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Kilkenny is to be directly affected by a number of public sector cuts coming down the line in coming months.

The Government has announced significant funding for a major extension to one of south Kilkenny’s most popular second level schools.

A new €9 million international tourism marketing initiative will reach a worldwide audience of 20 million people and should help to significantly boost visitor numbers to Kilkenny, according to Kilkenny Fine Gael deputy John Paul Phelan.

Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan has called on the Government, the Opposition, and the media to engage in a proactive and visible debate on the forthcoming referendums on judges’ pay and on the powers of Oireachtas committees.

The Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring has announced funding for a further local authority-backed sports project in Kilkenny.

Payments of more than €2.671 million to Kilkenny farmers under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme could offer a lifeline to stretched farmers, according to local deputy John Paul Phelan.

It has become glaringly obvious in these tough times, that there are some places around the country that would appear to be suffering more than others during the downturn and unfortunately, Kilkenny and the south east seems to be one of those places.

Fine Gael Waterford TD John Deasy and Fine Gael Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan held a meeting in Leinster House on Wednesday evening last for the party’s TDs and senators in the southeast, to discuss the unemployment crisis in the region with the Minister for Jobs and Enterprise Richard Bruton,

Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan has welcomed a government allocation of €36,000 for immediate flood relief works in Graiguenamanagh.

This year’s Leaving Cert results show that a ‘second-chance’ system should be introduced for maths, to save students who fail the subject from missing out on college, according to local Fine Gael TD, John Paul Phelan.