28 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein TD for Cork North Central has today written to UCC and CIT seeking a meeting to discuss the possibility of the expansion of their campuses into the Northside of Cork city. Teachta Gould said: “I have previously engaged with CIT on this issue and I had […]
21 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Local TD seeks meeting with Registry of Credit Unions Sinn Fein TD for Cork North Central has today requested a meeting with the Registry of Credit Unions in relation to the removal of the Death Grant by Gurranabraher Credit Union. That Credit union is usually associated with positive […]
11 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Government needs to review ban on music and dancing at weddings – Thomas Gould TD Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould has called on the government to review the ban on music and dancing at weddings. Deputy Gould said: “There are many people out there who have decided to […]
3 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein TD for Cork North Central has today welcomed comments by Tanaiste Leo Varadkar that medicinal cannabis supply is an issue that needs to be resolved immediately. Deputy Gould said: “The only positive thing to come out of this pandemic is that the government took actions that […]
30 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein TD for Cork North Central Tommy Gould has called for support for his petition to reopen Southdoc on the Northside of Cork. His call comes after Southdoc Blackpool was closed in March this year and has yet to reopen. Deputy Gould said: “People are paying €20 […]
25 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein TD for Cork North Central has called on motor insurers to provide reductions or rebates to their customers equivalent to at least 20 percent of premiums for 2020. The move comes after the latest CSO figures show a 38 percent drop in the volume of cars […]
23 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Students are cold in their classrooms, ventilation plan must be made clear by Government for winter months – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD Cork South Central TD, and Sinn Féin spokesperson for Education, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has called on the Government to deliver clear guidelines to schools on ventilation, […]
19 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This week Sinn Féin published the ‘Covid19 Carryover of Annual Leave Bill’ which seeks to give workers the legal right to carry over any leave which they could not take due to the effects of the Covid19 crisis into 2021 and/or 2022. Cork East TD Pat Buckley said: […]
12 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie During questions today in the Dáil, TD for Cork South Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire welcomed a constructive exchange with the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan, on furthering public transport projects in Cork City. Speaking from Leinster House, he said: “I welcome today that we were able to have […]
11 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Today in the Dáil, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central raised with Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan his ongoing concerns about the situation at Cork Airport. He said: “I have been raising concerns about Cork Airport for several months now. The debate today is […]
10 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Action needed as 6,535 waiting for driving test in Cork City – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire today called for Minister Eamon Ryan to take decisive action to tackle the massive driving test backlog. Ó Laoghaire’s comments come as the Road Safety Authority (RSA) […]
9 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Speaking today in response to the Daft.ie 2020 Q3 Rental Prices Report, Deputy Thomas Gould, Sinn Fein TD for Cork North Central, has called on the government to implement real protections for renters. Teachta Gould said: “Rents in Cork city are now over double their lowest level in […]