Category: Press Releases

VAT Changes on Solar to Accelerate ‘Rooftop Revolution’

VAT Changes on Solar to Accelerate ‘Rooftop Revolution’

Proposed changes in the VAT rates levied on solar panels will help ‘accelerate our Rooftop Revolution’, according to Green Party TD, Marc Ó Cathasaigh. Measures being brought to cabinet next week ahead of the Finance Bill could save households up to €1000 on installation costs, with proposals to cut VAT rates on solar panels to…

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School Meals Programme

School Meals Programme

Green Party TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh has warmly welcomed Min. Heather Humphreys’ plans to expand the School Meals Programme to all schools by 2030 at the latest. The announcement came as the Minister published an independent evaluation of the School Meals Programme which sets out the positive impact the Programme is having in terms of…

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Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2023 Opens for Applications

Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2023 Opens for Applications

Green Party TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh has urged eligible communities across Waterford to apply to the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme, announced yesterday by Min. Malcolm Noonan.  The scheme aims to support community-led projects to restore and protect nature within their communities, with everything from ecological surveys, boardwalks, trails and bird boxes to education and awareness-raising…

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SETU Expands, Acquires the Waterford Crystal Site

SETU Expands, Acquires the Waterford Crystal Site

Response of Green Party TD, Marc Ó Cathasaigh, to the news that Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has today confirmed approval has been given to the South East Technological University to expand its presence in Waterford. ‘This is a day that a number of us within government…

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Improved bus routes in Waterford

Improved bus routes in Waterford

Green Party TD for Waterford Marc Ó Cathasaigh has welcomed the extension of rural transport with the announcement of 67 new or enhanced Connecting Ireland bus routes which will strengthen existing services and connect more towns and villages nationwide. This extension in services throughout Waterford was announced by Deputy Ó Cathasaigh’s Green Party colleague and…

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Funding for Waterford Greenways

Funding for Waterford Greenways

Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh, welcomes significant national funding to create and extend Greenways in Ireland with the advancement of some key Waterford related projects. The funding has been allocated to Local Authorities to advance the delivery and connection of Greenways in 2023, along with key National Road Projects. The projects announced…

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Waterford walking and cycling infrastructure to receive €11million

Waterford walking and cycling infrastructure to receive €11million

Walking and cycling paths in Waterford are to receive a major boost of €11million in new funding as part of the Government’s Active Travel project. Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh praised the move saying it will make travel safer and easier for the local community. Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan announced that…

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New Local Hackney Pilot Scheme for Kilmacthomas

New Local Hackney Pilot Scheme for Kilmacthomas

Green Party Representatives welcomes New Local Hackney Pilot Scheme for Kilmacthomas and Surrounds BEGINS New subsidised local hackney service to be provided in Kilmacthomas as part of national pilot programme. Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh today welcomed the launch of a new, creative pilot programme which will see a localised, specially-licenced hackney…

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Funding for the upgrade and development of nine Community Centres throughout Waterford.

Funding for the upgrade and development of nine Community Centres throughout Waterford.

Green Party TD for Waterford Marc Ó Cathasaigh welcomes funding for the upgrade and development of nine Community Centres throughout Waterford. The funding represents the largest ever capital investment in upgrading Community Centres and will see grants of between €25,000 to €300,000 provided to successful projects nationwide – nine of them in Waterford. The funding…

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