Denis Naughten TD, Member of the Oireachtas Committee on Health has called for urgent action to address the spiraling cost of health insurance which is now leading to a situation where some consumers are paying more of their premium towards the health care costs of others than themselves. As a result of recent changes to the structure of the risk …
Child occupational therapist expected to start in February – Naughten
Local TD, Denis Naughten has been informed by the HSE that the new child occupational therapist is to take up her post in mid-February, and that she will be in a position to call patients for assessment shortly after her appointment. For the last 4 years the post has been vacant and as a result children from County Roscommon …
Septic tank grant welcome, but cowboys must be stopped – Naughten
Local TD, Denis Naughten has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for the Environment that he has approved a grant of up to €4,000 towards the cost of upgrading septic tanks throughout the country. The grant will be paid at a rate of 80% (up to a max. of €4,000) for households with an income of up to €50,000 …
Air Ambulance Service completes over 100 missions – Naughten
local TD, Denis Naughten has been informed that the air ambulance service based out of Custume Barracks in Athlone has performed over 100 missions since the service since its establishment last June. “The frequency of call outs clearly highlights the importance of this service to communities throughout the midlands & west; it again highlights the need for the …
Only one in 6 local college grant applications approved
Local TD Denis Naughten has described as “disgraceful” the situation where only 16% of local college applications made through the new centralised SUSI online processing system for student grants have been approved. In Roscommon 202 out of 1153 (17.5%) of applications have been approved. In Galway the figure is 685 out of 4334 applications (16%) and in Leitrim …
Abolition of Farm Assist fails to recognise weather impact on agriculture – Naughten
“Budget 2013 has removed the safety net of the farm assist scheme, which was designed to acknowledge the volatility of farming, by effectively abolishing the scheme in all but name,” claims Denis Naughten TD. There are 377 Leitrim farmers in receipt of Farm assist, with 433 in County. Roscommon and a further 1137 farm families relying on the …
Changes to Farm Assist scheme
Reply from Minister Joan Burton: Page 1 & Page 2 My preceding question: Dear Minister Burton, I am writing to you requesting an immediate review of plans to change the means assessment for the Farm Assist scheme which, as proposed, will have a detrimental impact on small holders who rely on this payment to remain in farming and …
350k for local sports groups welcome, but disappointing that worthy projects left out – Naughten
Local TD, Denis Naughten has welcomed the allocation of €348,000 to 10 local sporting organisations but stated that many other sports applications are left without funding, due to a failure to maximise the use of the grant scheme. “48 Roscommon clubs submitted applications under the Sports Capital Grant Scheme, with plans to invest over €5m in sport and recreation facilities …
Proposal seeks to curb cost of private health insurance – Naughten
Denis Naughten TD, will this evening (Tuesday) seek to force the hand of the Minister for Health to introduce a lifetime community rating measure on health insurance policies which will help to reduce the cost facing many families at present. Naughten’s amendment would force the Health Minister to act upon legislation introduced in 2001 to facilitate the introduction lifetime …
School Attendance Payment FAQs
Linking Child Benefit to School Attendance FAQs School attendance up to the age of 16 years is a statutory requirement under the Education (Welfare) Act 2000. Consequently, all recipients of child benefit are legally required to attend school up to this age. A number for frequently asked questions regarding my proposals to link child benefit with a school …