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608 subsidised home energy upgrades delivered in Clare last year
608 home energy upgrades were completed in Clare last year as part of the Government strategy to upgrade Building Energy Ratings (BER) through retrofitting and installing energy efficient heat pumps. The figure was obtained by Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey who asked Environment Minister Eamon Ryan for the number of retrofit enrolments in County […]
Rás Táilteann boost for Clare tourism
CLARE Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has welcomed confirmation that the county will host one of the five stages in this year’s Rás Táilteann as a major opportunity to showcase Clare’s attractions to an international audience. “The five day event from Wednesday, May 17 to Sunday, May 21 will include a stage finish in Barefield […]
Applications open for CAP schemes
With the €9.8 billion CAP Strategic Plan providing a range of direct payments and rural development farm supports, the application process for the new Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based schemes is now open. Over the coming days, farmers will receive their BISS maps and land details for 2023 to help with […]
Carey steps up campaign to have surgical hub based in Ennis
HEALTH Minister Stephen Donnelly has yet to indicate where a surgical hub for elective procedures in the Mid-West Region will be located as Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey steps up his campaign for the new facility to be based at Ennis General Hospital. Speaking in the Dáil last week, Deputy Carey asked Minister Donnelly […]
Almost €600,000 to improve rural roads and lanes in Clare
AN allocation of almost €600,000 from the Local Improvement Scheme will fund vital improvement work to rural roads and laneways throughout County Clare, Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has said. Welcoming the funding, announced by Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys, Deputy Carey said it would help communities improve non-public roads and lanes that […]
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 […]