Rose of Roscommon
Tom Crosby meets Roscommon Rose Jackie Dowd
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Childcare Commercial Rates
I welcome the recent campaign instigated by members of Roscommon County Childcare Committee in a bid to force an exemption on commercial rates for private childcare providers. The high cost of childcare in this country needs to be addressed, both in terms of the financial pressure carers of children are under and the strain parents …
Read More →HIQA Report
Prospective Independent candidate for the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election Tom Crosby has welcomed the recent HIQA report following an on the spot visit to the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar which showed that the ward in question (Medical Three) was deemed clean. “This recent unannounced inspection was carried out on the general medical ward which carries …
Read More →Crosby welcomes Longford conference on future of Mid Shannon peatlands
Prospective Independent candidate for the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election Former Mayor of Roscommon Tom Crosby has welcomed this very important conference which he says will “no doubt progress the proposal to developed as a national park the tens of thousands hectares throughout the counties of Roscommon Leitrim and Longford. “ “This major national amenity is the brainchild of Strokestown Native …
Read More →Loss of broadband scheme ‘catastrophic’
Prospective Independent candidate for the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election Tom Crosby has said the news that the National Broadband Scheme is set to end this week is “catastrophic for the people of rural Ireland.” The state-funded scheme was set up to provide broadband to rural areas that were unable to receive a service through existing …
Read More →Loss of National Broadband Scheme “catastrophic”
Prospective Independent candidate for the Roscommon South Leitrim by-election Tom Crosby has said the news that the National Broadband Scheme is set to end this week is “catastrophic for the people of rural Ireland.” The state-funded scheme was set up to provide broadband to rural areas that were unable to receive a service through existing …
Read More →Development of New courthouse in Boyle
I warmly welcome this week’s news that Roscommon County Council has been granted conditional permission for the redevelopment of the old courthouse building in Boyle. The courthouse closed two years ago which forced sittings to be moved tonearby Carrick on Shannon and Roscommon Courthouses. The loss of the courthouse in 2012 was a major blow …
Read More →Reversing The Unacceptable Cuts To Basic Facilities
My call to Government: Enough is enough – stop targeting the most vulnerable people in society. I am calling on the Government to stop targeting the most vulnerable people in Irish society and to reverse the unacceptable cuts to basic facilities such as Home Help, Home Improvement Grants for the Elderly and Disabled, Medical Cards, …
Read More →No Water Charges until Roscommon’s Water Crisis is Resolved
I have achieved on water services before … now I say: NO WATER CHARGES until Roscommon’s water crisis is resolved Over my twenty-two years’ as a public representative in County Roscommon, I have had a particular association with issues to do with the water service here. The reason I present myself as a candidate who …
Read More →Upgrade of the North East Regional Water Scheme
In reply to a written question by Independent Cllr Tom Crosby at the Janurary meeting of Roscommon County Council seeking information on the progress of the contract for the filtration and upgrade of the North East Regional Water Scheme, Cllr Crosby received a written reply confirming that only one tender was received for the construction …
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