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Mulherin welcomes new animal welfare guidelines for horses

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has today, welcomed the launch of new animal welfare guidelines for horses at gatherings and sales by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD.

3rd October 2014

Neville remembers the late Dick Fitzgerald

Fine Gael Party Chairman and Limerick TD, Dan Neville has expressed his sincere condolences to the family of Dick Fitzgerald on his sad passing.

3rd October 2014

Doherty urgently calls for new temporary planning guidelines to deal with wind farm application

Fine Gael TD for Meath East, Regina Doherty, has today (Thursday), called on the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly TD, to immediately implement new temporary planning guidelines to deal with Wind Farm applications, specifically in relation to an application made for a vast wind farm in North County Meath.

2nd October 2014

Doyle welcomes Hogan’s comments re unfair price issue

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow/East Carlow, and Chair of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee, Andrew Doyle, has welcomed comments made by the European Agricultural Commissioner designate, Phil Hogan, in relation to supermarket price dominance during his confirmation hearing in Brussels this morning.

2nd October 2014

Focus on farm safety needed - Conway

Fine Gael Clare Senator, Martin Conway, has today (Thursday), said that we need to highlight important issues concerning farm safety. Speaking on the Order of Business in the Seanad, Senator Conway expressed his concern about the number of accidents on farms and asked that the Seanad Public Consultation Committee consider this as a topic for consideration.

2nd October 2014

New jobs and falling unemployment rate show Govt jobs policies working – Doherty

Fine Gael TD for Meath East, Regina Doherty, has today (Thursday), said that the positive CSO Live Register figures show clearly that the Government’s jobs creation policies is working and that the economy is improving.

2nd October 2014

Restoration of Richmond Barracks highlights its importance to 1916 commemorations- Byrne

Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne, has today (Thursday) welcomed the visit by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, to Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, for the launch of a major restoration project.

2nd October 2014

Unemployment down almost 10% in a year – McFadden

Fine Gael TD for Longford Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has welcomed this week’s CSO figures showing that the numbers of people signing on to the Live Register has decreased by almost 10% year on year.

2nd October 2014

Conway welcomes jobs boost for Mid-West

Fine Gael Clare Senator, Martin Conway, has today (Wednesday), welcomed the announcement by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Richard Bruton TD that Optel Vision, a leading Canadian, company is to create 140 new jobs in Limerick as part of a new European expansion.

1st October 2014

New Investigations Division will raise standards and protect Ireland’s reputation – Corcoran Kennedy

Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has today (Wednesday), welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD, that a new Investigations Division is to be established in the Department of Agriculture.

1st October 2014

Keane urges community to get on board and support local mental health organisations

Fine Gael candidate in the Dublin South West bye-election, Senator Cáit Keane, has called on people to support the local mental health organisations, saying the work they do is often unacknowledged.

30th September 2014

Certified craft butchers leading the way for food retailers - McEntee

Fine Gael Meath TD, Helen McEntee, has hailed the Certification Programme introduced by the Association of Craft Butcher in Ireland (ACBIO) in driving standards for traceability and quality in our food retail business. Deputy McEntee was speaking at the recent Certified Craft Butchers Award ceremony.

29th September 2014