Total investment of over €20 million this year to enhance security of the State.
New helicopter to allow for rapid deployment of specialist units across the country.
The Minister for Justice Mr Simon Harris TD has today announced an additional capital allocation of €21.5m to support significant investment in a replacement helicopter and fixed wing plane for An Garda Síochána.
Funding will be provided in 2023 to support the procurement of a longer range and high capacity utility helicopter fully equipped with Garda mission equipment.
Funding will also be made available to procure a fully equipped plane, with the requisite reliability and enhanced capabilities to support policing, security and surveillance operations.
The new helicopter will also support the rapid deployment of the Emergency Response Unit and Armed Support Units where necessary.
Together, the investments will provide a vital support to the security of the State, offering consistent and effective capacity to Garda national units in the investigation of espionage, terrorism, organised crime gangs (OCG), border policing, human and drug trafficking, kidnapping and fuel smuggling/laundering.
Speaking today, Minister Harris said: “The Garda Air Support Unit does vital work to combat criminal activity and protect the public. This new, state-of-the-art plane and helicopter will significantly boost the State’s aerial support and ability to uphold national security. The allocation of this additional funding is further evidence of the Government’s commitment to provide An Garda Síochána with the resources it needs to keep us safe. It’s vital our Gardaí have the resources they need to tackle serious and organised crime, police our borders, investigate potential threats, increase their surveillance capacity and rapidly deploy specialist units, such as the Emergency Response Unit and the Armed Support Unit, across the State. I expect that the new helicopter will be purchased, delivered and become operational this year, while the new plane will become operational in 2024.”
Of the €21.5 million being made available in 2023 through Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR), administered by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, €9million will go towards phased payments for a replacement Garda Fixed Wing Aircraft, while€12.5 million will be provided for the purchase and delivery of a fully equipped helicopter.
Pre-deceased by her husband Phil, sister Nonie and brother Michael; Mrs McGovern passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family.
Her passing is most deeply regretted by her children Mary, Paula, Finola, Philip, Michael and Fergal, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers Gus and Rogie, nephews, nieces, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mrs McGovern will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on Friday evening, January 13th. from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Her remains will be received into the former Cistercian Abbey Church at Holycross, Thurles on Saturday morning, January 14th, at 11:00am to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am. Interment will follow immediately afterwards in the graveyard adjoining Holycross, Abbey, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
For those of you who are unable to attend Requiem Mass for Mrs McGovern, same can be viewed, streamed live online HERE
The extended McGovern family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time and have made arrangements for those wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.
Management at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), latter providing medical services to North Tipperary, have declared a major internal incident, due to the record high attendances at its Emergency Department (ED) today.
A spokesperson for the hospital has stated that patients attending UHL ED with non-emergency care will face an exceptionally long wait before receiving any necessary care, due to the massive surge in patients experiencing respiratory infections, including Covid-19, Flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection (RSV)
Less acutely unwell patients are being asked to first consider Injury Units; GPs; out-of-hours GP services; and pharmacists before attending at UHL’s hospital emergency department.
In order to try to address the worsening situation at the hospital, UHL has sent out an S.O.S call for off-duty staff to return and present themselves to the hospital for work duty; while additional surge beds are being opened at hospitals in Ennis Co. Clare; Nenagh Co. Tipperary, and in St. John’s Co. Limerick.
Day beds at University Hospital Limerick are also being converted to inpatient beds, with a renewed focus on discharging current patients.
All outpatient appointments at UHL, scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3rd, have been cancelled and only urgent elective surgery will be undertaken over the coming days.
Note: Injury Units in Ennis, Nenagh and St John’s will continue to operate as normal, while all visiting to UHL is now severely restricted, to parents of children, those visiting patients who are critically unwell and those assisting confused patients (e.g. dementia).
The National Ambulance Service (NAS) have also been asked to divert some patients to other acute hospitals, in an effort to support the extreme levels of demand at UHL.
Mrs Maher sadly passed away unexpectedly, while in the care of staff at Cork University Hospital.
Pre-deceased by her father Thomas; her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her loving husband Joe, daughter Sarah, mother Ellie, sisters Marie and Margaret, brothers Kevin and Tomás, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, aunt, uncles, , extended relatives, neighbours, many friend, including work colleagues at the Paediatric Ward, Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
For those of you who are unable to attend Requiem Mass for Mrs Maher, same can be viewed, streamed live online HERE.
The extended Maher family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time and have made arrangements for those wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.
Heath Road crater, close to the junction with R660 (Holycross Road), west of JYSK. Pic: G. Willoughby.
People travelling out to the townsland of the Heath, west of Thurles Town are being asked to take great care due to the existence of a 12.75cm(5in) deep expanding crater situated in the centre of the narrow roadway. Same crater, resembling a giant footprint, is located west of JYSK, close to the junction leading to the Heath townsland at the junction with the R660(Holycross Road). See image above.
Meanwhile, while we are on the topic of roads; do also take care when travelling on the Slievenamon Road, (N62), travelling south from Liberty Square town centre, which has been allowed to fall into an unforgivable, similar state of disrepair over past months.
Parnell Car Park, bottle and drink-can recycling containers are allowed to overflow unto new carpark.
Meanwhile, packed tight bottle and can banks in Parnell Car Park have been allowed once again to overflow unto the surrounding new car park area. People today are now using one of the aluminium can recycling containers to dispose of glass. See image above.
Once again, nothing whatsoever gained from our compulsory residential property tax.
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