Health
- Major investment package for Nenagh Hospital, totalling over €4 million, to upgrade facilities there and to ensure the viability of the hospital into the future.
- Investment includes-
- Fully equipped, modern, endoscopy suite (€2 million)
- New Sterile Services Department.
- New lifts
- New Surgical Unit (at construction stage-worth a further €3.5 million)
- €1.4 million for new Rehab care facility in Thurles
- Provision of €9 million in grant aid for Sue Ryder Development in Nenagh
- Breastcheck Rollout secured for the women of North Tipperary
- €55,000 for Newport Daycare Centre
- Advancement of Borrisokane Day Care Centre project
Education
- €9 million for new school for Borrisokane Community College and new special needs unit
- €5 million for Ursuline Convent building project
- Future of Tipperary Institute secured. Staff jobs saved
- Scoil Aonghusa, Cashel -New classrooms, Autism Unit and €50,000 for new Bus
- Autism Unit for Gaile NS, Thurles
- Clonoulty School – Secured new building
- Carrig NS, (Birr) – Secured new building
- Secured substantial grants for Littleton and Rearcross National Schools
- After years of broken promises, secured funding for a P.E. Hall for Scoil Ruain, Killenaule.
Enterprise
- Advancing the Tipperary Venue project
- €3.25 million Technology Park opens in Thurles
- Swift progression of Decentralization programme to North Tipp
- €6.5 million commitment for upgrade of Liberty Square, Thurles
- Metropolis Area Network (MAN) in planning for Thurles Broadband
- Broadband Provision across Tipperary including recent additions in Cappawhite
- Ballingarry Miners
Infrastructure
- Jimmy Doyle (Link Road) Opened
- €3.2million secured in 2010 works scheme on Council Housing Estates – Derrynaflan, Littleton, Ard Mhuire, Templetouhy and Clohessy Place, Bouladuff
- LOWRY AGREEMENT- THURLES ENVIRON ROADS 2010
- Templemore/Brittas Road €350k
- Borrisoleigh Village €400k
- Dublin Road €300k
- Holycross/Thurles €1m
- Cabra/Ballycurrane €200k
- Total: €2,250,000
- Ragg to Ballycahill road Complete
- Thurles – Newport Road Upgrade
- Overhaul of Roads and Paths in Thurles Town
- All Approach Roads to Thurles upgraded with significant extra funding from the Department of the Environment – Dublin, Brittas, Cabra
Sport and Leisure
- €1.2 million secured to complete Roscrea Pool/Leisure Centre
- Multimillion Euro Regeneration of Thurles Pool & Sports Complex €6.5 million
- €400,000 for overhaul of Thurles Greyhound Stadium
- Grants of over €400,000 for Holycross/Ballycahill GAA
- €40,000 for Newport GAA lighting
- Templemore Pitch and Putt Equipment funding secured
- €100,000 for All Weather Facility at Peake Villa FC
- €40,000 for All Weather Pitch for St. Kevin’s, Two Mile Borris
- €100,000 for all Weather Pitch for Newport FC
- Hurling Wall for Durlas Og
- Cappawhite GAA improvement grant
- €100,000 for Clonoulty/Rossmore GAA
- €22,645 funding secured in a capital grant for the Source Arts Centre, Thurles to go towards health and safety works, light fittings and the reconfiguration of the café/bar area
Other/Miscellaneous
- Permanent Garda secured for Littleton
- Increased Garda compliment for Borrisokane
- €1.2 million for Community Childcare in Holycross
- €1.2 million Childcare Facility for Upperchurch Drombane & District Rural Development Council