20 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Lengthy backlogs leading to reimbursement delays for patients 4,000 applications still being processed Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South Central Michael McGrath has said the delays in the HSE issuing refunds to patients who have been forced to go abroad for treatment is a double insult and has... Read More
19 June 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil want to delay key Government projects in Cork South West a Fine Gael Senator has said! Local Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, said: “The Government is committed to the delivery of the National Development Plan (NDP) as part of the Project Ireland 2040 plan and it... Read More
12 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South-West, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has welcomed the €1,270,000 allocated to Cork IT to support apprenticeship programmes but has said that more needs to be done to entice and encourage young people, and particularly women, to take up apprenticeships. She explained, “Cork IT will... Read More
7 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Clonakilty native, Councillor Christopher O’Sullivan has been elected Mayor of the County of Cork while Independent Councillor Martin Coughlan has been elected Deputy Mayor this afternoon in Cork County Hall. Mayor O’Sullivan has been a Fianna Fáil Councillor with Cork County Council since he was co-opted in 2007... Read More
28 May 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork-South-West, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony, has welcomed the confirmation of funding for a new CT scanner at Bantry General Hospital. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony said, “…We have been a long-time campaigning for funding for the hospital.” “Since 2016 I have repeatedly raised the case for Bantry... Read More
23 May 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Disability, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony TD, has welcomed news that €2m in funding has been secured for RehabCare but warned families and service users in the West Cork area should not have had to endure such fear in the lead up to the confirmation of... Read More
17 May 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan has called for assurances from the Minister for Housing, Planning & Local Government that there will be no further delay to the construction of a new Fire Station in Kanturk. Deputy Moynihan commented, “The current fire station has been... Read More
13 May 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Independent review into the sustainability of corporate tax receipts urgently needed In four years, Govt collects €5.4bn more than it expected Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath TD says statistics released by Revenue today once again highlight a dangerous and growing reliance on corporation tax receipts by... Read More
10 May 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Recent figures provided to Fianna Fáil Disability spokesperson, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony show that more than 100,000 are waiting for services in either speech and language therapy, occupational therapy or physiotherapy. “These latest figures show that 103,244 people were on waiting lists in February this year. The data does... Read More
6 May 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Cork South Central TD Michael McGrath has called on the Transport Minister Shane Ross to confirm on behalf of the government when the main construction contract will be awarded for the upgrade of the Dunkettle interchange and to set a date for the start of the... Read More
28 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan says the government is not doing enough to encourage drivers in across Cork to switch from petrol and diesel to e-cars. He’s warning that Ireland will fail to meet its e-car targets unless the government steps up its efforts... Read More
27 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan says carers in north Cork are being put under severe pressure as a result of delays in the processing of their applications for Carer’s Allowance payments. Deputy Moynihan says he has seen an increase in families coming to his... Read More
