Posted on October 30th, 2008 by admin
Green Party T.D. for Carlow/Kilkenny, Mary White, has welcomed the announcement by Environment Minister, John Gormley, that he has approved Kilkenny County Council’s proposals for a new sewerage scheme to serve Freshford, Johnstown and Goresbridge.
Speaking after the announcement from Minister Gormley that he has approved the €7.9 million project of wastewater treatment plants and associated sewerage collection networks the Green Party Deputy Leader said: “At long last Freshford, Johnstown and… Continue reading
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Posted on October 29th, 2008 by admin
Green Party T.D. for Carlow/Kilkenny, Mary White, has welcomed the announcement last week of a further €250,000 for Carlow through the Housing Adaptation Grant for Older People and People with a Disability.
Commenting on the announcement made by the Department of the Environment last week, the Green Party Deputy Leader said: “This extra funding - on top of the additional funding announced in September, and the €1.19m allocation to Carlow County… Continue reading
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Posted on October 29th, 2008 by admin
Green Party T.D. for Carlow/Kilkenny, Mary White, has welcomed the announcement last week by the Department of the Environment of a further €150,000 for Kilkenny County Council for the Housing Adaptation Grant for Older People and People with a Disability.
Commenting on the announcement the Green Party Deputy Leader said: “This allocation of supplementary funding - on top of the additional funding announced in September, and the €816,000 allocation to the… Continue reading
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Posted on October 21st, 2008 by admin
Green Party T.D. for Carlow/Kilkenny, Mary White, has welcomed the Government’s decision on the issue of medical card entitlement for the over 70s.
Speaking following the Government’s announcement of new details for access to medical cards, the Green Party Deputy Leader said: “Thankfully we now have clarity for the thousands of elderly people in this country who have a medical card. Single earners with a gross income of less than €700… Continue reading
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Posted on October 20th, 2008 by admin
Green Party T.D. for Carlow /Kilkenny, Mary White, has stated that she will not support the current medical card scheme proposal for the over seventies.
Speaking after weekend discussions with her party colleagues, the Green Party Deputy Leader said: “I raised our party’s concerns on national media on Friday night. Neither I nor my colleagues will support the current proposals. The current scheme, I believe, is unethical and savage in its… Continue reading
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Posted on October 16th, 2008 by admin
The following Dáil speech was given by Mary White T.D. during a Private Member’s debate last Thursday, October 16th, on the Farm Waste Management Scheme.
Deputy Mary Alexandra White: I live among farmers in the Blackstairs Mountains on the Carlow-Kilkenny border. They are trying to comply with the deadline. That is a great start. The farm waste management scheme is a huge issue for the agriculture sector and for environmental protection… Continue reading
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