Green Party TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh encourages people to have their say on the Connecting Ireland plan which was published for public consultation today. The plan will see over 100 rural villages served by public transport, proposing an overall increase of approximately 25% in rural bus services will bring viable public transport options to towns…
Waterford Green Party TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh said that “Putting young people at the heart of Budget 2022 was something that was very important to us in the Green Party. Young people have have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic and they need our support in the coming fight against climate change and…
Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh welcomes the new National Development Plan which was launched today and it includes unprecedented measures to help us address the climate crisis as we build back after the pandemic. This National Development Plan (NDP) places a focus on many key areas such as housing, healthcare, jobs, transport…
Green Party TD welcomes significant funding for Waterford City Centre after the announcement of €539,275 funding for Waterford City under the Urban Animation Capital Investment Scheme. The pilot scheme will support sustainable tourism development through public realm and urban animation projects and the funding allocated to Waterford City & County Council will support Waterford City…
Green Party TD for Waterford Marc Ó Cathasaigh welcomes the publication of the Report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce and believes there is a need to set up a working group for the night time economy in Waterford on foot of the recommendations contained in the report. The Night-time Economy Taskforce was established by Minister…
Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh encourages Waterford people to have their say in the public consultation on the new Waterford City Bike Scheme which opened last week and runs until September 30th. Deputy Ó Cathasaigh was speaking after the launch of the consultation which asks Waterford people for feedback on the locations…
Green Party TD for Waterford Marc Ó Cathasaigh welcomes the announcement of over €500,000 funding for new outdoor dining infrastructure in Waterford City and County under part two of the Fáilte Ireland Outdoor Dining Enhancement Scheme . The funding which will deliver €151,774 to Grattan Square in Dungarvan and €354,919 to the Waterford City Trail…
Green Party TD for Waterford Marc Ó Cathasaigh says that everyone has to work together now to deal with the effects of climate change which is no longer in our future but is very much in the here and now. He was speaking after the publication of the first part of the sixth Intergovernmental Panel…
Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh encourages Waterford tourism businesses to apply for new supports to help extend their season and secure the future of their businesses. He was speaking as Phase 4 and Phase 5 of the Strategic Tourism Business Continuity Scheme opened for applications. The scheme is part of a total…
Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh has welcomed the news that four Waterford schools will take part in the Safe Routes to School programme which was announced today by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan. The four Waterford schools to receive funding are Glór na Mara National School, Tramore, Garrabane National School, Dungarvan, Our…
