MEP Maria Walsh to host Europe Day event in Galway city with special guest Leo Varadkar TD
MEP Maria Walsh is hosting an event, ‘The EU is Open for Business’, to mark Europe Day next Thursday May 9th in Galway city. Leo Varadkar TD will join MEP Walsh, along with a panel of entrepreneurs and experts. The panel will discuss how businesses across Midlands-North West can access the opportunities of the EU […]
MEP Maria Walsh launches European Election bid for second term in Brussels
Sitting MEP Maria Walsh is bidding for a second term in the European Parliament, having officially launched her re-election campaign this week. MEP Walsh’s campaign was launched by Minister for Rural Development and Social Protection, and Fine Gael Deputy Leader, Heather Humphreys. Ministers Alan Dillon and Hildegarde Naughton, Deputy Michael Ring and former MEP Jim […]
Over €11.2m for regeneration projects across Midlands-North West will have a positive impact on local towns and villages – MEP Maria Walsh
A funding allocation of over €11.2m will support refurbishment and development projects across the Midlands-North West which will help to revitalise rural towns and villages, a Fine Gael MEP has said. MEP Maria Walsh was speaking following Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys’ announcement of a further €20 million for rural towns and villages […]
European Disability Card to ensure true freedom of movement for Irish people with disabilities – MEP Walsh
The newly passed European Disability Card will ensure Irish people with disabilities have the freedom to travel across the EU and access the supports they are entitled to, MEP Maria Walsh has said. The European Disability Card (EDC) was passed in the European Parliament this week, and will act as recognised proof of disability throughout […]
New housing measures boosting construction across Midlands-North West – MEP Maria Walsh
Waiving development levies until the end of 2024 and water levies until the end of September, along with an €40 million extension to the First Home Scheme, are critical steps to ensure more homes are built and made more affordable across Midlands-North West, a Fine Gael MEP has said. MEP Maria Walsh said: ‘In ongoing […]
New allocations will provide support for special schools across Midlands-North West – MEP Maria Walsh
An essential boost in funding has been allocated to support special schools across the Midlands-North West, aimed at improving educational resources for students with significant needs, a Fine Gael MEP has said. MEP Maria Walsh said: ‘This year’s budget brings with it a strategic investment that includes new Administrative Deputy Principal positions across our special […]
New EU rules passed to help the 3,000 hidden victims of human trafficking in Ireland – MEP Walsh
The final vote on the EU’s Anti-Trafficking Directive was passed by the European Parliament today and will help uncover the true extent of the human trafficking industry in Ireland, MEP Maria Walsh has said. MEP Walsh was amongst a group of MEPs that wrote the Revision to the EU’s Anti-Trafficking Directive aimed at strengthening protections […]
MEP Maria Walsh welcomes An Taoiseach’s commitment to establishing new Veterinary College
MEP Maria Walsh welcomes An Taoiseach Simon Harris’ recent commitment to the creation of new Veterinary Colleges, and reiterates her calls for the establishment of one in the West of Ireland in conjunction with Atlantic Technological University (ATU). In June 2023, the Government cleared the way for the creation of three new veterinary schools. ATU, […]
TikTok is abdicating its duty to protect the mental health of vulnerable teenagers – MEP Maria Walsh
TikTok is abdicating its responsibility to protect young people as the platform’s algorithms actively highlight graphic content on depression, self-harm and suicide to vulnerable minors, MEP Maria Walsh has said. MEP Walsh is one of the leading voices on mental health in the European Parliament. Over the past five years, she has worked closely with President […]
Door is open in Brussels for West of Ireland businesses – MEP Maria Walsh
During a recent visit to the European Parliament in Brussels, doors were opened for Irish businesses from across the Midlands-North West constituency, MEP Maria Walsh has said. MEP Walsh hosted a group of business owners from across the West of Ireland in the European Parliament where they discussed the resources and supports available to Irish […]