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Saturday afternoon last was a momentous moment in the modern history of Ballinahown as community members united for the formal opening of the new astro turf facility and biodiversity park.

One year on from its introduction, local Minister of State for Planning and Local Government at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Peter Burke, has marked the first 12 months of the Government’s ambitious 'Housing for All' plan, citing the progress made in delivering housing for Westmeath.

Numerous rural communities in County Westmeath and South Roscommon will benefit from funding announced under the CLÁR programme, as part of the Government’s ‘Our Rural Future’ policy for rural development.

Local Minister of State with responsibility for Planning and Local Government, Deputy Peter Burke, together with the Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O’Brien and Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan, recently launched a new €50m Croí Cónaithe (Towns) Fund which will support bringing vacant and underused buildings in Westmeath’s towns and villages back into residential use.

Substantial funding has been allocated to the Portlick amenity in Glasson and Toorfelim Greenway in Moate under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme.

Local Fine Gael Councillor, John Dolan, has criticised the manner in which one rural area of Glasson has been omitted from the present roll out of broadband in the area.

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Local Fine Gael Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, has confirmed that the gifting or sale of turf will continue to happen legally, and there will be no areas where turf burning is banned, in a reversal of the earlier policy tabled by the Green Party.

Major reforms to Community Employment, Tús and the Rural Social Scheme will extend eligibility criteria for local participants and provide additional flexibility to local supervisors when it comes to recruitment, local Fine Gael Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, has stated.

Local Fine Gael Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning, Deputy Peter Burke, has welcomed Cabinet approval to draft a general scheme to grant an entitlement of maternity leave to councillors.