Gross Dereliction Of Duty By Inept Government On Immigration
The Government is seriously risking social cohesion and integration with its latest drive to try and get a handle on the asylum seekers crisis. That’s according to Aontu’s Kanturk LEA candidate, Becky Kealy, who has described the Government’s latest plans to buy or rent empty properties from landlords for housing asylum seekers "grossly irresponsible". She says... [...]
Call For State Investment In Foster Care To Affect Real And Lasting Positive Change
There has been a call for increased funding for training courses and education for foster parents in a bid to better equip them and their families in supporting young people in their care. That's according to Becky Kealy, Aontú's LEA candidate for Kanturk in the upcoming local elections on the 7th June. The state needs to invest in [...]
Traffic Calming Measures Urgently Needed For Kanturk
There are renewed calls for traffic calming measures to be installed in Kanturk as a matter of urgency. Aontú’s Becky Kealy says she is being inundated with complaints from concerned residents who say they are worried about speeding vehicles and fear accidents and loss of life. She says: This is one of the biggest issues I am hearing about while canvassing [...]
Politicians Referendum Volte – Face Is An Absolute Embarrassment
The spectre of politicians tripping over themselves to claim that while they campaigned for a Yes Yes vote on the Family and Care Amendments in last weekend’s referendum, they flipped and voted NO NO has been slammed as disingenuous and lacking in credibility. Aontú’s Becky Kealy Says “If ever there was a case to back up the belief that some politicians [...]
All Stillborn Babies Must Be Included In National Register
Aontú is resubmitting a Bill which would see all stillborn babies included on a national register irrespective of the length of their gestation or their weight. Currently only stillborn babies born at 24 weeks or more and weighing 500 grammes or more are included on the register. Aontú’s Becky Kealy, who will stand in the Kanturk LEA says “We are [...]
The Long Wait For Driving Tests Continues As Numbers Of Testers Fall
Learner drivers in Co. Cork are still having to wait almost 5 months for a test. Figures released to Aontú through a PQ (Parliamentary Question) show that in the Mallow test centre 3,189 are waiting for tests, while in Ballincollig that figure rises to 1,618 with Wilton having 10,653 on the list. Today, Aontú’s Becky Kealy, who is standing in the Kanturk [...]
CAHMS Waiting List In Cork — Grim Picture Continues
The scandal of children on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS) waiting lists in Cork continues with hundreds of children waiting for treatment. That’s according to Aontú’s Becky Kealy who is standing in Kanturk LEA. “Our constitution says to Cherish All The Children Of The Nation Equally …these poor children are clearly NOT being cherished” “There seems to be [...]