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21 July 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Mental Health and Older People, Jim Daly T.D., earlier this month attended the official launch of a multi-million-euro private investment plan to develop a pioneering Memory Care Village at Oaklodge Nursing Home in Cloyne, Co Cork....
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20 July 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’Shea has welcomed plans for a restructuring of the country’s health services, leading to the establishment of six new regional health areas, with one of the six areas to cover the counties of Cork and Kerry. “The new regional health authorities...
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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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18 July 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister for Older People, Jim Daly, is encouraging locals to attend the upcoming open night for the Dunmanway housing project. Speaking ahead of the open night Minister Daly said, “Over the last number of months I have worked closely with Dunmanway...
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18 July 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State for Equality, Immigration & Integration, David Stanton, has welcomed confirmation that a new €1 million funding scheme, the Community & Voluntary Support Grant for Older Persons, is being made available to community and voluntary groups. €250,000 of this will...
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14 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork based Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has – this summer – criticised the outrageous expense and impracticalities facing West Cork bus users. Senator Lombard said: “Over the past couple of years I have been campaigning for the reduction of fares for West Cork bus services. “While the...
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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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3 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has called for a shift from a car-first approach to a greater emphasis on public transport, cycling and walking in the how the National Development Plan affects the region. Speaking this afternoon, Green Party councillor in Cork City North East, Oliver Moran, replied...
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29 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Member of the Oireachtas Agriculture, Food and the Marine committee, Carrigaline based Senator Tim Lombard, has said that new measures to boost the beef sector would support hard-pressed beef farmers in Cork. Senator Lombard was speaking in the wake of the committee’s report, ‘The Future of the Beef...
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29 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’Shea has welcomed news that funding of €1 million for the Disabled Persons Grant scheme (DPG) and Improvement Works In Lieu of social housing scheme (IWILs) has been approved for Cork County Council. €15m has been approved nationaly for the Scheme....
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