Cathaoirleach Ger meets Taoiseach

Tipperary County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr Gerard Darcy met with An Taoiseach and Fine Gael Party Leader, Leo Varadkar, in Government Buildings on Tuesday.

The Taoiseach, along with all of his senior Ministers, met with the 13 Fine Gael councillors who have recently been elected as the first citizen of their county.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said: “I had a good two-hour meeting with Councillor Darcy in Government Buildings on Tuesday evening to discuss the issues that matter to the people of Tipperary. The meeting gave Councillor Darcy the opportunity to raise these issues directly with me. I committed to Councillor Darcy to work on these issues.

“The need for more funding this year for local and regional road maintenance, a top up allocation for the Local Improvement Scheme and, in the coming years, funding to advance new road projects that are delayed, the urgent need to service much more land for housing were raised at the meeting. On energy security and climate, they impressed on me the need to increase aid to farmers, schools, community buildings and businesses to install solar panels and become energy efficient.

“I look forward to working with Councillor Darcy and visiting Tipperary during his term as Cathaoirleach.”