Archive for March 2014

25 Schools in Tipperary Have Been Approved for the Summer Works Scheme

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Alan Kelly

Summer Works Scheme 2014
Summer Works Scheme 2014

I welcome the announcement this morning by my colleague Ruairi Quinn TD, Minister for Education and Skills that 386 schools across the country will be able to undertake school improvements this summer.
 
Almost €36 million is being provided by the Department, this is the first round of funding for the Summer Works Scheme. A second round of the scheme is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.   I am delighted to see that 25 schools in Tipperary will benefit from the scheme.  The scheme covers essentialvelectricity, gas and mechanical works.  These works will be carried out in schools over the summer months, when the pupils are on holidays, so the disruption in the schools will be kept to a minimum.
 
More than 98,000 students in primary and secondary levels will  benefit from the scheme.  The Summer Works Scheme is part of this Government's continued commitment to improve facilities in schools throughout the country. These projects will stimulate economic
activity by supporting 2,160 direct and 430 indirect construction jobs in the local economy.  Almost €470 million will be invested in the
school building infrastructure under the school building and moderation programme this year,

The 25 Schools in Tipperary that have been approved are: 

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Cyberbullying - Final call for submissions

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Alan Kelly

People in Tipperary have just a few days left to make their views
known to the Government on cyberbullying. A public consultation
process on cyberbullying is currently underway and the deadline is
next Tuesday, March 18th.


Views gathered from members of the public will feed into the work of
an expert panel set up by Minister Pat Rabbitte to advise him on the
issue. The process is a valuable opportunity for those who are
concerned about the issue to contribute to the debate about
cyberbullying.   People can submit their views by logging onto
www.dcenr.gov.ie and checking out the section on the Internet Content
Advisory Group. Views can be easily submitted online.

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Good News for Roscrea

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Alan Kelly

Shane, Alan and Jan
Shane, Alan and Jan

My colleague Jan O’Sullivan TD, Minister for Housing & Planning has announced that €1.1 million is to be invested in the 12 houses at Ros Na Cronan, Ashbury Roscrea. This is great news for Roscrea, with this investment; the town will see 12 extra local authority houses in the town.

I recently organised Minister Jan O’Sullivan to visit the estate with myself and local election candidate Shane Lee. This gave the Minister the opportunity to see first-hand the need for investment in the estate. Following on from her visit, I was in constant contact with Minister O’Sullivan to ensure that this funding would be delivered. I am delighted that my hard work has paid off and that the funding has been delivered.

I am pictured here with Minister Jan O'Sullivan and local election candidate Shane Lee in Ros Na Cronan recently.

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Government's Public Transport priorities for 2014

Posted on March 06, 2014 by Alan Kelly

My speech yesterday in the Dáil on the Government's Public Transport priorities for 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ja0zPoFqbI 

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