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After-school and childcare support to be extended - Humphreys

Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Heather Humphreys, has welcomed the announcement, that the Afterschool Childcare (ASCC) programme and the community employment childcare (CEC) programme, will undergo improvements to increase access for low income families.

9th July 2014

Harrington welcomes funding of €100k towards further development of Castletownbere Harbour

Noel Harrington, Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, today (Wednesday) welcomed the allocation of €100,000 in funding from Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, for further development of Castletownbere Harbour. The funding will go towards the carrying out of an underwater survey on the sea bed, to assess whether the construction of an additional deep water quay at Castletownbere is possible.

9th July 2014

New Meath LEO will act as a hub for job creation – Doherty

Fine Gael Meath East, Regina Doherty, has said the new Meath Local Enterprise Office (LEO), which was opened in Navan yesterday (Tuesday) by the Minister for Small Business, John Perry TD, will act as a hub for local job creation.

9th July 2014

Refusal of Garth Brooks licences surprised GAA and promoters - Bannon

Fine Gael Longford Westmeath TD, James Bannon has, today (Wednesday), welcomed the announcement of a special Transport Committee meeting to discuss the cancellation of the Garth Brooks concerts.

9th July 2014

Review of concert licensing process needed - Coghlan

Seanad Chief Whip and Fine Gael Senator for Kerry, Paul Coghlan, speaking during the Seanad Order of Business, today (Wednesday), called for a review of the concert licensing process following the cancellation of all five Garth Brooks concerts that were scheduled to take place in Croke Park.

9th July 2014

€304,000 allocated to Kerry social housing – Griffin

Fine Gael Kerry TD, Brendan Griffin, has today (Tuesday), welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Housing and Planning, that 22 vacant Kerry homes are to be brought back into use within twelve months.

8th July 2014

Dublin allocated almost €4m in funding to turn vacant units into homes – Byrne

Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, has today (Tuesday) said that Dublin City Council is to be allocated almost €4 million in Government funding to turn 236 vacant units across the city into homes. The Minister for Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has announced that €15 million has been allocated nationally to bring 1,008 vacant local authority units into use.

8th July 2014

Hogan meets with four Dublin Mayors to discuss the possibility of future Governance Arrangements for Dublin

Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government today (7 July, 2014) held a meeting to discuss the possibility of future Governance Arrangements, including a Directly Elected Mayor for Dublin. The meeting took place in the Custom House, at the request of the Mayors, and a frank exchange of views took place.

8th July 2014

New legislation to create pro consumer body – Coghlan

Fine Gael Kerry Senator and Seanad Chief Whip, Paul Coghlan, today (Tuesday) welcomed new legislation which will merge the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency into a new pro consumer body.

8th July 2014

Increased investment benefitting Louth business - Fitzpatrick

Fine Gael Louth TD, Peter Fitzpatrick, has today (Monday) welcomed the IDA announcement of increased foreign investment in Irish business in the first half of the year.

7th July 2014

Important we have smooth introduction of Fuel Grant Scheme for disabled drivers - Neville

Fine Gael Party Chairperson and TD for Limerick, Dan Neville, has appealed for assurance from Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD, that disabled people will still be able to claim excise relief on fuel as we change to the new Fuel Grant Scheme in 2015.

5th July 2014

New Applegreen store is good for Wicklow producers- Doyle

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow, Andrew Doyle, has welcomed the expansion of the Applegreen Retail Network and highlighted the opportunity for the retailer to support local producers in Wicklow. Deputy Doyle was speaking this week at the opening of the new Applegreen Retail Outlet in Coynes Cross by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, T.D.

4th July 2014