Increased Ryanair flights and addressing aviation tax key for Shannon

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  • Ryanair has briefed Oireachtas members on future plans
  • New routes for Shannon must be considered

 

Fianna Fáil TD for Clare Cathal Crowe has raised the importance of new routes from Shannon Airport, as well as aviation tax, with Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary.

Ryanair held a briefing at the Merrion Hotel in Dublin this morning, highlighting the contributions the airline has made to the Irish economy since 1985, as well as its commitment investment and growth of operations in Ireland.

Deputy Crowe has insisted that Shannon Airport form a key part of those plans.

“Today’s briefing was a key opportunity to raise the case for increased investment from Ryanair in Shannon Airport,” said Deputy Crowe.

“Already, we’ve seen confirmation that they will formally open their new hangar in Shannon in November, bringing a €10 million investment and 200 highly skilled jobs.

“Now, the focus must be on new routes and increasing their presence in Shannon, for the benefit of the entire Midwest region.

“I spoke with Mr O’Leary about the possibility of adding additional routes from Shannon Airport and also the possibility of basing a third aircraft there.

“Currently, Ryanair has two Boeing 737 aircraft based in Shannon and I am hoping we’ll have some good news on these fronts in 2023.

“I also hope that the Irish government can address aviation environmental taxes, in conjunction with other European governments

“At the moment, airlines like Ryanair are penalised for their short-haul flights, with passengers arriving at Amsterdam Schiphol each paying €20 – but transit flights and long-haul flights from the same airports are not subject to the same charge.

“The Ryanair model of flying is low-cost based and in order to see it continue successfully we need to ensure that the taxation regime also promotes people to fly in and out of Ireland with relative ease and at low cost.

“Shannon Airport is still in recovery mode, but expectations are high for 2023 and I hope that Ryanair, Aer Lingus and the other airlines that fly to and from Shannon remain fully committed and look at expanding their presence at Shannon.”

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Housing Update – September 28th

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Every Wednesday, I will update you here on the social houses that are available via Clare County Council.

As always, it is vital that you register with Clare County Council’s housing section for their Choice Based Letting site, where you are able to register your interest for a property. You can contact the housing section on (065) 6821616.

Please note: Some weeks, no properties come online and therefore there will be no housing update.

Ennis

Address: 2 Oakwood Drive, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Three-bed, semi-detached

  • Separated sitting room & kitchen dining
  • Front driveway
  • Rear garden
  • Shed
  • Oil heating
  • Level access bathroom upstairs with shower only

 

Scariff

Address: 30 Connaught Road, Scariff, Killaloe, Co. Clare

Details: One-bed, terraced

  • Kitchen/Dinning & Siiting Room
  • Shower
  • Stove/Oil
  • Shed
  • Front Graden
  • Back Garden
  • Bin Storage
  • Gates

Housing Update – September 21st

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Every Wednesday, I will update you here on the social houses that are available via Clare County Council.

As always, it is vital that you register with Clare County Council’s housing section for their Choice Based Letting site, where you are able to register your interest for a property. You can contact the housing section on (065) 6821616.

Please note: Some weeks, no properties come online and therefore there will be no housing update.

Clarecastle

Address: 8 Clarehill, Clarecastle, Co. Clare

Details: Three-bed, terraced

  • Kitchen Dining/Sitting Room
  • Bathroom – Shower in bath
  • Front garden
  • Rear yard
  • Shed.
  • Air to Water Heat pump

 

Ennistymon

Address: 2 Ardnaculla, Ennistymon, Co. Clare

Details: One-bed, semi-detached

  • No of bedrooms- 1
  • Kitchen/Dining/Living area
  • Shower
  • Gas/Oil & Solid Fuel
  • Shared Parking at front of property
  • Shed
  • Front & Back Garden

Housing Update – September 14th

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Every Wednesday, I will update you here on the social houses that are available via Clare County Council.

As always, it is vital that you register with Clare County Council’s housing section for their Choice Based Letting site, where you are able to register your interest for a property. You can contact the housing section on (065) 6821616.

Please note: Some weeks, no properties come online and therefore there will be no housing update.

