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19 Feb

Carey calls for more testers to be assigned to Clare driving test centres

CLARE Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has accused the Road Safety Authority (RSA) of failing to meet its service level agreement to provide driving tests within a ten-week period with some Clare applicants waiting more than eight months for an appointment. Speaking in the Dáil last week, Deputy Carey said the long waiting times were […]

12 Feb

New options identified to support transfer of Shannon Heritage sites

LOCAL Government and Heritage Minister Darragh O’Brien has said that a number of options have been identified to support the transfer of Shannon Heritage sites from the Shannon Airport Group to Clare County Council. He was responding to Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey who asked him to outline the level of engagement his Department […]

3 Feb

€76,000 to deal with Cratloe flooding

Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has welcomed an allocation of €76,500 from the Office of Public Works (OPW) for flood mitigation works at Gullets Cross, Carrowmore, Cratloe. “The work will help the council deal with long-standing drainage issues by diverting the flow from a spring into a nearby stream around 650 metres away,” Deputy […]

1 Feb

€4.5 million allocated to Clare Active Travel projects

€4.5 million has been allocated to 28 active travel projects in Clare for public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure along with providing safe routes to six primary schools in the county. Welcoming the allocation to Clare County Council from the National Transport Authority (NTA) Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey said it was significant that […]

31 Jan

Carey calls for Mid West surgery hub to be based at Ennis Hospital

CLARE Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has asked Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to locate a proposed surgical hub for the Mid-West Region at Ennis General Hospital.  Limerick was initially proposed as one of five locations for a suite of fully staffed and equipped operating theatres either in new modular buildings or retrofitted commercial/retail centres. “The […]

30 Jan

Fully electric Ennis town bus service in two years

AN Ennis Town Bus Service is scheduled to come into service in the first quarter of 2025 with a fully electrified bus fleet. Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey says that the National Transport Authority (NTA) is involved in discussions with Clare County Council to secure land for the charging infrastructure and details will be […]

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