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Cllr Ronan Moore of the Social Democrats has called on fellow Meath councillors to support his upcoming motion to reject the Land Development Agency Bill being proposed by the Government. Cllr Moore has branded the Bill “a further erosion of local democracy” and the role of local representatives tasked with protecting public land, stating that […]

Cllr Ronan Moore has welcomed Meath County Council’s inclusion of a new objective for Enfield to support the delivery of a comprehensive cycling and pedestrian strategy for the town. Cllr Moore said: ‘Following my submission to the Draft Development Plan, I really happy that the chief executive and senior planners have included this objective for Enfield. […]

Welcoming a recent review of the proposed Navan Rail Line, Cllr Ronan Moore stated: “It is essential any future rail line is designated with ‘Commuter Status’ and this needs to be recognised during the feasibility study. “In looking at the financial viability of the Navan Rail Line, my concern is that the consultants will look […]

Cllr Ronan Moore has welcomed Meath’s Comhairle na nÓg’s contribution at the February County Council meeting and has outlined his full support for their grand ambition for a centralised youth premises for young people in the county. He made his comments following a presentation by Meath’s Comhairle, who are the Youth Council in the county, […]

Social Democrats councillor Ronan Moore has welcomed the news that Meath County Council is to install communication boards in 20 playgrounds across the county. Cllr Moore said: “This is a great step forward for inclusion in the county. The boards are primarily a communications support, with particular benefit to children or adults who are either […]

Social Democrats Councillor for Trim Municipal District, Ronan Moore, has expressed grave concern after the HSE confirmed that hundreds of occupational and speech and language therapists continue to be redeployed for testing and contact tracing, while children needing assessments are being told to wait. In response to a Parliamentary Question from Social Democrats co-leader Róisín […]

Social Democrats Councillor Ronan Moore has called on Meath County Council to explore the feasibility of creating a Night-Time Mayor role to help the local economy recover from the Covid-19 crisis. Cllr Moore explained: “The night-time and evening economy – our cafes, restaurants, clubs, pubs, galleries, theatres, exhibitions and all those events that take place […]

Social Democrats Councillor, Ronan Moore, is to work with Meath County Council and local stakeholders to champion the introduction of ‘Communications Boards’ in county playgrounds and other amenities. Communication Boards are primarily a communications support and literacy aid. They are of particular benefit to children or adults who are either pre-verbal/non-verbal or have communication difficulties. […]

Cllr Ronan Moore, Social Democrats, has called on the government and Department of Education and Skills to urgently publish guidelines that schools would need to adhere to in order to reopen next September. In doing so he has voiced his concern that if such protocols are not developed soon then we risk having a repeat […]

Ronan Moore, the Social Democrats’ general election candidate for Meath West, has welcomed the Department of Education’s announcement last night that it will reverse a decision to cap enrolments on five Educate Together schools in Trim, Tuam, New Ross, Tramore and Castlebar. The Department had earlier this year instructed these five schools to cap intake […]

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD has called upon the Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, to remove restrictions on student intake at new Educate Together primary schools. Deputy Shortall said: “Parents who had expected that their children would be enrolling in five schools run by the multi-denominational patron have been devastated to learn that they […]

IT USED TO be thought that Educate Together schools were niche schools for a small minority of atheist parents and immigrants. But they are not. They are multi-denominational schools that cater for parents who want to send their children into classrooms where being Catholic is not the status quo; who do not want their sons […]

Social Democrats’ representative Ronan Moore has accused the Department of Education and Skills of stunting the growth of recently opened Educate Together primary schools. Mr Moore was commenting on a report today that five schools under the multi-denominational patron have been told by the Department that they must reduce their new pupil intake from a […]