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Minister for Labour Affairs, Dara Calleary has welcomed the provision of flashing lights at Behymore National School on the outskirts of Ballina. The road safety measures were recently installed on the main thoroughfares to the school providing much needed traffic calming in the vicinity of the school.

The Minister for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary has welcomed the adoption of proposals by the Hotels Joint Labour Committee that will bring Sunday premium payments for workers in the hotel sector outside Dublin and Cork into line with the new rates recently agreed for catering establishments throughout the country. Under the proposals, the existing entitlement to payment of double time for Sunday work will be replaced by a rate of time plus one third.

The news that ICT Eurotel is to close its Belmullet base of operations has come as a huge blow to the area. The closure of the call centre will see 82 jobs lost and will be a detrimental blow to the community in the area. ICT Eurotel employed 39 full-time and 43 part-time staff in its Belmullet operation and is expected to have completely wound down its operations by October this year.

New legislation has been introduced by the Government to tackle text and phone scams. The legislation will regulate operators who offer premium rate services such as ring tones, competition text lines, and sports results and will be welcome news to phone users in Mayo who have been scammed in the past by the exorbitant rates charged by some companies.

Parents are being reminded to check their children’s passport status as the holiday season gets into full swing.

A new website will help Mayo people cut through the jargon and bureaucratic language which can make the EU seem remote from our daily lives, according to Mayo Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for Labour Affairs, Dara Calleary.

Minister for Labour Affairs and local Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has welcomed the confirmation that the income limit to qualify for the student maintenance grant has been increased. This will lead to more Mayo students being awarded the grant for the coming college year, according to Minister Calleary.

The waiting ended for the almost 2,000 students in Mayo who sat their Leaving Cert in June. Wednesday saw the results released to those who had sat the exams and next week will see the first round of CAO offers drop through letter boxes around the county.

Minister of State Dara Calleary TD has paid tribute to the late Mary Jo Murray nee Battle of Park Road, Swinford, who passed away last week.

Scoil Mhuire agus Padraig, Swinford, has been given approval by the Department of Education to lease property from the Sisters of Mercy to develop an autism spectrum disorder unit from September.