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Visit of EU Commissioner to Shannon Region on the cards
Date: January 14, 2009
Following a meeting with Commissioner Spidla (EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs) attended by Marian Harkin MEP, Jim Higgins MEP and Colm Burke MEP, Commissioner Spidla indicated his willingness to visit the...[more]
EU Parliament call by Harkin for Dell workers to access Globalisation Fund.
Date: January 12, 2009
Today Monday, January 12th Marian Harkin MEP called on the Irish Government to immediately apply to the European Globalisation Fund for resources to re-skill and retrain workers made redundant by Dell or its supplier companies....[more]
Government Dublin Focus Challenged by MEP
Date: January 5, 2009
The Council for the West has been urged to convene a meeting of the economic and social interests of the West of Ireland to agree a common approach to the Government in relation to future road and rail investment in the...[more]
M.E.P. Calls for United Action on Road and Rail
Date: January 2, 2009
The succession of media stories in recent days indicating the transport investment preferences of Minister Noel Dempsey bode ill for those parts of the country which had been consistently left behind in the last National...[more]
Lifeline to Post Offices Welcomed
Date: December 11, 2008
Post offices throughout Ireland which were threatened with closure have been thrown a lifeline with the decision of the Government to follow the example of the UK by ensuring that social welfare payments would continue to be...[more]
Seek EU Backing on Meat Crisis
Date: December 8, 2008
An immediate decision to permit the processing of pigs which were not fed on suspect meals was essential if significant unnecessary social and economic consequences were not to occur in many rural areas.[more]
Ganley Out of Touch says Harkin
Date: November 28, 2008
The 110 workers losing their jobs at Thermo King in Galway and the sheep farmers picketing outside the Department of Agriculture would be much more concerned with their future economic circumstances than with a possible second...[more]
Post Offices in Line to Retain Pension Payments
Date: November 26, 2008
Legal advice which has permitted the British Government to grant a five year contract to the UK post office system and to abandon a competitive process was great news for An Post and for the country’s post office network.[more]
IDA should Promote Shannon Pre-Clearance
Date: November 17, 2008
A major government funded marketing campaign should be launched to maximise the opportunity to increase air traffic through Shannon following on it’s approval as a pre-clearance airport for the USA.[more]
Claremorris Meeting Debated EU Affairs
Date: November 10, 2008
How the European Union could intervene to help Ireland and it’s citizens through current economic difficulties dominated discussion at the consultation meeting organised by Marian Harkin MEP in Claremorris on Saturday, November...[more]
