Over €29 million has been granted for regional and local roads in Kerry. It’s part of a national allocation of €555 million, which will fund road improvement and restoration works. The funding has been welcomed by Kerry Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for Education, Norma Foley, Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin, Independent deputies Michael and […]
Cork South-Central: 4 seats
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is a youthful 60 but, if he stands down as Fianna Fáil leader during this term, then attention turns to whether he runs again. There’s no shortage of family members to fill his boots but passing the seat won’t be easy. Fianna Fáil Finance Minister Michael McGrath will be strong again. Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin have a guaranteed seat, so the second Fianna Fáil seat is the only question. Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire will have a running mate in Carrigaline. Fine Gael’s Simon Coveney will have to manage the vote vastly better to bring in Senator Jerry Buttimer.
A Kerry TD says the county council should be more proactive in its use of CCTV to catch fly-tippers. Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly says most cases of illegal dumping in Kerry occur on private land. He thinks Kerry County Council could use its cameras on private land with the landowners’ permission. Deputy Daly, who’s […]
A Kerry TD is calling for student nurses and midwives to be paid.
Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly has welcomed his party’s motion on the matter, which calls for fourth year interns to be paid at the healthcare assistant rate.
It also requests 1st to 3rd year students be offered temporary healthcare assistant contracts while placements are suspended, and for the publication of the review of student allowances.
The motion also calls for a review on the extent to which other students in hospitals perform work beyond their degree requirement.
Deputy Daly says the Minister must now engage immediately with the INMO and other unions, as the students deserve quick action.