Category: Press Releases

New grant scheme which supports businesses placing energy-efficiency at the core of the design and build of new building projects.

New grant scheme which supports businesses placing energy-efficiency at the core of the design and build of new building projects.

Waterford TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh welcomes a new grant scheme which supports businesses placing energy-efficiency at the core of the design, construction and management stages of new projects. The €14 million scheme was announced by Deputy Ó Cathasaigh’s Green Party colleague, Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD and it is aimed at…

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Waterford projects to be funded under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. €109,000 to be spent across 6 projects across the west of the county.

Waterford projects to be funded under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. €109,000 to be spent across 6 projects across the west of the county.

Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh has given a warm welcome to the announcement of Waterford projects to be funded under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, with an allocation of €109,000 to be spent across 6 projects across the west of the county. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, today…

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€3,063,000 funding for organisations in Waterford and Wexford

€3,063,000 funding for organisations in Waterford and Wexford

Waterford TD, Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh has welcomed Minister Roderic O’Gorman’s announcement of €66.8million funding for National and Regional Youth organisations with €3,063,000 ringfenced for organisations in Waterford and Wexford. The package announced today will bring much needed funds to youth organisations throughout the county as well as providing essential funding for the national organisations…

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Community Renewable Energy – Public Consultation

Community Renewable Energy – Public Consultation

Green Party TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh says that Waterford homeowners, farmers and communities are now a step closer to being able to sell their extra renewable power to the national grid thanks to the new renewable energy feed-in tariff which is expected to be in place by July. Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications…

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Free Child Flu Vaccine

Free Child Flu Vaccine

Free Child Flu Vaccine November 13, 2020. Waterford TD encourages parents to avail of the Free Child Flu Vaccine for their children aged 12 and under. Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh is encouraging parents to avail of the Child Flu Vaccine which is free of charge for children aged 12 and under…

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Flu Vaccine 2020

Flu Vaccine 2020

Child Flu Vaccine Nov 12, 2020 I spoke in the Dáil this week about the Flu Vaccine programme 2020. Our GPs and Pharmacists have been extremely busy rolling out an unprecedent number of Adult Flu Vaccines and also the Children’s Flu Vaccine. Unfortunately it seems we won’t receive more Adult #FluVaccine due to global supply…

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€300,000 for targeted supports to help ensure an increase in Traveller participation in Higher Education

€300,000 for targeted supports to help ensure an increase in Traveller participation in Higher Education

Waterford Green Party TD welcomes an announcement of €300,000 for targeted supports to ensure that the increase in Traveller participation in Higher Education remains on track. Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD, Green Party Spokesperson for Social Protection and a former Primary School teacher welcomed the announcement of €300,000 funding by Minister for Further and Higher Education,…

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Waterford included in the Community Safety Partnership Pilot

Waterford included in the Community Safety Partnership Pilot

Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD welcomed the inclusion of Waterford in the Community Safety Partnership pilot scheme which was announced today and will also include Dublin North Inner City and Longford. The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, today named the three locations where new Local Community Safety Partnerships will be…

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The Child Flu Vaccine

The Child Flu Vaccine

The Child Flu Vaccine is in plentiful supply. It is FREE OF CHARGE for all children aged 12 and under and is administered by nasal spray. My own children have had it and the pharmacist even came out to the car with the nasal spray and the obligatory lollipops! To avail of the Child Flu…

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