MEP candidates must commit to closing the triple-lock loop of women’s issues – MEP Walsh
European election candidates must commit to closing the triple-lock loop of women’s issues; care responsibilities, business financing and female healthcare, a Fine Gael MEP has said. Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh hosted an event, ‘Thriving Mná’, on Tuesday 28th May in Athlone to mark International Day of Action for Women’s Health. MEP Walsh was joined […]
Polling stations across the country must be wheelchair accessible for June 7th elections – MEP Walsh
Polling stations across the country must be accessible to all voters, including wheelchair users, ahead of the Local and European elections on June 7th, a Fine Gael MEP has said. MEP Maria Walsh is calling on the Department of Housing, local Councils and Returning Officers across the country to work together to ensure that all […]
MEP Maria Walsh confirms €10,000 funding for the All-Ireland Sheep Shearing Championships
Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has confirmed that the All-Ireland Sheep Shearing and Woolhandling Championships, taking place on the June Bank Holiday weekend in Mountbellew Co. Galway, will receive €10,000 in one-off funding. The event, which is due to attract 25,000 international and Irish visitors, is the first of its kind to be held in […]
Ireland has highest rate of employment with over 50,000 more people at work this year – MEP Walsh
Employment levels continue to rise in areas across the Midlands-North West, according to latest figures, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said. Maria Walsh, MEP for Midlands-North West, said: “The latest Labour Force Survey published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows there are 2,713,400 people at work nationally. That’s the highest rate of employment […]
€6.89 million to tackle assessment of need waiting lists – MEP Maria Walsh
More funding for our Community Healthcare Organisations aims to help address the backlog for families of children with disabilities waiting longest for Assessment of Needs (AONs), Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said. Maria Walsh, MEP for Midlands-North West said: “This funding boost is great news for the Midlands-North West. With rising numbers of families […]
Fine Gael’s agricultural group presents plan for a new partnership with farmers across the Midlands-North West – MEP Walsh
Fine Gael’s National Agricultural, Food, and Rural Development Forum (NAFRD) has a plan to create a new partnership with farmers across the Midlands-North West, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said. Since its formation, NAFRD has held a series of public meetings with farmers, rural dwellers and agri-businesses around the country. At the Fine Gael […]
Dedicated Fisheries and Marine Minister needed to save Ireland’s dying fishing industry – MEP Walsh
A Minister of State with specific responsibility for fisheries and marine is needed to undo the historical wrongs which have decimated the Irish fishing industry, according to a Fine Gael MEP. MEP Maria Walsh visited Killybegs with Minister for European Affairs Jennifer Carroll MacNeill where they met with representatives from the fishing industry, including the […]
Questions remain over Sinn Féin’s voting record on Russia – MEP Maria Walsh
The Sinn Féin party has questions to answer over its voting record on Russia and particularly on the issue of foreign interference, according to a Fine Gael MEP. MEP Maria Walsh points to Sinn Féin abstentions on important votes to condemn the undemocratic tactics of dictator Putin’s authoritarian state. It follows reporting by Irish media […]
European candidates must commit to protecting the EU single market in the interests of Irish businesses – MEP Walsh
Amidst rising Euroscpetiscim, candidates for the upcoming European elections must commit to protecting the EU Single Market which is worth €14.5 trillion to Irish businesses, a Fine Gael MEP has said. Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh was speaking following an event ‘The EU is Open for Business’ which she hosted to mark Europe Day yesterday […]
TikTok must introduce age verification for all users across the EU – MEP Maria Walsh
In a meeting with senior TikTok executives, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh called on the platform to introduce mandatory age verification for all users across the EU as a matter of urgency. Having requested a meeting with TikTok’s international Global Trust and Safety division following recent RTÉ revelations, MEP Walsh met with TikTok in Dublin this […]
