Pay & display parking forcing patients to run out of A&E to top-up meters The pay & display car parking policy at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, must be urgently reviewed as patients are being forced to rush out of A&E in fear of being clamped, says Denis Naughten. “While I believe that patients, carers and next of kin should not …
€500,000 for redevelopment of Rosalie Unit – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has been informed by Minister Jim Daly that the HSE intends to spend €500,000 on the redevelopment of the Rosalie Unit to cater for new mental health services. “While any investment in mental health services is very welcome, I again reiterated to Minister Daly my disgust with the way the former residents of the Rosalie Unit …
Naughten welcomes funding for Convent grounds in Roscommon Town
Local TD Denis Naughten has welcomed the allocation of €136,484 to begin the process of redeveloping the Convent grounds in Roscommon Town. This is an ambitious project spearheaded by Roscommon County Council in cooperation with the trustees of the sports complex and grounds which will see the redevelopment of lands to facilitate many sporting organisations throughout County Roscommon. “While we …
Local jobs will be key election issue in rural constituencies – Naughten
“The key election issue in many of the constituencies outside our cities will be the need for people to be able to work locally rather than having to commute to our congested cities for work,” says Denis Naughten TD. “This was clearly highlighted in last week’s Enterprise Ireland 2019 report which showed that across exporting Irish companies in Roscommon, East …
€7m to address Shannon bottlenecks – Naughten
investment to improve flow of Shanon River will help address scale of local flooding Local TD Denis Naughten has been informed by Minister Boxer Moran that an additional €7m has been allocated by Government to address a number of serious pinch points on the River Shannon. This will have a direct impact on the flow of the River and the …
€1.3m for new Lanesboro/Ballyleague food hub – Naughten
Local TD, Denis Naughten has received confirmation from Minister Heather Humphreys that €1.3m has been allocated for the establishment of the new Premier Lakeland’s food hub in Lanesboro/Ballyleague which has the potential to create 90 jobs over a 5 year period. “This food hub is a joint venture between the local community, Longford County Council and Bord na Mona …
2019 a bad year for local job creation; more must be done to help local business – Naughten
Enterprise Ireland companies lost 5 jobs every week in 2019 across our region The end of year report by Enterprise Ireland shows that across exporting Irish companies in Roscommon, East Galway, Longford, Westmeath and Offaly approximately 5 jobs were lost every week, Denis Naughten TD has highlighted. “With the same counties now facing further job losses as a result …
Public urged to use Roscommon Hospital injury unit for quicker treatment – Naughten
Fees reduced to help take pressure off overcrowded A&E in Portiuncula & Castlebar Denis Naughten has urged the public to consider using the local injury unit at Roscommon- where they can be treated within an hour – rather than waiting in overcrowded A&E departments, like Portiuncula & Castlebar. “Patients should also ask GPs if they can have tests …
€185,000 for improvements to local community facilities
Local TD, Denis Naughten has welcomed the allocation of €187,275 by Minister Michael Ring to 50 community facilities throughout County Roscommon & East Galway. The funding has been provided to help community groups with the purchase of equipment and the upgrade to community facilities to increase their use by local groups The funding allocated to County Roscommon includes …
Minister Zappone approves funding to assist with childcare insurance costs
In recognition of a difficult year for childcare providers Minister Zappone has informed me that she has now approved a once off Programme Support payment which will be made available in the coming days averaging €1,500 per provider. This funding is in response to the sharp rise in insurance costs. I’ve recently received a number of representations regarding …