I recently had the opportunity to question An Taoiseach with regard to the development of new employment & tourism opportunities on our local cut away bogs. Below is an outline of two of the many opportunities. Watch my full engagement with the Taoiseach at the end of this post. National Wetland Park in the North Midlands As you will be aware …
General Tips for Working From Home
The Citizens Information have summarised general tips to help you look after your health and well-being while working from home temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic. Try to: Stick to your normal routine as much as possible, starting your day as you normally would: shower, getting dressed and eating breakfast. Keep times for lunch, dinner as close to normal as you can. …
Are you included on the new broadband map?
Now that National Broadband Ireland is rollout broadband fibre cable in County Roscommon & East Galway it is important that people check their colour code on the National Broadband Map at www.broadband.gov.ie If people, particularly in towns and villages, are not getting at least 30Mbps download speed consistently then they need to make sure that they are amber on the National …
After 50 days of infection we get action on meat plants
50 days after the first Covid 19 infections were diagnosed within meat plants – and after four weeks of persistently raising this issue with authorities along with a handful of other TDs – we eventually get movement from the HSE, the Health and Safety Authority & the Department of Agriculture. 50 days after the initial infections in plants, the …
Why is nobody enforcing the Covid laws in meat plants?
Simon Harris told Dáil Éireann earlier that the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) carried out 190 inspections of premises on Monday & Tuesday of this week. And the HSA told the Dáil Covid Committee on Tuesday that it had carried out no inspection of meat plants: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/no-inspections-carried-out-in-meat-plants-hsa-546965 And while I have received reports of Health & Safety Authority inspectors …
Restart grant for small businesses opening next Friday
Details have been announced today of a Restart Grant for small businesses. This will be available to businesses employing 1-50 people and with a turnover under €5m. The grant will be the equivalent to the rates bill paid by the business in 2019 and will amount to between €2,000 and €50,000. It is intended as a grant towards the …
Here are details of the various supports that are now available to help business post Covid 19
Click on the link here to access details on a range of business supports: Business May 2020
Has your organisation seen a drop in funding due to COVID-19?
You may be eligible to avail of funding through a €40 support package for Community and Voluntary Organisations, Charities and Social Enterprises The purpose of this funding is to help alleviate funding challenges faced by organisations most in need A large number of these organisations are providing critical services to vulnerable individuals and groups in society arising from the COVID-19 …
Postponement of the Leaving Cert
Leaving Certificate students who do not accept their calculated grades can appeal them. We were told at a briefing with the Department of Education that they will also have the chance to sit one or all of the exams in November & get a revised higher grade or hold their existing grade. While this will be too late to get …
How can I improve my broadband speed with my existing service?
There are a number of ways to get the best from your existing broadband service: Interference from other devices If you are using wireless to make a connection then other wireless devices may interfere. DECT phones (wireless handsets for fixed lines) and baby monitors can cause a lot of interference. Other wireless devices like TV senders (Chromecast and Apple …