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The Government and the IDA must source and secure a replacement employer in the Knocknacarra area following pharmaceutical firm AbbVie’s decision to cease operations by the end of this year, with the loss of 75 jobs.

The destruction of audio recordings of testimony given by people to the investigation committee into Mother and Baby Homes, was raised in the Dáil by Independent Galway West TD Catherine Connolly.

All people living on the Islands off Galway must be vaccinated on the same visit as it makes "no sense" to carry out a "handful of vaccinations", and still leave the rest of the community exposed to Covid-19.

People with serious illnesses and carers are not being given the priority they need under the current vaccination roll-out, which should be focussed on "the most vulnerable people and those most at risk".

Fine Gael Deputy Ciaran Cannon is today calling on Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and the HSE to urgently rethink their plans to provide just one mass vaccination centre for the whole of Co. Galway, located at the Ballybrit Racecourse in Galway city.

Aontú has obtained statistics from the Department of Health which it said show that there are 500 children and teenagers waiting for ophthalmology treatments or assessments in the Mayo area.

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has this week highlighted the responsibilities of dog owners and the vulnerability of sheep to dog attacks, particularly during lambing season.

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD, has invited entrepreneurs to apply for Enterprise Ireland’s €1m Competitive Start Fund (CSF) which is now open for applications from ambitious founders of early stage start-ups.

Seas Suas, the representative organisation for independent early education and childcare providers, has called for early years professionals to be classified as ‘key workers’ in the Government’s vaccine rollout programme.

National Broadband Ireland has commenced construction of its fibre optic broadband network in the rural areas surrounding the town of Ballinasloe local Independent Deputy and architect of the National Broadband Plan, Denis Naughten, has confirmed.