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A reduction in rates is needed as rates are a “big burden” for all companies and often the cause of viable businesses having to close with the subsequent loss of jobs.

During his whistlestop tour of Mayo last week, Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin paid a visit to Westport on Thursday where he enjoyed a meet and greet with people in the town.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will launch a new Fine Gael branch for the Knocknacarra area of the city when he is in Galway tomorrow.

Action has been demanded from the Education Minister following confirmation that almost 2,000 Mayo students are still waiting for their student grants to be processed.

Mayo TD Dara Calleary has spoken out on a Fianna Fáil motion calling for the Government to reverse its cuts to the Agri Options Scheme and the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme.

Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has welcomed the Government’s climb-down on the Agri-Environment Options Scheme, but has expressed his disappointment that funding for the new scheme has been significantly cut.

There will be local Gathering Ireland 2013 meeting in Knockranny House Hotel on Monday, October 8, at 7.30pm. Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring will be inattendance.

New CSO figures show the largest increase in employment in any sector over the year to June 2012 was in tourism-related jobs, providing further evidence that the Government’s nine per cent VAT cut has had a positive impact on job-creation, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar said today.

Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary slammed the Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly, for his lack of “competence” during a chaotic week following significant health cuts announced last week. The deputy also condemned the cancellation of meeting which was scheduled to take place yesterday (Thursday) between Mayo deputies and HSE West management.

Mayo Ideas Week 2012 was officially launched by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, at Mount Falcon Hotel, Ballina, on Monday September 3. Mayo Ideas Week is a series of idea generation, entrepreneurship, and business events hosted by the development and enterprise support agencies in Mayo. Admission is free to the 13 events which will be held all over the county from Monday September 17 to Friday September 21.