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Keane is campaigning for a second free pre-school year

2nd free pre-school year would represent up to €3000 free childcare for parents and would generate thousands of new jobs, says FG bye-election candidate and Senator

29th September 2014

Hopkins welcomes funding for two new classrooms at Knockcroghery NS

Fine Gael candidate in the Roscommon/South Leitrim bye-election, Maura Hopkins, has warmly welcomed substantial funding for two new classrooms at St Marys NS in Knockcroghery.

26th September 2014

Corcoran Kennedy supports the launch of the Irish Wheelchair Access Guidelines

Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has emphasised the importance of access for people with disabilities as she launched the Irish Wheelchair Association Access Guidelines Edition 3 in Tullamore yesterday (Wednesday).

25th September 2014

D’Arcy welcomes campaign to highlight benefits of palliative care

Fine Gael Senator for Louth, Jim D’Arcy has welcomed the launch of ‘Making the most of Life’, a nationwide campaign to highlight how palliative care can improve the quality of life of any person with an incurable illness.

25th September 2014

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme worth almost €14 million for Monaghan and Cavan - Conlan

Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Sean Conlan, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the announcement by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, that the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, worth some €149 million nationally, has started issuing, on schedule, today.

24th September 2014

National children’s hospital project underway as architects appointed - Byrne

Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne, has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD, that international design practice, BDP, have been appointed as architects for the new children’s hospital on the St. James’s Hospital site in Dublin 8.

24th September 2014

O’Donovan calls for commitment to Ports Policy

Fine Gael TD for Limerick and Member of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications, Patrick O’Donovan, speaking today (Wednesday) at the Transport Committee pre-legislative scrutiny on the Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2014,

24th September 2014

Sport Ireland Bill to streamline sports development and policy - Fitzpatrick

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Member of the Oireachtas Health Committee and former Louth Senior manager, Peter Fitzpatrick, has welcomed the establishment of Sport Ireland, a new body which will combine the Irish Sports Council and the National Sports Campus. Deputy Fitzpatrick was speaking in the Dáil today on the Sports Ireland Bill 2014.

24th September 2014

€250,000 Competitive Feasibility fund to assist agri-business – McFadden

Fine Gael TD for Longford/Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden TD, has today (Tuesday) highlighted the agri-business sector as a real area of potential job creation for the midlands as the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, launched the new Enterprise Ireland €250,000 Competitive Feasibility Fund at the National Ploughing Championships.

23rd September 2014

€250,000 fund for start-up agri-business – Barry

Fine Gael TD for Cork East and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Tom Barry TD, has today (Tuesday) called for applicants for the new Enterprise Ireland €250,000 Competitive Feasibility Fund

23rd September 2014

Be wary of Sinn Féin’s bogus legal advice - Keane

Fine Gael Senator and Dublin South-West bye election candidate, Cáit Keane, has today (Tuesday) cautioned people to be wary of Sinn Féin’s bogus legal advice about water charges.

23rd September 2014

Conway welcomes initiation of Statute Law Revision Programme

Fine Gael Senator for Clare and the Party's Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Disability and Equality, Martin Conway, has today (Tuesday), welcomed the commencement by the Government Reform Unit of the Department of Public Expenditure of the Statute Law Revision Programme.

23rd September 2014