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Just 6 per cent of applicants for private housing grants in Westmeath will be affected by the new rules governing these, it was revealed this week.

Ten per cent more elderly and disabled householders in Galway city will be able to access grant aid to adapt their house this year compared to 2013.

Funds totalling €10,000 for the east side of the city has been allocated under the Local Improvement Scheme in the 2013 Galway City Council budget.

Crime in the city last year was down 10 per cent with a total of 6,707 incidents detected, according to the latest Garda Report presented to members of the Galway City Joint Policing Committee.

An opportunity for Westmeath farmers to get the latest, most up-to-date position on the detail of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) changes and other issues will take place today (Friday January 24) when MEP Mairead McGuinness will be guest speaker at an open forum.

Galway gardai attending scenes of accidents involving stray horses are currently being left to deal with the potentially dangerous animals without the services of specialised contractors, a meeting of the County Galway Joint Policing Committee was told this week.

Ten per cent more elderly and disabled householders in Galway city will be able to access grant aid to adapt their house this year compared to 2013.

There were no surprises in the budget unanimously passed by Athlone’s local reps this week.

House prices have not yet bottomed out in Westmeath, in spite of signs of recovery in the housing market in other parts of the country.

Ireland North West MEP, Jim Higgins this week has said that there is funding available at European level to help with the clean-up following last week’s series of storms. The Mayo based MEP said: “I have already been in contact with the Commission, and funding is available at EU level for the clean-up but the Government must apply immediately. I’ve studied the application form and received guarantees that DG Regional Policy will be on hand to assist with an Irish application.”