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Sinn Féin Mayo TD Rose Conway-Walsh has raised concerns for elderly people and those on lower incomes who have not had planned energy upgrades made to their homes this year due to the Covid-19 crisis.

Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo Dara Calleary has welcomed investment in community care district hospitals across County Mayo but warned further investment is required to alleviate pressure on Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar.

Aontú representative for Mayo, Paul Lawless, has expressed his disappointment over the fact that student nurses are still not getting paid for their work on the frontline, despite Minister Harris saying they would be paid.

The issue of protecting the future of the GMIT campus in Mayo has come to the fore in recent weeks, with Deputy Alan Dillon last week raising the issue of the closing of the business department on the Castlebar campus and calling on the Minister for Higher Education to explain such a decision.

Longford-Westmeath Minister of State with responsibility for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Robert Troy TD, met with businesses from the region as part of Enterprise Ireland’s International Markets Week in recent times.

Borrowers in Athlone who have seen their incomes impacted by the Covid-19 crisis will have greater access to insolvency supports and services under new government measures, Longford-Westmeath Fine Gael Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, has confirmed.

National Broadband Ireland expects to have fibre optic broadband available to rural homes in Ballinasloe and South Roscommon by Easter next says local Independent TD and architect of the National Broadband Plan, Deputy Denis Naughten.

A major funding boost towards the continuing provision of education excellence within Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) and its desired progression towards the achievement of Technological University (TU) status has been announced.

Galway-based TG4 has welcomed the announcement by government that additional funding will be allocated to TG4 in 2021.In Tuesday’s Budget, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media approved additional funding of €3.5m for TG4 in 2021.

Independent Galway TDs Noel Grealish and Michael Fitzmaurice are calling for "urgent State supports" for Shannon Airport after the Shannon Group updated them on how Shannon Airport have been “decimated” by the Covid pandemic.