Tag: Carol Nolan
‘Transport policy being devised as if we should all live in...
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly Carol Nolan has said that a recent series of proposals from Green Party Transport Minister Eamon Ryan are just the...
Local TD calls for jobs to be protected as Glanbia Cheese...
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly Carol Nolan has said she fully expects the positions of the existing work force of Glanbia Cheese to be protected.
This...
‘Urgent action required’ as NCT waiting times in Laois now extend...
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly Carol Nolan says that 'urgent action is required' as wait times for NCT in Laois are more than seven months.
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‘It’s time to confront the energy companies, and for once, the...
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Carol Nolan. has said she welcomes the response of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to her in relation to energy prices.
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‘No progress for foreseeable future’ on delivering bypass of Laois town
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) have confirmed that there will be no progress for the foreseeable future on delivering the long awaited N80 Mountmellick Bypass...
‘Energy companies have nowhere left to hide when it comes to...
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly Carol Nolan has said that energy companies have been left with 'nowhere to hide' when it comes to justifying the...
‘Farmers, hauliers and motorists caught in the middle of Government infighting...
Farmers, hauliers and motorists are paying the price as 'Government parties continue to publicly brief against each other on the issue of extending the...
‘Almost 19,000 tonnes of peat and peat mixed products exported to...
Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has confirmed that Ireland has exported 18,715 tonnes of peat and products mixed with a...
‘We need a definitive end to the N80 Mountmellick Relief Road...
Independent TD for Laois Offaly, Carol Nolan, has said that she has written to the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, and Transport Infrastructure Ireland...
‘Fallout from An Bord Pleanála chaos is hitting rural home building...
People in rural Ireland 'are being left in planning limbo due to the inordinate delays within the An Bord Pleanála planning and appeals process'.
So...
‘Farmers must not bear additional costs for increased TB testing or...
A local TD has insisted that farmers not be asked to pay more in order to increase TB testing or control.
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‘Waste burning exemption must be extended as lack of alternatives continues...
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Carol Nolan has requested a further extension to the exemption deadline for the controlled burning of uncontaminated wood, trees, tree...
‘Minister rules out increasing the age cut-off point for Community Employment...
Community Employment Scheme workers who reach the age of 66 will not be allowed to continue participating in such schemes.
So confirmed the Minister of...
Local TD calls for ‘swift and harsh penalties for any owner...
A local TD has called for immediate action to be taken to increase the enforcement of laws that control dangerous dogs or dogs that...
‘Unsustainable immigration levels are pushing us toward the tipping point of...
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Carol Nolan, has called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to engage with Ireland’s EU partners to pause immigration applications.
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Works for new Divisional Garda HQ in Portlaoise to begin in...
Works on the new Portlaoise Garda station are expected to commence before the end of this year or at the start of 2023.
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‘Hate Speech Bill is nothing more than a government gagging order...
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Carol Nolan, has launched a scathing assessment of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill...
‘National Ambulance Service notified of 100 incidents of assaults against staff’...
Information provided by the National Ambulance Service (NAS) to the Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Carol Nolan, has revealed that the Service has recorded 100...
‘Ministers must consider providing accommodation to ease nurse and teacher staffing...
Government must consider prioritising a supported accommodation policy for nursing, medical and teaching staff who are being forced to leave their jobs or relocate...
‘Significant funding increase projected for Laois Offaly educational disadvantage fund’ says...
Funding allocated to the Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) since 2020 from The Reach Fund (formerly the Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantage...
‘Families left devastated as major delay hits Laois housing project’ says...
The negative impact of the budget measure to impose a 10% levy on blocks and concrete products is already being felt according to Independent...
‘Minister confirms cost of report on Ireland’s energy security has reached...
Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has confirmed that the report on the review of Ireland’s energy security will be published before the end of 2022.
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‘Minister confirms ploughing and tilling ban being considered on carbon rich...
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that proposals are being examined which may include recommending a ban on ploughing and...
‘Urgent Government intervention required to ensure nursing homes remain open’ says...
A local TD says there is now 'a clear and present threat to the ongoing viability of critically important nursing home facilities'.
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Call for more rural pick up routes for school buses as...
Independent TD for Laois Offaly, Carol Nolan, has said that her offices are dealing with an increasing number of families who say their children...
‘Elderly people are waiting years for their first hearing aids’ says...
Elderly residents of Laois and Offaly are being shut out from social and family participation and are having their quality of life dramatically reduced...
‘Renewed focus on community first responders needed as ambulance service faces...
A local TD has called on the Minister for Health and the National Ambulance Service to place a renewed focus on supporting schemes that...
‘Farm incomes are not poker chips that Government parties can gamble...
Government parties are treating the agri-sector and farm incomes as if they were poker chips on the gambling table, a local TD has said.
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‘Government must guarantee funding to support dementia Day Care and Home...
A Local TD has called on the government to guarantee a funding package of €19 million to support infrastructure and community supports that have...
Local TD calls on government to ‘consider removing means test conditions...
A local Independent TD fully supports Family Carers Ireland (FCI) in its call for a complete overhaul of the Carer’s Allowance scheme which would...