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McEntee appointed to Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Helen McEntee, has been appointed to the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications. Deputy McEntee says she hopes to use her new role to scrutinise national policy and to further her work on a range of local issues, such as the Slane bypass, the deterioration of the roads throughout Meath and renewable energy.

8th July 2013

New Waterford City fire station to begin construction in coming weeks – Coffey

Fine Gael Waterford Deputy, Paudie Coffey, has said that the construction of the new Waterford City Fire Station will begin in the coming weeks. Deputy Coffey received confirmation of the development from the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan TD, by way of a Parliamentary Question, who informed him that initial funding of €2 million has been allocated for this project.

8th July 2013

Moore Street National Monument approved- Deenihan

Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan today signed an order of consent for works at the Moore Street National Monument.

6th July 2013

Symantec Announces 400 new jobs for Dublin- Bruton

Symantec today announced that it will establish a new European Customer Management Centre in Dublin.

6th July 2013

Feighan to work closely with Minister to secure funding for multimillion euro rehab unit at Roscommon Hospital

Fine Gael Roscommon/South Leitrim TD, Frank Feighan, has today (Friday) said he will work closely with the Minister for Health, James Reilly TD, to secure funding for a state-of-the-art rehabilitation unit planned for Roscommon Hospital.

5th July 2013

Feighan welcomes moves by Jazz Pharmaceuticals to locate at Monksland and create 50 jobs

Fine Gael TD for Roscommon, Frank Feighan, has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement by a leading biopharmaceutical company, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, a global specialty biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Ireland, to locate its manufacturing facility in Monksland in County Roscommon, subject to planning permission. An initial 50 jobs will be created if the project goes ahead, while a further 40 jobs are expected to be created during the construction phase.

5th July 2013

Govt to examine each and every community to determine future broadband needs - Mulherin

Fine Gael Mayo Deputy, Michelle Mulherin, has welcomed plans by the Government to examine each and every community in the State to determine whether it is being served with high broadband speeds or if State intervention is needed to deliver the speeds required by the National Broadband Plan.

4th July 2013

Announcement of €10m housing capital funding a boost for people with a disability- Keane

Fine Gael Senator for Dublin South West, Cáit Keane, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the news that an additional €10 million in housing capital funding for people with a disability is to be allocated this year by the Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O'Sullivan TD.

3rd July 2013

Increased connectivity to US east coast a great boost for Shannon – Carey

Fine Gael Clare TD, Joe Carey, has commended the board of management at Shannon Airport following the announcement that Aer Lingus is to provide a year round service from the airport to New York and Boston.

3rd July 2013

Alternatives to Slane bypass must be explored before resubmitting application – Doherty

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty, has today (Monday) said that alternatives to the Slane bypass must be fully explored before an application is resubmitted to An Bord Pleanála. Deputy Doherty added that a rushed re-submission would be risky and counterproductive, and it would be much wiser to exhaust other options first.

1st July 2013

Buttimer welcomes €23 million investment in Pfizer Ringaskiddy plant

Fine Gael Cork South Central TD, Jerry Buttimer, has today (Thursday) welcomed the announcement that Pfizer is investing €23 million in its facility at Ringaskiddy in Co. Cork. The investment will be focussed on developing specialist new capabilities to manufacture some of Pfizer’s newest medicines in cancer and other future pipeline medicines.

1st July 2013

Conway welcomes €40 million research investment in University of Limerick

Fine Gael Clare Senator, Martin Conway has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement of €30 million in funding from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, and an additional €10 million from industry partners, to support world-class research at the Synthesis & Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC) based at the University of Limerick.

1st July 2013