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HARKIN URGES BY-PASS OF GOVERNMENT ON N17
Date: January 5, 2007
The reality that there is no Government commitment to making the N17 a safe and competitive element of roads infrastructure has been amply demonstrated by the announcement by the National Roads Authority that the Tubbercurry...[more]
HARKIN CALLS FOR COMMITMENT ON ROOSKEY SITE
Date: January 5, 2007
The industrial site owned by Glanbia Plc at Rooskey, Co. Roscommon should not be permitted to be developed for residential use and an early decision was needed in regard to its development or disposal.[more]
NO MOTORWAYS – NO JOBS, SAYS HARKIN
Date: January 2, 2007
The reiteration by IDA Ireland Chief Executive Sean Dorgan that his organisation’s future focus will be an attracting high value jobs to locations with the best roads infrastructure raised serious questions about IDA and...[more]
POLITICAL POLL CHALLENGED
Date: December 18, 2006
The recent poll carried out by tns/mrbi for TG4 on the Sligo/North Leitrim constituency was inaccurate by a factor of approximately 50% on the allocation of the third seat and this cast doubt on the method of interpretation of...[more]
EU MEASURE TO SAVE 1200 LIVES
Date: December 13, 2006
The decision by the EU Council of Transport Ministers that Blind Spot mirrors be retrofitted on all heavy goods vehicles was welcomed today in Strasbourg by Marian Harkin MEP.[more]
HARKIN OPTS FOR EUROPE
Date: December 12, 2006
Ability to influence EU legislation and to create and maintain political contacts which have value for her constituents are primary reasons why Independent politician Marian Harkin has committed her political future to the...[more]
€100 MILLION VOLUNTEERS IN EU
Date: December 5, 2006
Approximately 100 million people in the European Union are actively involved in volunteering at any one time and the importance of this activity should be recognised by mainstreaming volunteerism in EU policy. This was stated by...[more]
VOLUNTEERING - UNSUNG HEROES
Date: December 5, 2006
Time to give something back to 100 million unsung heroes[more]
IRISH PARTICIPATE IN BRUSSELS SEMINAR ON VOLUNTEERING
Date: December 4, 2006
European Union policy should support and facilitate volunteering at national and EU levels without reinventing the wheel but by adding value and giving volunteering a specific European dimension.[more]
‘JUST SOCIETY’ BUDGET URGED
Date: December 3, 2006
The huge extra income surplus announced by Minister for Finance Brian Cowen provided an unprecedented opportunity for the Government to ensure that next Wednesday’s budget reflected a just society rather than the selfish one...[more]
