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Daly calls for ‘county’ votes to be counted locally for referenda

Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has written to the Cork County Sheriff, Ms. Sinead McNamara, asking for reconsideration of the current arrangement which sees county votes at referendums being hosted and counted in Cork city.

21st August 2013

Investec’s arrival will provide a shot in the arm for mortgage market

Fine Gael TD for Limerick City, Kieran O’Donnell, has welcomed the news that the international bank, Investec, is to begin lending to Irish homebuyers.

20th August 2013

Bannon welcomes use of Mullingar Barracks by Westmeath GAA

Longford/Westmeath Deputy, James Bannon, has welcomed the agreement signed this week between the Department of Defence and the Westmeath GAA County Board which will allow the sporting organisation use of the former military barracks in Mullingar.

9th August 2013

Coffey calls on South East Region to be designated for EU Regional Aid

, Paudie Coffey, has called for Ireland’s South East Region to be included in the Regional Aid Map under the new EU Regional Aid Guidelines

9th August 2013

Mitchell O’Connor welcomes progress on purchase of Pres. site for recreational use

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Friday) welcomed the progress that is being made on the purchase of the Pres. site in Glasthule by the local Council, which intends to retain it for recreational use for the local community.

9th August 2013

Feighan confident former Cootehall Garda Station will be handed over for community use

Fine Gael Roscommon/South Leitrim TD, Frank Feighan, has commended the work of the local development group in Cootehall, which plans to transform the former Garda Station into a landmark community space.

8th August 2013

Minister Varadkar thanks Unions and Management at Dublin Bus.

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Leo Varadkar, and Minister of State, Alan Kelly, have thanked unions and management at Dublin Bus for their efforts through the night in reaching a proposed agreement in the dispute that had taken place since Sunday.

8th August 2013

Feighan welcomes substantial progress on the Endoscopy project at Roscommon Hospital

Fine Gael Roscommon/South Leitrim TD, Frank Feighan, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the substantial progress made so far on the state-of-the-art €3 million Endoscopy Unit planned for Roscommon County Hospital.

4th August 2013

New Road remedial works to be included in overall flood relief scheme to commence next year

Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has confirmed that a solution has been agreed between the OPW and the NRA to address the repeat flooding that has been experienced by the residents of properties at New Road, Bandon.

4th August 2013

New Road remedial works to be included in overall flood relief scheme to commence next year - Daly

Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has confirmed that a solution has been agreed between the OPW and the NRA to address the repeat flooding that has been experienced by the residents of properties at New Road, Bandon.

4th August 2013

Doyle welcomes €4.2 million investment approval for Wicklow Town Water Supply Scheme

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow, Andrew Doyle, has today (Friday) welcomed the decision to approve an allocation of just under €4.2 million for the replacement of the watermain from Vartry to Cronroe, as part of the Wicklow Town Water Supply Scheme.

2nd August 2013

Toll holiday for HGVs would be step in the right direction for Slane – McEntee

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Helen McEntee, has today (Friday) welcomed a proposal from the Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar TD, to have a one month toll-holiday for HGVs to encourage use of the motorway network. Deputy McEntee added that while securing a bypass for Slane remains the top priority, the proposal would be a step in the right direction for the village in the short term.

2nd August 2013