Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh has welcomed today’s announcement of almost €400,000 funding for Waterford Sports Partnership. The funding (€398,564) was announced today by Sport Ireland in association with Deputy Ó Cathasaigh’s colleague, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD. It is part of a €9.5 million…
Waterford TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh today welcomed the announcement of significant funding for new Water Sports Activity Facility Centres in Tramore and Ardmore. The funding which was announced by Deputy Ó Cathasaigh’s Green Party colleague and Minister for Sport & Tourism, Catherine Martin along with Fáilte Ireland is part of a wider package of €19…
Waterford TD welcomes a new future for Rural Ireland with the announcement of the most ambitious and transformational policy for rural development in decades. Waterford TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh welcomes a new future for Rural Ireland with the announcement of ‘Our Rural Future’, the new whole-of-Government policy for rural Ireland for the next 5 years…
Waterford TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh declared last week a landmark week for the Climate Crisis as Ireland takes big steps to play our part in the fight against Climate Change. He spoke days after the historic Climate Bill was passed by Cabinet. “This past week was historic for Ireland as we saw the Climate Bill…
Waterford TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh has welcomed the news that Waterford company Tom O’Brien Construction have been awarded the contract to build the second Cath Lab for University Hospital Waterford (UHW) and construction will commence the first week of May. “This announcement was a long time coming and so many people have campaigned long and…
Waterford TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh welcomed the launch of the second All Ireland Pollinator Plan which equips every individual, school, community, local authority, farmer and business to play their part in reversing biodiversity loss. Speaking after the launch Deputy Ó Cathasaigh said: A third of our 98 species of wild bees face extinction and we…
Waterford TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh welcomes the historic Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill which was approved by the government today. The Bill commits to transitioning to a climate resilient, biodiversity-rich, environmentally sustainable and climate-neutral economy by 2050. The legislation will require all carbon budgets to be in line with the Paris climate…
Waterford Green Party TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh invites people from Waterford City & County and surrounding areas to an online meeting with Eamon Ryan (Minister for Transport, Environment, Climate & Communications) to discuss walking and cycling infrastructure in the city and our county towns and villages. With unprecedented funding of €1.8billion (or €1million per day)…
Green Party TD for Waterford Marc Ó Cathasaigh today welcomes the announcement of €370,000 for the upgrade and enhancement of Clonea Road to Ballinacourty Spur of the Waterford Greenway. Waterford Greenway is one of 14 large-scale projects throughout the country receiving €6m funding under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. The investment is co-funded by Minister Catherine…
Deputy Ó Cathasaigh’s contribution here: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-03-10/speech/166/ Minister Harris’s reply here: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-03-10/speech/167/
