National wetland park on Roscommon/Longford border now even more important
Local TD, Denis Naughten has welcomed reports by Centre Parcs UK that it is to develop a tourism project in Ballymahon, Co. Longford which has huge potential to boost tourism in County Roscommon.
“Centre Parcs is a major tourism operator and its plan for the site in Ballymahon, will see over 100,000 visitors come to the region annually.
Denis Naughten has today (Wednesday) asked the Taoiseach to withdraw new TB rules introduced by the Department of Agriculture which effectively ban treating sick cattle for up to 6 weeks, in advance of a herd test.
Variations of up to 400% in the value of penalty applied by the Department of Agriculture following farm inspections across the country highlight the urgent need to overhaul the whole system, claims Denis Naughten TD.
The issuing of letters to pensioners encouraging them to move their payment to the bank is to be stopped following a case put forward by Denis Naughten TD in the Dáil today (Wednesday) stating that letters issued by the Department of Social Protection were false and misleading. Deputy Naughten pointed out that “banks do not want cash customers and in …
Local TD, Denis Naughten has been assured by the Minister for Defence that there is no threat to the bomb disposal unit based at Custume Barracks, Athlone. Raising the issue in the Dail, Denis Naughten pointed out that there was a question hanging over the sustainability of the unit, due to the dramatic fall off in the number of trained …
Local TD Denis Naughten has received confirmation from Irish Water that it expects to be in a position to lift the boil water notice on the Grange Lake source, which supplies water to the North East region, by September of this year. “This will mean that the boil water notice placed on homes in the Strokestown, Elphin, Roosky, Kilmore and …
Denis Naughten TD has today (Monday) called on the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, to ensure that the inquiry at Portiuncula Hospital includes a review of the actions taken by Saolta Management once they became aware of staff concerns regarding the operation of the maternity unit in Ballinasloe
22 March 2014 Denis Naughten TD has called for the Public Accounts Committee and the Comptroller & Auditor General to inquire into the awarding of contracts by the Saolta Hospital Group. This weekend reports indicated that there was no “evidence of competitive tendering process” in the awarding of a software contract to Northgate Public Services, a company with which the …
Local TD, Denis Naughten has called on Irish Water to “fast track the pipe upgrade works for the Town of Ballinasloe” after the disclosure that it could be August 2016 before these works are completed.
“If it were to take 18 months to complete these works, it would delay plans to resurface the streets as well as limiting access to shops in the town itself”
Over €1/2m could be saved by operating property tax through post offices
Denis Naughten TD has called on An Post to improve its services for those who are losing money because they cannot access the internet.