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Extensions to the footpath on the Tuam Road in Athenry, at the entrance to the Garraí Glas housing estate, will begin in the coming weeks.

A total of €90,000 in funding has been approved for the Galway County Council to begin works opening and cleaning the open drain network at Clonfert, near Ballinasloe.

The Galway County Council is proposing to carry out works on the Dublin Road at the junction with the Purcell Stockwell Road in Tuam.

A total of 44,905 residential and commercial properties in the west, north-west, and border areas are lying vacant, according to a new report which has led to calls for “positive discimination” in funding and supports for the region.

Rural Social Scheme supervisors must be included in the new pension arrangement that was reached between the Government and the Community Employment supervisors.

The Gorgeous Gort Forum have warmly welcomed the decision of Minister Heather Humphries to approve funding of €798,000 from the Rural Regeneration and Development application for Gort. This application was submitted by Galway County Council with the support of the Gorgeous Gort Forum, the representative body for all local community groups, clubs and organisations.

The Help to Buy Scheme should be extended to first time buyers who purchase derelict sites, and that such sites be exempt from planning and development charges.

Rising construction costs in both materials and labour will impact on what can be delivered under the National Development Plan.

Deputy Sean Canney has welcomed the announcement of major reforms to the Community Employment (CE) and Rural Social Scheme (RSS).

Sean Canney Independent TD for Galway East has stated that the Government have a responsibility to ensure that workers are incentivised to return to the workforce.