19 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD Colm Burke has written to Minister for Health Simon Harris calling for access to WiFi to be made available to all 19 HSE maternity units across the country. As a result of Covid-19 preventative measures, strict visitor restrictions in maternity units have been in place... Read More
13 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A recent report from the National Transport Agency (NTA) credited an 11% drop in use of the rent-a-bike schemes in Cork to increased bus services in the city. Green Party Councillor for Cork City South West, Colette Finn, said the reason the service has experienced such a drop... Read More
12 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork based Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has been in discussions with the Department of Education for a number of years about the need to restructure the entire school transport scheme, from the geographical mapping of the “closest school” policy to the application dates. Senator Lombard said:... Read More
11 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Government actions being taken via the planning laws will support businesses, the public health response, and the planning system itself for the period of the Covid-19 crisis. This package of measures will enable temporary health facilities, removes the requirement for planning to change from a restaurant to a... Read More
9 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Lobbying is underway by hopefuls to secure Seanad nominations for the Taoiseach’s 11 appointees. The 26th Seanad (the Upper House of the Irish Parliament) is made up of ‘Panels’ Cultural and educational panel: 5 Senators Agricultural panel: 11 Senators Labour panel: 11 Senators Industrial and commercial panel: 9... Read More
7 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Senator Tim Lombard has echoed the sentiment of President of Ireland Micheal D Higgins in congratulating the contributions of our food production workers, who are continuing to keep our food supply chain going during these trying times. Recently re-elected to the Agriculture panel in Seanad Éireann, Senator... Read More
6 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael’s Tim Lombard wasn’t elected in the difficult 3-seat Cork South West Dail constituency, but has been reelected to the Seanad Last week Cork Senator Tim Lombard was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Agriculture panel along with 2 of his Fine Gael colleagues. Speaking of the... Read More
2 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork East and Minister of State at the Department of Justice & Equality, David Stanton, has welcomed the launch of the Community Call initiative that links local and national government with the community and voluntary sectors to coordinate local action in the wake of... Read More
25 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork-based Agriculture Minister stresses the sectors’ vital role in the continuity of food supply The North County Cork based Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, today urged the European Commission to deploy the full range of supports available in order to ensure that the... Read More
14 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed that a suite of supports will be made available to businesses in impacted by COVID-19. Senator Lombard said: “I know that this is a worrying time for businesses and I want to assure them that my Fine Gael colleague, Minister for... Read More
29 February 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie North Cork Councillor John Paul O’Shea has been nominated by Fine Gael to contest the upcoming Seanad election on the Industrial and Commercial Panel. Ballot papers for the election of the various vocational panels will be issued on March 16th and polling remains open until March 30th. Cllr.... Read More
18 February 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed his nomination for the forthcoming Seanad Éireann elections. In the recent General Election Senator Lombard sought first time election to Dáil Éireann (and doing so in Cork South West). The party had calculated he could take the seat vacated by Clonakilty... Read More