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Mortgage Interest Rates
To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the predicted increase in mortgage interest rates in 2011, which will add further financial pressure to hard-pressed homeowners, many of whom it is believed will fall behind on payments or face selling their homes as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter Education
Several schools throughout the constituency are in need of refurbishment or rebuilding while increasing class sizes are putting more pressure on already overstretched resources.
Job Creation
North and East Cork has been dealt a number of severe blows in terms of the loss of traditional industry.
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NEWS
16/03/10
FINANCE BILL A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR FERMOY HOSPITAL
CORK EAST LABOUR TD Seán Sherlock has criticised the government's decision to vote down an amendment to the 2010 Finance Bill that would have given tax relief for care centres such as St Patrick's Hospital, Fermoy.
"I spoke on this amendment last week and highlighted how it could pave the way for more primary care centres, or the development of such existing facilities. I have campaigned in the past for relief on equipment bought by charity for centres such as St Patrick's Hospital."If the HSE is trying to discourage people from presenting at Accident & Emergency and be treated instead at their GPs then Primary Care Centres will be vital."While it may not be possible to provide tax breaks for building purposes, the Minister for Finance should have looked at the potential for tax refunds on equipment on the basis that they will provide a service to all Primary Care Centre users"In that case, centres such as St Patrick's Hospital Fermoy could avail of these breaks.
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Address: Tel: Email: 30/01/12
“Lero: a superb example of an Irish-based research centre delivering impacts regionally, nationally and globally” – Sherlock
Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock T.D., today [Monday]announced Government funding through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) of €16 million for Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre based at the University of Limerick (UL).
26/01/12
Minister Sherlock publishes draft legislation regarding copyright law Draft
R E G U L A T I O N S entitled European Union (Copyright and Related Rights) Regulations 2012
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