February 14, 2012

Motions to Cavan County Council (January – February 2012)

At yesterdays meeting of Cavan County Council, I had three items up for discussion. Please find below the text of my motions and my contributions. If you have any questions, please give me a call on 087-998 22 22.     That Cavan County Council calls on the Government to address the backlog in the [...]

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February 11, 2012

PRESS RELEASE: Fine Gael attack on rural schools and communities must be opposed

Fine Gael attack on rural schools and communities must be opposed – Cllr. Niamh Smyth   East Cavan County Councillor, Niamh Smyth is calling on the Fine Gael Councillors and TD’s in Co. Cavan to stand up for rural families in the county and force the Government to reverse it proposes cuts to the pupil [...]

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January 18, 2012

Smyth criticises Fine Gael / Labour Government decision to cut Guidance Counsellin​g Services

Board Member of Cavan VEC, Cllr Niamh Smyth has joinedthe calls being led by her colleague in Dáil Éíreann, Brendan Smith for thefull reversal of the Government’s decision to dismantle the provision of guidancecounsellors to schools, resulting in the elimination of 700 teaching posts andthe end of a service relied on by the nation’s most [...]

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January 17, 2012

Smyth calls for Government fundingfor local roads projects

Fianna Fáil County Councillor for Bailieborough, Niamh Smythhas today called on the Fine Gael members of Cavan County Council to lobby theMinisters for Transport and Environment to ensure that Cavan’s Roads Budgetallocation for 2012 is as high as in previous years.   ‘We are all aware of the terrible state of many of our localand [...]

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Slurry Spreading Season Must Open in Cavan – Smyth

Fianna Fáil County Councillor, Niamh Smyth has called on the Ministers forEnvironment and Agriculture to immediately review the closed period for theland spreading of slurry.   “Dairy and Cattle farmers across the North West of the Country are under severepressure as the slurry storage nears capacity. The slurry spreading open Seasonfor slurry spreading in other [...]

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December 20, 2011

Smyth dismayed by threat to rural schools by Government

Fianna Fáil County Councillor and Board Member of Cavan VEC, Niamh Smyth has reacted with complete and utter dismay at the proposed threat of closure to 33 rural national schools in Co. Cavan by the Fine Gael / Labour Government.   ‘As part of Budget 2012, changes have been made to pupil teacher ratios in [...]

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December 18, 2011

Smyth brings Parking Motion to Cavan County Council

Fianna Fáil County Councillor has proposed at a recent meeting of Cavan County Councill that a new parking layout be adopted for Bailieborough.   ‘At present, the way parking is aligned in Bailieborough makes parking very difficult for drivers and makes parking on the Main Street less attractive – damaging local indigenous businesses.   ‘I [...]

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December 13, 2011

Decision to Frontload VAT Increase is regressive and dangerous to local Cavan Economy -Irony of announcing in North lost on Minister Noonan

Fianna Fáil County Councillor, Niamh Smyth has criticised the Government’s decision to hike VAT rates from 21% to 23% in the forthcoming Budget.   Cllr. Smyth commented, “At a time when all analysts agree that the single most important priority in the economy is to generate consumer confidence, it is completely counterproductive to hike the [...]

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December 10, 2011

Smyth calls on Cavan People to Shop Local this Christmas

Fianna Fáil Councillor Niamh Smyth has today placed a motion on the County Council Agenda urging local people to shop local this Christmas to protect local jobs.   ‘This is a very important time of year for local traders and in order to protect existing jobs, I am asking local people to shop local where [...]

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December 9, 2011

Smyth welcomes Council commitment to Bailieborough Playground

Bailieborough Fianna Fáil Councillor, Niamh Smyth has today welcome commitments given to her by officials in Cavan County Council that they will keep a close eye on the rubbish / litter issue at the Playground in Bailieborough.   ‘This is really good news for the parents and children who use the playground on a regular [...]

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