Articles tagged with: Alan Kelly
FF TD’S SHOCK CLAIM – MONAGHAN TOWNS LOSING VITAL FUNDING BECAUSE OF “MISMANAGEMENT” AND “FAVOURITISM” BY GOVERNMENT MINISTER SAYS SMITH
31 Jul 2015 Comments Off on FF TD’S SHOCK CLAIM – MONAGHAN TOWNS LOSING VITAL FUNDING BECAUSE OF “MISMANAGEMENT” AND “FAVOURITISM” BY GOVERNMENT MINISTER SAYS SMITH
Projects to encourage walking and cycling activities in Monaghan Town and Castleblayney have lost out on funding because of “mismanagement” and “favouritism” on the part of Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly, according to Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fáil TD Brendan Smith. In a statement to The Northern Standard this week, Deputy Smith claimed that Minister Kelly had channelled €1.5 million to his own Tipperary constituency – at the expense of what the FF representative described as “essential projects” in Co Monaghan. Deputy Smith said that grants under the Active Travel Scheme were “diverted” ...
