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My End of Year Report 2015
Added December 28th, 2015
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€6.3million allocated for the maintenance of roads in Limerick-O’Donovan
Added December 22nd, 2015
Fine Gael TD for Limerick, Patrick O’Donovan has welcomed the news that €6.3million has been granted to Limerick for improvement and maintenance works on roads. “I am delighted at the news that €6.3million has been granted to Limerick for improvement and maintenance works on roads in the county. “Limerick City & County Council will be allocated €5.4million for road improvements and €840,000 for road maintenance. “This funding is part of an allocation of almost €160 million from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). Nationally, €139.7 million of this will go towards road improvement works, while €20.2 million will go towards essential road maintenance. “According to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, this funding announced today represents a base allocation for local authorities that will be supplemented during the year in respect of certain maintenance works, pavement works and safety schemes. “Fine Gael has a plan to keep the economic recovery going and ensure that we continue to have more resources to invest in better services and infrastructure like roads. The Government’s capital Investment Plan 2016-2022, allocates €6 billion for transport, which includes €4.4 billion, for the maintenance and renewal of the road network. “It is hugely important we invest in our road network, particularly as the economic recovery continues. In our export led economy, a well maintained road network is crucial to businesses across the country. It is also integral to helping us continue attracting investment in this country, as well as for tourism.”
My Week in the Dáil- 13th December
Added December 13th, 2015
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My week in the Dáil – 6th December
Added December 9th, 2015
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O’Donovan welcomes progress on Foynes Flood Relief Scheme
Added December 9th, 2015
Fine Gael TD for Limerick Patrick O’Donovan has welcomed the confirmation that he has received this morning from the Minister for the Office of Public Works, Simon Harris TD that the OPW has informed Limerick City & County Council that it can proceed with the appointment of the contractor to the Foynes Flood Relief Scheme.
“I am delighted that Office of Public Works has now given approval for Limerick City and County Council to appoint a contractor to the project. This is evidence of the commitment that I received from the Minister previously of the OPW’s commitment to the flood relief scheme at Foynes and that the scheme is being progressed and is on track to be delivered.”
“I have worked very closely with Minister Simon Harris to ensure that the Foynes Flood Relief Scheme is prioritised. This has been looked for, for many years and the local community have been to the fore in pushing for the relief scheme, together with the Shannon Foynes Port Company who have already carried out some flood relief works in the area.”
“It is important to point out that as the Minister has stated, the funding is in place and the scheme is on track to be delivered within the original time frame.”
My week in the Dáil – 29th November
Added November 30th, 2015
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O’Donovan welcomes funding for Mental Health Team for Limerick Youth Service
Added November 24th, 2015
Limerick Fine Gael TD Patrick O’Donovan has today (Wednesday) welcomed the announcement that funding of approximately €130,000 annually is being made available to Limerick Youth. Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch TD has confirmed that the funding is being made available to the Limerick Youth Service for mental health services.
Patrick O’Donovan said “I welcome the announcement by the Minister today, as it will further enhance the services that the Limerick Youth Service provides to young people in County Limerick. This funding will be used to appoint of a Mental Health Youth Worker, Counsellor and an Administrative Assistant.”
“It is important to ensure that young people in need of support are afforded every opportunity particularly at community level. Mental Health intervention services like this are very beneficial for young people at an early stage.”
“From working with young people on a regular basis I know that this is a very important announcement today. I know that the Limerick Youth Service have put a lot of work into this project and I am committed to working with them and other youth organisations into the future.”
My week in the Dáil – 22nd November
Added November 24th, 2015
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O’Donovan: “€728,000 allocated to Athea sewerage scheme”
Added November 18th, 2015
Limerick Fine Gael Patrick O’Donovan has welcomed the announcement from Irish Water that they have allocated €728,000 for the upgrade of the Athea sewerage scheme.
“Over the last number of months I have been working with Irish Water to get Athea prioritised. I recently secured a commitment from them to include the scheme in their capital programme, and this announcement that they have provided €728,000 to the scheme is a massive investment for the community of Athea.”
“Irish Water have informed me that they have awarded a contract for the design, procurement and management of all the project. This is important because I know from speaking to people in Athea that they were anxious to hear how much Irish Water were prepared to invest. Through a long process of discussions with them I was able to convince them to prioritise Athea and I am delighted that the scheme has now moved on to a very significant stage. The next stage of the process will be to complete the public consultation and to appoint a contractor to carry out the physical works.”
Patrick O’Donovan added “Since I first became a public representative in 2003, the issue of the sewerage scheme for Athea has been an issue which the people there have sought to be addressed. This is now being done, and as TD for the area who has worked to get this scheme prioritised I am delighted to receive this very important news that almost three quarters of a million euro will be spent in the village on this upgrade. This is good news for the people of Athea and I will continue to work closely with them to ensure the timely delivery of this scheme.”