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Longford Leader Motors: Increase in drink driving

...remains a significant problem. That is why I brought the Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty-Drink Driving) Bill 2017 before the OIREACHTAS, which proposes that anyone detected driving over the legal limit will receive a mandatory disqualification from driving....

16 Jun 2017 at 18:00

National News

'Women's healthcare has always taken a back seat' - TD calls on Government to fast track legislation

...the ‘Five C’s - the obstacles we identified in a 2009 report on women’s participation in politics that I wrote for the OIREACHTAS Justice Committee. Those five are: Cash, Confidence, Culture, Childcare and Candidate Selection Procedures. "We need to see...

27 Oct 2021 at 11:45

Local News

Emergency meeting of GPs to discuss outcome of Referendum on Eighth Amendment

...of Health, on how a supposed GP-led service might operate. Previously, the Citizen’s Assembly and many members of the OIREACHTAS, had suggested that an abortion service in Ireland should be GP-led. There has never been any basis for the Government, or...

27 May 2018 at 23:52

National News

'Assessment options' on the table in Leaving Cert reform talks today

The Joint OIREACHTAS Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science will commence an examination of Leaving Certificate reform with a roundtable discussion today, Tuesday, September 28. The discussion will focus on a...

28 Sept 2021 at 11:11

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Full impact assessment needed for proposed Nature Restoration Law

Addressing the Joint OIREACHTAS Committee Joint OIREACHTAS Committee on Environment and Climate Action on Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review recently, IFA National Environment Committee Chair Paul O’Brien said the proposed regulations must not have...

11 Apr 2023 at 09:56

Local news

Return of bus services sought

...in Rooskey Community Centre, was attended by Mr Rory Leahy, Northwest Regional Manager of Bus Éireann; MEP Marian Harkin; OIREACHTAS members; members of Rooskey and Dromod Action group and Mayor of Roscommon, Cllr Tom Crosby. Cllr Crosby informed those at...

01 May 2013 at 17:00

Local News

€265,000 CLÁR funding for Longford projects

Longford's OIREACHTAS representatives have welcomed details of the €265,000 funding announced to support projects in Longford under Measure 1 and Measure 2 of the 2020 CLÁR programme. Fianna Fáil Deputy Joe Flaherty stated, "This funding will support the...

08 Nov 2020 at 09:00

Business

Rollout of National Broadband Plan will not meet January target, Dáil told

...Peter Hendrick cut its January target to 60,000 premises, down from an original target of 115,000. Mr Hendrick told the OIREACHTAS committee on transport that the revised target will be missed by some two months. Minister of State Ossian Smyth said the...

27 Jan 2022 at 20:20

Home

Cost of Ireland's local politicians could rise by nearly €7 million under reform plan

...pension age (which will be 67 in 2024, rising to 68 in 2028). The report says this the same arrangement that applies for OIREACHTAS members elected since 2004 as well as to new entrants to the civil and public service. The report says a facility should be...

11 Jul 2020 at 09:00

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Garda powers to be modernised and updated

...completion of that review, any implications for this Scheme will be considered. The General Scheme will now be sent to the OIREACHTAS Joint Committee on Justice for pre-legislative scrutiny.

14 Jun 2021 at 09:24

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Survey reveals childcare facilities in Longford face potential closures due to staffing crisis

...professionals required to run them. The Early Years Staffing Survey Report 2021, launched at a special online briefing for OIREACHTAS members, reveals a sector drifting further into crisis due to the impact of low pay and staff leaving the sector. CEO...

10 Sept 2021 at 10:45

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Flaherty and Carrigy back €13m Longford regeneration injection

Fianna Fáil TD Joe Flaherty and Fine Gael Senator Micheál Carrigy gave their endorsement to the Leader's revelation this week over the expected eight figure windfall to progress the county's town's Camlin Quarter redesign. “A decision on Longford Co ...

13 Nov 2020 at 09:00

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