Alan Kelly must apologise for publicly humiliating Tipperary ETB – Mattie McGrath TD
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on Labour Party TD, Alan Kelly, to publicly apologise for what has been described as Deputy Kelly’s ‘deliberate and pathetic attack’ on senior staff in the Tipperary branch of the Education and Training Board. Deputy McGrath was speaking as concern continues to mount that Deputy Kelly pursued the staff […]
Minister Kelly must scrap recycling charges scheme – McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on the Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly to immediately suspend the introduction of increases in the cost of recycling household waste. Deputy McGrath was speaking after Minister Kelly signalled he is set to approve additional per kilo costs which will be passed on to families: “If the Minister […]
Libraries Capital Investment announced for Tipperary
Mr. Alan Kelly, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has announced an allocation of €150,000 towards the refurbishment of Carrick-on-Suir Library and an allocation of €100,000 for the purchase of a schools mobile library for the county. Making the announcement at Carrick-on-Suir Library, the Minister said that he was “delighted to […]
€41million given back to Environment in the middle of a national crisis – McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has asked the Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly to provide a full list of all the funding applications his Department have denied over the course of the last year. Deputy McGrath said he was prompted to do so having voted against the return of over €40 million back to the […]
Latest Irish Water farce must force Kelly resignation – McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said that the Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly now has no other reasonable option but to resign following the latest major embarrassment in relation to Irish Water. Deputy McGrath was speaking after the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) ordered Irish Water to restore performance related bonuses that the Minister had […]
Kelly welcomes publication of SI 365 of 2015 easing application of Building Control Regulations
Mr. Alan Kelly, T.D., Minister of the Environment, Community and Local Government, has welcomed the news his colleague Minister Paudie Coffey had published new regulations that will ease the application of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 9 of 2014) for single dwellings and for domestic extensions. Myself and Minister Coffey announced in […]
“Dáil must be recalled following Eurostat decision,” McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called for an immediate recall of the Oireachtas should Eurostat, the EU statistics agency, confirm today that Irish Water will have to stay on the exchequer balance sheet. Deputy McGrath was speaking as growing fears are emerging that the controversial quango has failed to pass the European market corporation test, […]
Launch of 2015 Tidytowns Diversity Award
The SuperValu Diversity Award was officially launched on Friday 8th May by Mr Alan Kelly, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and Mr Martin Kelleher, Managing Director of SuperValu, sponsors of the SuperValu TidyTowns competition. The Chairperson of Roscrea TidyTowns, Denis Ryan was also on stage. On launching this Award Minister […]
