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Local Fine Gael TD Ciaran Cannon has described the results of a speed survey in Craughwell village as a shocking example of a national speeding crisis and has urged Taoiseach Leo Varadkar immediately engage with the Gardai, the Road Safety Authority, and the Minister for Transport in an effort to tackle speeding head on and ensure the safety of vulnerable road users.

The matter of medical card patients in Mayo being unable to access dental services in the county was raised in the Dail on Wednesday of this week by Mayo TD Alan Dillon, who told Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during Questions to An Taoiseach: "There is a staggering average in the county of over 5,500 patients per dentist awaiting treatment under the DTSS. Dentists are overwhelmed, patients are travelling abroad, and this is all a serious concern for medical card holders in Mayo."

Galway West Independent TD Noel Grealish has called in the Dáil for the simplification of the work permit system that allows workers from countries outside the EU to fill job roles in Galway and the rest of Ireland, in areas where there is a crippling shortage.

A Mayo TD has called for an Economic Study to further develop opportunities on the N5.

Labour City Councillor Niall Mc Nelis has criticised comments made by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on cutting childcare costs.

While Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was in Mayo yesterday to perform the official opening of the new N5 Turlough-Westport route, Fáilte Ireland was also on the ground in Mayo this week, as it hosted two special workshops in Westport and Mulranny, aimed at developing a network of local experts working on the frontline in tourism and hospitality.

Cheevers welcomes pause in Active Travel work at Roscam Junction