Galway Bay FM News Archives
HSE WEST MANANGEMENT CONSIDER ABANDONING FORUM MEETINGS
Date Published: 02-Apr-2008
A row between a city councillor and officials from the HSE West means there’s a now possibility HSE officials will stop attending regional health forum meetings.
At last evenings regional health forum meeting Councillor Padraig Conneeley questioned decisions taken by HSE West Chief Ambulance Officer Ray Bonner about the provision of services
Councillor Padraig Conneely is questioning the tendering process carried out as part of the HSE’s employment of an ambulance company.
HSE West chief Ambulance officer Ray Bonner said the HSE could fully defend hiring the ambulance company as part of a fair and open system of recruitment
Director of the HSE West Regional Health office Dr, Sean Conroy said HSE management will now have to take advice as to whether they will continue attending regional health forum meetings
He said their integrity was being questioned
Dr Conroy said HSE management are under no obligation to attend the forum as they are only obliged to provide administrative services for meetings.
Date Published: 07-May-2013
Tuam has secured it’s second import of hay from the UK this afternoon in a bid to address the ongoing fodder crisis in the west.
A load of between 40 and 50 bales arrived at the Connacht Gold store in Airglooney for distribution throughout the county.
It follows a similar load last Thursday to the Tuam outlet.
The co-op also took a load of imported hay to the mart in Maam Cross over the weekend, however most of the bales had already been pre-assigned to farmers.
Further loads of hay are expected to arrive across the west and north west tonight and tomorrow morning.
Date Published: 09-May-2013
281 offers of social housing were made by the city and county councils last year.
Figures provided by the local authorities show that 46 of these were refused.
Galway city council made 193 such offers in 2012 with 41 of these refused.
The majority didn’t like the area they were offered or disliked the property itself.
Galway county council made 88 offers of social housing last year with 83 of these accepted.
Reasons given for refusing five properties focused on the location or that the property itself did not meet their needs.
Date Published: 13-May-2013
Galway Senator Trevor O’ Clochartaigh has called on the government to provide more support for victims of domestic violence.
Figures provided to the Sinn Fein Senator show that domestic violence support group COPE accompanied over 80 women to court in Galway last year, but a further 214 women were unable to avail of such assistance.
Senator O Clochartaigh told Galway Bay fm news that more needs to be done to support victims of domestic violence.
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