Ennis

Address: 32 Oakwood Drive, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Two-bed, bungalow

  • 2 bedrooms – All on the ground floor
  • Kitchen/Dining/Living area
  • Bathroom with Level access shower
  • Heating: Solid Fuel
  • Shed
  • Back garden
  • Shared parking

To be considered for this property applicant households must have submitted a completed HMD-Form 1 Disability and/or Medical Information form.

 

Kilmurry McMahon

Address: 1 Drumdigis, Kilmurry McMahon, Labasheeda, Co. Clare

Details: Three-bed, bungalow

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Kitchen/dining room
  • Sitting Room
  • Bathroom (shower in bath) (not level access)
  • Heating: Oil heating and open fire  – no stove
  • Parking in driveway
  • Front and Rear gardens
  • Small shed at rear of property

Almost €200,000 in CLÁR funding announced for Clare – Crowe

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  • Four successful projects announced in latest tranche
  • Part of €2.75m nationwide announcement

 

Fianna Fáil TD for Clare Cathal Crowe has welcomed today’s announcement of €197,754 in funding for four successful projects in Clare under the CLÁR programme.

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys has announced a total of €2.75 million to support 74 community projects nationwide in the latest tranche of funding under the scheme.

The successful projects in Clare are:

  • St Flannan’s NS Inagh – €50,000 (Inagh community car park – resurfacing car park, disabled parking and green school biodiversity)
  • Doonbeg Tidy Towns – €47,754 (Fair green community sensory garden)
  • Miltown Malbay NS – €50,000 (Multi-Use Games Area)
  • Cloonanaha NS – €50,000 (Develop community garden and outdoor recreation area)

Commenting on the announcement, Deputy Crowe said:

“I’m delighted to see these four projects be successful today in their bids for funding under the CLÁR programme.

“Not only do these grants benefit to schools and committees that they are allocated to, they also have a huge positive impact on these rural communities as a whole.

“Our sports clubs, schools and community groups are the lifeblood of out county and they’re where people of all ages and backgrounds come together as one community.

“The successful applicants in Clare in this round of funding have all looked at future-proofing their local facilities and making sure they are inclusive and widely available for use by all people living locally.

“There will be disappointed community groups around the county seeing today’s announcement but I would say to those groups that this isn’t the end of the road – we will see further announcements under the CLÁR programme coming up and there’s plenty of scope still for work to be done.

“I look forward to stopping to see works underway in Inagh, Doonbeg, Miltown Malbay and Cloonanaha on my travels around the county in the coming months.”

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Housing Update – September 7th

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Every Wednesday, I will update you here on the social houses that are available via Clare County Council.

As always, it is vital that you register with Clare County Council’s housing section for their Choice Based Letting site, where you are able to register your interest for a property. You can contact the housing section on (065) 6821616.

Please note: Some weeks, no properties come online and therefore there will be no housing update.

Ennis

Address: 16 Marian Avenue, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Three-bed, terraced

  • 3 bedrooms – all upstairs
  • Kitchen/dining/Living area
  • Bathroom on ground floor (shower only- no bath) (not level access)
  • No bathroom upstairs
  • Heating: Electric air-to-water heat pump
  • On street parking
  • Front and Rear garden

 

Ennis

Address: 80 Clancy Park, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Three-bed, terraced

  • 3 bedrooms –all upstairs
  • Kitchen/dining area
  • Sitting room
  • Bathroom (shower over bath)
  • Heating: stove(solid fuel with back boiler ) no oil heating
  • Front Driveway
  • Rear garden
  • Small garden shed

 

Ennis

Address: Cluain Greine, Drehidnagowar Road, Lifford, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Four-bed, semi-detached

  • Phase 2 homes
  • 4 bedrooms – All upstairs
  • Kitchen/Dining/Living area
  • Downstairs Toilet
  • Bathroom – Upstairs, bath and shower in bath
  • Heating: Air to Water
  • Shared Parking at front of property
  • Back garden
  • No Shed

 

Ennis

Address: Cluain Greine, Drehidnagowar Road, Lifford, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Two-bed, apartment

  • First-floor apartment
  • 2 bedrooms – All upstairs
  • Kitchen/Dining/Living area
  • Downstairs Toilet
  • Bathroom – Upstairs, bath and shower in bath
  • Heating: Air to Water
  • Shared Parking at front of property
  • Back garden
  • No Shed

