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The Social Housing Taskforce for Galway, announced nine months ago, has to date issued no reports and there are no minutes for any meetings it may have had, a situation described as "very worrying" by one local TD.

A call has been made for the speedy completion of the options appraisal for a new public hospital in the grounds of Merlin Park Hospital in the wake of ongoing overcrowding and escalating waiting lists at University Hospital Galway.

A call has been made for the Minister for Health to address the Dáil regarding a 74-year-old patient who was alleged to have "suffered terribly" while in the care of the west's flagship hospital.

Unless those living on Ireland’s offshore islands are consulted and involved in any Government policy on the islands, any such policy will be “doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past”.

The proposed Marine Park/Páirc na Mara, east of Cill Chiaráin village, could be the "last chance to turn the tide" for an area which has long suffered high unemployment and emigration.

For the first time since 1961, Fianna Fáil looks set to run only two candidates in Galway West at the next General Election, expected to take place in spring of 2020.

September heralds the resumption of political activity with party think-ins and shadow boxing between the various parties preceding the return of the Dáil in the middle of the month.

A call has been made for the Minister for Health to engage in talks with hospital consultant representatives in a bid to find a speedy solution to the "unacceptable" waiting list for outpatient gynaecological appointments in Galway.

The establishment of an arts infrastructure/legacy committee “although belated”, is “welcome” in addressing how Galway 2020 will leave a “lasting legacy for the city and county”.

Galway 2020 is the "perfect opportunity" to address the deficit in arts infrastructure throughout the west, particularly in Galway, as highlighted in the Review of Arts Centres and Venues.