Kenny declares public meeting prior to Lisbon vote a huge success

Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny, TD, has welcomed the success of the recent public meeting on the Lisbon Treaty held in the TF Royal Hotel in Castlebar. The meeting was hosted by Jim Higgins MEP with Dep George Lee as the guest speaker. The attendance at the meeting was very encouraging as the room was full to capacity and showing the interest in the event.

“The meeting was almost three hours long and proved to be very informative to those who attended,” Deputy Kenny said. “The questions and answers session proved very successful in what was George Lee’s first visit to Castlebar since being elected to the Dáil and he proved to be hugely popular at the meeting.”

Work finally starts on Davitt College hall

A 30 year wait came to an end at Davitt College in Castlebar last Friday when work finally commenced on the school’s new sports hall.

The €2 million facility, to be named after the late Davitt College principal and VEC chief executive, Joe Langan, is expected to be completed next April, and will be the culmination of a long campaign to have the facility provided at the school.

Local processing of medical cards still under threat — Kenny

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has contacted the HSE regarding the centralised processing of medical cards and GP visit cards. In its response, the HSE have confirmed that its 2009 Service Plan will see these services being centrally processed at the Primary Care Reimbursement Services in Finglas. However, the response also stated that the HSE will not close any local offices that currently process medical card applications and will continue to provide information and assistance to clients about their entitlements. Nonetheless, this will involve a reassignment of existing human resources within the HSE.

“I have contacted the Health Service Executive in order to clarify their exact plans in relation to medical card services in Mayo,” said Deputy Kenny. “While it is important that facilities will be retained locally, I have been contacted by constituents who are worried about having their applications processed centrally. There has been a significant amount of anxiety around the issue of medical cards over the past year and this is only adding to those anxieties. There is also the issue of staff working locally being reassigned, which also must be considered as they too are concerned about their employment and every effort should be made to ensure an agreeable outcome.”

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