Last week I received the following update from Eircom regarding the roll out of high speed broadband to the Monksland area- There are several cabinets in this area, and not all work is completed which is not helping with the confusion. The snapshot below of Google Earth also includes the locations of our cabinets (green roadside cabinets which we use …
Portiuncula parents must be protected from sinister medical agenda – Naughten
Denis Naughten TD has today (Monday) written to Minister Varadkar expressing serious concerns that the parents at the centre of the Portiuncula Hospital inquiry are being dragged into what can only be described as a “sinister medical politics plot”. “The parents at the centre of the Portiuncula Inquiry deserve the truth as to what happened to their babies and any …
Williamstown Water Update
I’ve been informed by Irish Water that they have now decided to proceed with a temporary upgrade of the water supply, which will allow the boil water notice to be lifted. Irish Water have ordered a new treatment system which will be delivered in July/August, which will allow the boil water notice to be lifted in approximately 12 weeks from …
Government must do more to bring financial companies out of Dublin – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has called on the Government to ensure that financial services companies are encouraged to establish operations outside Dublin. “The Government is developing a new strategy for the Financial Services Sector and I believe it is important that regional towns such as Carrick-on-Shannon form part of that strategy,” stated Denis Naughten. “With the loss of the Bank …
Local mental health services handed back €6m last year – Naughten
The mental health services in Counties Galway and Roscommon handed back a whopping 10% of their budget unspent at the end of last year while more and more pressure is being put on the services locally, claims Denis Naughten TD. “While communities in East Galway and Roscommon were assured that the required investment would be made available to reconfigure the …
Trollies increase as nursing home waiting list increases by a quarter – Naughten
Denis Naughten TD has stated “is there any wonder that trolley numbers are increasing again” as he revealed that within the last month the number of older persons waiting for a Fair Deal nursing home bed has increased by nearly a quarter. On the 11th December last there were 1,071 people on the national placement list for funding under the Nursing …
Announcement on Roscommon jobs expected by mid-year – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has been informed that an announcement on the IDA jobs in Roscommon Town is expected by the middle of 2015. Deputy Naughten raised the issue again recently with the Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton, who informed him that “IDA Ireland that it is confident that it will be in a position to make an announcement relating …
Progress on Cloonakilla NS welcome but must be fast tracked – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten has welcomed the announcement by Minister Jan O’Sullivan that Cloonakilla NS is to proceed through the Department’s planning process to tender stage over the coming weeks. However he has warned that it is imperative that construction starts “as soon as possible”. “While I welcome the progress on the project, it is vital for the pupils, teachers …
Portiuncula investigation must be independent & seen to be so – Naughten
Denis Naughten TD, has welcomed the announcement of an independent investigation into baby deaths, and a spike in the number of babies born in Portiuncula Hospital, where there was evidence of oxygen deprivation during delivery. However, Deputy Naughten stated that he was disappointed that the parents of the babies involved, are finding out about the inquiry through the media & …
Roscommon farmers must not be excluded from GLAS – Naughten
Local TD Denis Naughten is calling on the Agriculture Minister to ensure that Roscommon farmers have the opportunity to apply under the upcoming GLAS environmental scheme.
“As the scheme is currently structured it will be difficult for farmers who don’t have SAC designated lands to access the scheme, and this would exclude thousands of farmers throughout County Roscommon,” explained Denis Naughten.