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Three of the largest business organisations in the west of Ireland have called on the Government to fast-track transport investment in the region to support economic growth, improve connectivity and promote balanced regional development.

After a mammoth process, beset with delay, error, legal challenges, oral hearings, environmental concern, remittance, competing analyses, pandemic, demolition of families’ homes, fundamental questions of public policy, falcons, horses, bats, butterflies, and whatever-your-having-yourself, in April, the 18km route from Coolagh to the R336 Coast Road was finally granted planning permission.

A new Development Control Plan (DCP) for University Hospital Galway, as well as an associated Strategic Assessment Review (SAR) has been completed and is approved by the HSE Board, the latest meeting of the Regional Health Forum heard last week.

Repairs to the storm-damaged and derelict St Brigid’s Hospital site in Ballinasloe are unlikely to be carried out because the HSE does not have a large maintenace budget, the Regional Health Forum was told this week.

Roscommon-Galway TD Denis Naughten has urged the Government to reconsider its decision to terminate the special leave entitlement for frontline health workers who contracted COVID-19 early in the pandemic and have since been unable to return to work due to long COVID symptoms.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Pascal Donohoe have this week launched the Public Service Apprenticeship Plan 2022-2025, which aims to grow the number of annual apprenticeship registrations across the public service, including local authorities, to 750 by 2025.

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Dara Calleary TD has been informed that the Crossmolina Flood Relief Scheme project team is currently finalising the suite of documents (including Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement), for submission to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) for confirmation under the Arterial Drainage Acts (as amended).

Now I know we’ve had two major plans, one the July Stimulus Package, but the plan I want to focus on today in this column is the plan for Education and the Roadmap to get it.

While a cancellation of the Gaeltacht summer colleges was expected, the absence of any support packages for the colleges and the man tí has been condemned by a Galway TD.