your Own Business course is suitable for anyone thinking of starting a business or who has recently done so. Dates: Wednesdays: September 9th, …