6th November 2024 Waterford TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh has welcomed the figures from the National Transport Authority showing a fivefold increase in passenger journeys using rural public transport since the nationwide roll out of Connecting Ireland, saying it proves the adage ‘If you build it, they will come.’ Marc Ó Cathasaigh said: “The commitment we…
Press release, November 6th 2024 Waterford TD, Marc Ó Cathasaigh welcomed the launch today of a new €50 million Business Energy Upgrades Scheme (BEUS) to support small and medium sized businesses to carry out energy efficiency upgrades. The scheme will provide substantial support to the SME sector to address energy costs. . Ó Cathasaigh said…
Dep. Marc Ó CathasaighIt has been just over a year since Storm Babet visited severe flooding on communities in east Cork and west Waterford. If we had not been reminded of this by its anniversary, the flooding in Spain will certainly have reminded us in a very visceral way. Replies to freedom of information requests…
Press Release, October 18th 2024 Waterford TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh has warmly welcomed the announcement of the successful securing of a new pharmacy programme by South East Technological University. SETU, along with Atlantic Technological University and University of Galway will each introduce new pharmacy programmes, doubling the number of pharmacy training programmes in Ireland. At…
Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands entitled “Report on Energy Poverty 2024”, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 24th June, 2024. I am taking this as Leas-Chathaoirleach of the…
Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh I thank Deputy Durkan for taking the Chair to facilitate me in speaking on this matter. We are into open season on hedgerows again with hedgerow trimming or cutting, however we want to term it. It is also about hedgerow removal, which obviously has far more long-term consequences and a greater…
Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD Waterford is unique among the five cities in Ireland for not having a stand-alone university. Other cities have a university and a technological university. The reality is SETU, or WIT as it was, has had to play that role within the region. We made a promise to the people of Waterford,…
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Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh I will slightly recast the Topical Issue that I submitted, which was not to deal with school bus transport in west Waterford. It was specifically on a school transport issue arising between Ardmore and Dungarvan. If the Minister of State does not know that part of the world well, I remind…
Press Release, 11th September 2024 Waterford Green Party T.D. Marc Ó Cathasaigh has welcomed a new funding scheme through the Dept. of Agriculture aimed at supporting small food producers and developing local market opportunities. The call for proposals to optimise short food supply chains, issued by Minister Pippa Hackett this week, is designed to promote…
