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23 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Dunkettle Interchange, the M20, M22, N28 upgrade and the Northern Ring Road are considered critical in supporting sustainable economic development to the south of the country. Most of these are now under threat or facing interminable delays. Industry reaction This represents a failure on behalf of the...
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5 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie CO2 values set to increase by 21% under new WLTP measurements Without reform, some motorists will opt for older, less environmentally friendly vehicles Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance, Michael McGrath has called on the government to overhaul the Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) system in light of the introduction...
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4 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South Central Michael McGrath has expressed concern that Cork could miss out on new film industry opportunities after it was excluded from a tax incentive for the industry. The 5% Regional Uplift tax incentive is available for four years and is designed to...
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28 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance, Michael McGrath TD, has encouraged people who think they may have overpaid income tax to request an End of Year Statement (P21 Balancing Statement) from the Revenue. His comments come as it has emerged that nearly €4 billion of overpaid income tax has...
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26 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr John Sheehan was pleased yesterday to host a distinguished delegation from the California State Legislative Irish Caucus at a reception in his chambers at Cork City Hall. The group was comprised of a mix of Republicans and Democrats representing communities right across...
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26 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Politics: Community Hospital delays symptomatic of FG failures in health – says Fianna Fail TD Murphy O’Mahony Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony says delays to upgrade works at five Community Hospitals across West Cork is further proof of Fine Gael’s mishandling of the...
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20 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South and member of the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Billy Kelleher has expressed his disappointment that the lead candidate for President of the European Commission failed to outline any position or give assurance’s that Ireland’s corporate tax rate will...
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13 July 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has raised serious concerns about the speed limits on certain roads across West Cork. She says locals and tourists are avoiding walking and cycling along the roads because cars and trucks are able to drive up to 80kph....
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8 July 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan has called on the Office of Public Works to consider expanding the options on the Heritage Card so that tourists and visitors from across the country can visit heritage sites in Cork and around Ireland The current card is...
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6 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan says figures released by the Minister for Health reveal the true extent of the waiting list crisis for cataract surgery across Cork and Kerry. At the end of May, there were 523 people waiting for cataract surgery in the...
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22 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 4,000 applications still being processed Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South Central Michael McGrath has called on the Health Minister to allocate additional resources to reduce huge waiting times for reimbursement for Cross Border Directive patients. Deputy McGrath made the call after he was informed that the turnaround...
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22 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The role of the first members of Dáil Éireann from Cork was highlighted Friday as ‘Dáil 100’ was launched regionally for the first time, on Leeside. The launch of the exhibition at Cork County Council Offices, is part of a programme of events designed to commemorate the first...
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