 

Ennis

Address: Cluain Greine, Drehidnagowar Road, Lifford, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Three-bed, semi-detached

  • 3 bedrooms – All upstairs
  • Kitchen/Dining/Living area
  • Downstairs Toilet
  • Bathroom – Upstairs, bath and shower in bath
  • Heating: Air to Water
  • Shared Parking at front of property
  • Back garden
  • No Shed

 

Ennis

Address: Cluain Greine, Drehidnagowar Road, Lifford, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Two-bed, semi-detached

  • 2 bedrooms – All upstairs
  • Kitchen/Dining/Living area
  • Downstairs Toilet
  • Bathroom – Upstairs, bath and shower in bath
  • Heating: Air to Water
  • Shared Parking at front of property
  • Back garden
  • No Shed

 

Ennis

Address: Cluain Greine, Drehidnagowar Road, Lifford, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: Two-bed, ground floor apartment

  • No of bedrooms- 2
  • Kitchen/Dining/Living area
  • Bathroom with level access shower
  • Own door entrance
  • Air to water heating
  • Shared Parking at front of property
  • Bin Storage- Yes
  • No balcony
  • Back garden

 

Ennis

Address: Cluain Greine, Drehidnagowar Road, Lifford, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: One-bed, top floor apartment

  • No of bedrooms – 1
  • Kitchen/Dining/Living area
  • Bathroom (not level access) –Shower over the bath
  • Own door entrance
  • Air to water heating
  • Shared Parking at front of property
  • Balcony at front of the Apartment
  • No back garden
  • Bin Storage – Yes

 

Ennis

Address: Cluain Greine, Drehidnagowar Road, Lifford, Ennis, Co. Clare

Details: One-bed, ground floor apartment

  • No of bedrooms- 1
  • Kitchen/Dining/Living area
  • Bathroom (not level access) –Shower over the bath
  • Own door entrance
  • Air to water heating
  • Shared Parking at front of property
  • Balcony at front of the Apartment
  • No back garden
  • Bin Storage- Yes

 

Kilrush

Address: 2 Knockerra, Kilrush, Co. Clare

Details: Three-bed, bungalow

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Kitchen/dining- area
  • Sitting Room
  • Bathroom (shower in bath) (not level access)
  • Heating: Oil heating and  open fire  – no stove
  • Parking in driveway
  • Front and Rear garden
  • Small shed at rear of property

Threshold for social housing in Clare to increase from October 1st

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  • Clare to move from Band 3 to Band 2
  • Move approved by Housing Minister

 

Fianna Fáil TD for Clare Cathal Crowe has welcomed a change in social housing thresholds in Clare, which will make housing more accessible to many more people.

From October 1st, Clare will move from Band 3 to Band 2 in terms of eligibility for housing, which will better reflect the housing costs across the county.

This means that the cut-off household will increase, meaning more people will be able to apply to Clare County Council for housing supports.

“We are in the middle of a housing crisis, coupled with a major cost of living crisis at present,” said Deputy Crowe.

“This has left a huge number of people struggling and desperately concerned about their housing prospects – living in fear of their rent being increased or their landlord evicting them, in order to sell their home.

“For many, they have heretofore not been eligible for social housing because their income has been too high for that; yet it is too low for a mortgage and they struggle to afford rising rents.

“This change from October 1st, which has been signed off by my colleague Minister Darragh O’Brien, means that a single person will now be eligible to apply for social housing on an income of up to €30,000, compared to €25,000 previously; while a family of two adults and two children will now be eligible on an income of €33,000 rather than the €27,500 cut-off.

“While this is by no means a magic fix, it certainly will mean that social housing will be an option and within reach for a great many who have been locked out of that system up until now.

“Nevertheless, there is still an issue with housing supply which remains one of my key focuses and one of the things I will continue to lobby my colleagues in Cabinet on.

“I hope that the move to make social housing more accessible in Clare is the first step in addressing the housing crisis currently facing our friends and neighbours in this county.

“As always, I stand ready to help anybody who needs assistance with their housing application.”