Pupils from LeChéile Educate Together NS visiting Leinster House

Mar 23, 2012 Comments Off by Alec McAllister

I was delighted to welcome the children from LeChéile Educate Together NS, Drogheda to Leinster House. One of the girls was a granddaughter of the late James Tully, a former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

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LOUTH RECEIVES HIGHEST ALLOCATION IN HOUSING CAPITAL ALLOCATION

Mar 20, 2012 Comments Off by Alec McAllister

LOUTH RECEIVES HIGHEST ALLOCATION IN HOUSING CAPITAL ALLOCATION- NASH  Louth County Coucil will receive €11,286,000 under the Housing Capital Allocation announced today by the Minister for Housing and Planning Jan O’Sullivan TD. The figure which is made up of €8,450,000 for new housing supply and €2,836,488 for regeneration and improvements was welcomed by Labour TD, [...]

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15 NEW SCHOOLS AND EXTENSIONS FOR LOUTH AND MEATH COAST

Mar 12, 2012 Comments Off by Alec McAllister

The building of 15 new schools and substantial extensions for schools in Drogheda, Dundalk, Ardee, Dunleer, Mornington, Laytown and Julianstown represents a massive investment in young people, teachers and communities in Louth and Meath. On top of the €35 million prefab replacement scheme announced by the Minister Quinn last week, this announcement also represents an [...]

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NEW PERMANENT CLASSROOMS TO REPLACE PREFABS ACROSS LOUTH

Mar 01, 2012 Comments Off

Labour TD Gerald Nash has welcomed today’s announcement by the Minister for Education, Ruairí Quinn TD that 10 schools in Louth will be offered grants to build permanent accommodation to replace their rented prefabs. “The amount of rented prefabs in our schools is a national scandal. We spend millions in rent every year on prefabs [...]

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‘OBSTACLE COURSE’ APPROACH TO GETTING BACK TO WORK MUST BE CONSIGNED TO HISTORY

Feb 23, 2012 Comments Off

‘OBSTACLE COURSE’ APPROACH TO GETTING BACK TO WORK MUST BE CONSIGNED TO HISTORY           The loss of a job is a tragedy. Unemployment offends basic human dignity and damages self-confidence and self-esteem. This Government will not make the same mistakes as the previous administration who took the unique decision to tackle [...]

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