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The non-nursing support staff at Mayo General hospital are to ballot over the coming week over possible industrial action over the falling standards of hygiene in the hospital. The workers are concerned about the standard of hygiene in the hospital and its decline over the past number of years. SIPTU official and Mayor of Castlebar, Cllr Michael Kilcoyne told the Mayo Advertiser that the staff concerns have become so grave they have been left with no choice but to ballot to raise the issue for the safety of all patients in the hospital.

Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary is advising farmers in the constituency that payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced from the week starting September 21.

Older people and people with disabilities will receive assistance from the Government from this week to help them meet the cost of their fuel bills during the winter months, according to Minister for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary.

Mayo farmers will be out in force next Monday when they conduct a tractorcade through Castlebar to highlight Government cuts and the devastating impact that collapsing farm incomes have on the rural economy in Mayo.

Submissions are now being invited by the Dáil Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights, on the issue of the rights of homeowners to protect themselves against trespassers.

Minister for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary has welcomed the additional allocation of €663,750 to Mayo County Council for the controversial Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability.

Minister for Labour Affairs, Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has welcomed the Government’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of the Rural Transport Programme in the renewed Programme for Government.

Ballina is to be retained as the headquarters of the North Western Regional Fisheries Board it was announced this week.

CFÁA has completed Páirc Na Mara, Acaill, a new state of the art Children’s playground located in the heart of Keel. This modern facility, which has been equipped using the latest in the market innovations in play and leisure, ensures maximum play value for children of all age groups. Damian Kilbane, Chairman of the CFÁA, Environment and Infrastructure sub committee, said he was “delighted to see that this vital amenity for the children of Achill and beyond has been developed”. In recent years, he said, the original facility that was there had fallen into a state of disrepair and was wholly inadequate. Damian outlined furthermore that the high numbers using the playground already are testament to the success of the development.

Athlone-based company, Solano Tech, is to share its business story at a seminar to be held in Galway later this month.