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Frank O’Rourke TD has pressed the Government for additional resources to support older people
Deputy O’Rourke made the comments following a meeting with his Party colleague and Fianna Fail Spokesperson on Social Affairs, Willie O’Dea TD.
“I know from my weekly clinics, the lack of home care packages and inadequate resources for the Fair Deal scheme among other issues are a real concern for older people.” Continue reading “O’ROURKE PRESSES FOR GREATER SUPPORT FOR OLDER PEOPLE”
“I was honored to be a speaker at this morning’s Kildare decade of commemorations symposium in honour of John Devoy and to join such distinguished company as RTE’s David McCullough on Dev, historian Liz Gillis on the “G-Men” as well as our own always excellent James Durney and Mario Corrigan. Well done to them as well as Cllr Padraig McLoughlin and his committee and all involved in putting the event together, just the latest in a wonderful series of events. My own talk focused on the politics of commemorations and how the present is sometimes shaped through the lens of the past.”
I was honored to be a speaker at this morning’s Kildare decade of commemorations symposium in honour of John Devoy and to join such distinguished company as RTE’s David McCullough on Dev, historian Liz Gillis on the “G-Men” as well as our own always excellent James Durney and Mario Corrigan. Well done to them as well as Cllr Padraig McLoughlin and his committee and all involved in putting the event together, just the latest in a wonderful series of events. My own talk focused on the politics of commemorations and how the present is sometimes shaped through the lens of the past.
Posted by James Lawless TD on Saturday, September 28, 2019
Frank O’Rourke TD has been informed by Bus Eireann that an additional vehicle has been allocated to the 9am morning service on Route 115 for Kilcock commuters
This service will commence tomorrow morning and start from Kilcock each morning.
“An additional bus was required for this 9am service as the turnaround time for the existing fleet to return from Dublin for a 9am Kilcock departure was too challenging. This is welcome news for Kilcock Bus Commuters as the current service is falling well behind what is expected.”
Continue reading “O’ROURKE WELCOMES NEW BUS ON KILCOCK ROUTE”
Frank O’Rourke has expressed his disappointment at the fact that Naas is going to lose its status as a divisional headquarters under the new Garda reform plans.
Deputy O’Rourke acknowledged that the restructuring of An Garda Síochana is very important but said it was a backwards decision to take the divisional headquarters away from Naas and to relocate it to Portlaoise.
Continue reading “O’ROURKE DISAPPOINTED NAAS DOWNGRADED IN GARDA REFORM PLAN”
Frank O’Rourke TD has again called for Government action on unacceptably high mortgage rates
Frank said “Irish Mortgage rates are noticeably higher than the average European rates and I’m calling on the Government to enlist the support of the EU. Irish banks are charging their customers double the EU mortgage rates. At a time when interest rates across the EU are falling, Irish Banks have increased the cost of taking out a mortgage.”
“My understanding from the Central Bank is that Irish mortgage rates are the second most expensive in the EU. The average interest rate on a new mortgage is around 3.pc compared with the average rate for the euro area of 1.7pc. To put this in real money terms, the average first-time buyer is paying an extra €154 a month for their mortgage, based on a loan of €225,000 paid back over 30 years. Parents and working families are in much need of this extra income to cater for their day to day expenses. In addition, as Brexit brings uncertainties, having this extra €154 per months available for the local economy will bring benefits to local businesses. “
“With our spokesperson on Finance, Michael McGrath TD, I continue to put pressure on the Government to deal with this inequality. I have repeatedly called on the Government to address the rising cost of living issues; such as Mortgage Rates and Insurance rates and they must get support from the EU to deal with this imbalance.”
“We also have a situation, where as the Taoiseach says our mortgage lending rules are ‘very tough’ when he cited situations where couples are trying to save for a deposit to buy a house but have to pay as much €2,000 in rent. We need to provide support to assist young couple buy their home.“