A Clare Sinn Féín representative claims the government’s social housing underspend is depriving hard working people of basic amenities. It comes ahead of the party’s motion on affordable housing which will be debated in the Dáil today, with a call on the Housing Minister to account for his deapartment’s €1 billion budget underspend. New figures […]
A Shannon Councillor says renters in the locality are ‘crying’ with worry over the prospect of the ending of the eviction ban. The Government’s confirmed a decision will be made on whether to extend it before the St Patrick’s Day recess. Ministers are believed to have concerns surrounding the legality of an extension, though the […]
A Shannon Councillor is calling for a ‘public enquiry’ after a prospecting license for base metals and ores of silver and gold was granted to Minco Ireland Ltd. The Department of the Environment says the decision was taken following consideration of submissions received and an assessment of the application to ensure that the activity is […]
Clare County Council is to write to the management of ShannonDoc, calling for an explanation behind issues faced by patients accessing its services. It follows reports of long waits over the Christmas period. Councillors are writing to ShannonDoc asking for a meeting to outline plans for out of hours GP services in the county into […]
Clare Councillors are calling for contingency plans to be put in place in case of future staffing issues in the Ennis Injury Unit. The facility was forced to close for a day last month at short notice due to what was described at the time as ‘short term staffing deficits’. Elected representatives this week put […]