Deputy Noel Coonan said this Government is ‘punishing’ people who have lost their jobs by making them wait more than half a year for their redundancy payment. Redundancy claims dating from June 2010 are currently being processed and the local Opposition TD said it is shameful that this Government has consistently failed to tackle the

Fine Gael TD Noel Coonan today contacted Minister for Communications Pat Carey TD asking him to clarify the situation regarding the sale of Lisheen Mines. Newspaper reports suggested that owner Anglo American is putting huge pressure on Minister Pat Carey to finally approve the mining company’s planned sale of Lisheen Mines before the dissolution of the

Local Fine Gael Deputy Noel Coonan has expressed deep disappointment with North Tipperary’s allocation of funding under the National Roads Programme 2011 which is €1.2million less than last year’s amount and one of the lowest allocations given to any local authority in the country. “We have many major national roads in the North Tipperary/South Offaly

Deputy Noel Coonan has raised concerns about safety of motorists at junctions on the new M7 Nenagh/Castletown motorway at Roscrea and Moneygall. Several accidents have occured since the opening of the motorway and immediate safety measures need to be put in place without delay. “The design of these junctions is not in keeping with other

‘Green Party vanity project will cause untold harm to the farming community’ -Coonan Noel Coonan TD Fine Gael Tipperary North, today (January 17th) described the Government Climate Change Bill as ‘‘rash and ill considered’’. The Tipperary North/South Offaly Deputy described the bill as a ‘‘Green Party vanity project which could cause untold harm to the

Deputy Noel Coonan has received assurances from the Office of Public Works that funding has been provided in their 2011 budget for Templemore’s River Mall Drainage Scheme to commence this year. The local Fine Gael TD raised the issue in the Dáil on Wednesday and welcomed the long awaited news which will protect properties from

Deputy Noel Coonan has received solid confirmation from the Health Service Executive that approval has been given for the construction of Thurles’s new ambulance base on the grounds of the Hospital of the Assumption, with the project to progress to procurement and tendering phase. The local Fine Gael TD was also informed that construction work

 Deputy Noel Coonan said this Government’s failed health policy is putting patient safety at serious risk as record numbers wait on trolleys in Limerick’s Mid Western Regional Hospital and patients crowd hospital corridors waiting on treatment for the second day. The local Fine Gael TD said this is the nail in the coffin proving that

Fine Gael’s Spokesperson on CAP Reform, Deputy Noel Coonan, is calling on the Minister for Agriculture to lift restrictions that prevent farmers from spreading slurry until 15th January. The Tipperary North/South Offaly TD said weather conditions in the Midlands are currently ideal for spreading. Many slatted tanks are now full to capacity following burst water