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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
19/05/10
SHERLOCK PRESSES THE CASE FOR LOCAL BIO-FUEL PRODUCTIONCork East Labour TD Seán Sherlock has introduced an amendment to the Bio- Fuel Bill currently before the Dáil which will be discussed this week
The purpose of the amendment is to stimulate the local production of first and secondd generation bi-fuels throughout rural Ireland which will stimulate the local economy.
"Ireland has to meet its obligation to produce alternate fuels that have a 5% fuel mix. There is a danger that the big oil industry companies will import cheaper substitutes to meet targets. Our aim is to stimulate local production by ensuring that a tariff is put on imported alternative fuel sources," explained the Labour TD. "This is already happening in other EU countries. I believe there is a fledgling industry here and in order to support that we have to ensure that we support local industry and start-ups involved in this market, "The net effect of the amendment to the bill is that it will ensure local producers in this market can create jobs and that is the bottom line," he asserted.
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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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