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Monday, 06 September 2010 00:00 |
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There have been what are described as ‘welcome developments’ on an application lodged by Wicklow County Council under the Flood Mitigation Measures Scheme with the Office of Public Works seeking approval for thevfunding of a survey of the Baltinglass area under the terms of the Scheme.
The Office of Public Works has been in touch with Wicklow County Council advising that in its view the Baltinglass Survey would be best dealt with as part of the Slaney Catchment Risk Assessment Management Study. The Slaney Catchment Study will assess the level of flooding risk throughout the Slaney catchment area and where the risk of flooding is significant it will produce a plan to prioritise measures to manage flooding in a comprehensive way. The study is part of an ongoing national programme of flood risk studies being undertaken by the Office of Public Works in line with the European Union Floods Directive and National Flood Risk Management Policy.
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Friday, 03 September 2010 16:46 |
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Figures released by the HSE demonstrate that claims made by Fine Gael in County Wicklow regarding the back to school clothing and footwear scheme are without foundation.
In a press statement issued locally, Fine Gael claimed that “one in five of Wicklow families eligible for the allowance had not received payments”.
Data supplied by the HSE make it clear that there was no foundation in the Fine Gael claims. The party was in effect fiddling the figures.
The HSE has also claimed that the Fine Gael spokesperson who made the claims about families in Wicklow not receiving payments had not in fact made contact with them to check the figures.
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:00 |
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The Anglo Irish bank results provide further proof, if such were needed, that this bank was operating in a grossly irresponsible, they contradict the views put forward by political commentators about NAMA and also demonstrate the necessity to bring the various investigations into Anglo and its operations to a speedy conclusion” Roche.
Commenting on the publication of the half yearly results from Anglo Irish Bank Minister for European affairs, Dick Roche said “the Anglo Irish Bank results provide further proof, if such were needed, that this bank was operating in a grossly irresponsible, the figures also contradict the views put forward by political commentators about NAMA and they demonstrate the necessity to bring the various investigations into Anglo and its operations to a speedy conclusion.”
Primarily, the losses reflect the reckless behaviour that existed in Irish banking prior to 2008 and the nationalisation of the bank. They again
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00 |
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Dick has welcomed Government proposals to alter the terms of the jobseeker’s scheme to allow people in receipt of Jobseekers payments to participate in a community project for 19.5 hours per week.
“Under the new plans, the Community Services Programme and the Rural Social Scheme, which will transfer to the Department of Social Protection, will be expanded significantly. At present 5,300 people participate in these schemes and under the new arrangements these will be increased by a further 10,000 in the short term to 40,000 over the period ahead."
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Friday, 06 August 2010 00:00 |
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Dick has written to the N.R.A and Wicklow County Council questioning the proposal to remove the roundabout at the Killarney Road/Southern Cross junction and replace it with a set of traffic lights.
"Constituents who have been in contact with me suggest that the traffic problems at this important entry and exit point for Bray will only be compounded with a signalised junction. They question whether the impact of these proposals has been fully assessed" said Minister Roche.
The N.R.A proposes spending €2 million of taxpayers money removing the roundabout – which was recently ‘landscaped’ at considerable cost to Bray Town Council.
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