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Community not-for-profit childcare to be exempt from commercial rates - Deering

Fine Gael TD for Carlow/Kilkenny (Thursday) said that a commercial rates exemption will benefit services available to children in not-for-profit childcare facilities.

Keane welcomes change to valuation legislation

Fine Gael Senator for Dublin South-West, Cáit Keane, has today (Thursday) said she is very pleased that for not-for-profit community childcare providers are to be exempt from commercial rates. Senator Keane was speaking after the Minister of State in the Department of Finance, Simon Harris TD, with the agreement of the majority of Seanad members introduced an amendment to the Valuation (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012, which will exempt up to 1,000 Community Childcare providers.

Christmas shoppers should be wary of vouchers - Mitchell

Fine Gael TD for Dublin South, Olivia Mitchell, has today (Wednesday) warned Christmas shoppers to be wary when purchasing gift vouchers, highlighting the absence of legislation governing vouchers.

Dairy farmers preparing for quota abolition - Deering

Fine Gael Carlow/ Kilkenny TD, Pat Deering, has said today (Wednesday) that dairy farmers in Ireland are going to be well prepared for the abolition of milk quotas next year.

Funding for islands' community development offices secure - Harrington

Fine Gael Cork South West TD, Noel Harrington, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the news that funding for community development offices on non-Gaeltacht islands is secure for the future.

Tax relief to help elderly people remain in their homes – McFadden

Violence and intimidation are not effective forms of protest – Mitchell O'Connor

Affordable water charges show Government is listening.

Narrow Water Bridge project moving forward – D’Arcy & Fitzpatrick

Fine Gael Senator for Louth, Jim D’Arcy and Louth TD Peter Fitzpatrick, this week visited Warrenpoint and Newry as members of the Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement to discuss the provision of the Narrow Water Bridge. This is a project that Senator D’Arcy and Deputy Fitzpatrick have been working on for some time, and which had experienced a major setback earlier this year.

Agreement is good news for Meath beef farmers – Doherty

Fine Gael TD for Meath East, Regina Doherty, has today (Thursday), said the agreement reached on the beef issues will address many of the concerns raised by beef farmers in Co. Meath. An agreement was reached in the early hours of Thursday morning at the Beef Forum chaired by Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney TD.

Good news for farmers as agreement reached in beef forum - Heydon

Fine Gael TD, Martin Heydon, has today (Thursday), welcomed the news that farmers and processors have reached an agreement on the beef issue. An agreement was reached in the early hours of this morning at the beef forum chaired by Minister for Agriculture and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD.

HSE review to address challenges at St. Hilda’s Services in Athlone in a 'fundamental way' – McFadden

Fine Gael TD for Longford Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has been informed by Minister for Health Leo Varadkar TD, that the HSE has committed to carrying out a fundamental review of St Hilda’s Services in Athlone, to address the challenges currently facing the intellectual disability service-provider.

Seanad debate on Garda Inspectorate Report needed - Conway

Fine Gael Clare Senator, Martin Conway, has today (Wednesday), said that the Seanad needs to urgently debate the findings of the Garda Inspectorate Report. Speaking on the Order of Business in the Seanad, Senator Conway expressed his shock at the serious, systemic weaknesses in the operation of an Garda Síochána raised in this report.