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Volunteers taking the lead in tackling flooding - Hayes

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and TD for Tipperary, Tom Hayes has said that local volunteers have taken the lead in tackling flooding. He has also commended local authorities, the civil defence and emergency services for their excellent work.

4th January 2016

Opposition shamelessly use flood victims to try score political points

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has expressed her disgust at the opposition’s tactics of using flood stricken families as a tactic to try to score political points.

2nd January 2016

€8.3m allocated for the maintenance of roads in Longford and Westmeath - McFadden

Fine Gael TD for Longford/ Westmeath Gabrielle McFadden has today (Tuesday) welcomed the news that €8.3 million has been granted to counties Longford and Westmeath for improvement and maintenance works on roads.

22nd December 2015

Minister stands up to commercial broadband operators – Heydon

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, and Chair of the Party’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Martin Heydon, has welcomed the requirement by Minister for Communications, Alex White, for commercial operators to sign up to commitment contracts for areas where they wish to provide broadband services. Without these contracts, the areas cannot be removed from the Government High Speed Broadband Map.

22nd December 2015

Punchestown to benefit from €6.2m redevelopment plan – Heydon

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, and Chair of Fine Gael’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Martin Heydon, has said that Punchestown Racecourse will benefit from a significant upgrade to the value of €6.2 million.

21st December 2015

Flooding to become ever more frequent issue in the midlands – Corcoran Kennedy

Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has said that while the local response to recent flooding has been fantastic, preparations for more frequent incidents must be made as climate change becomes an issue.

21st December 2015

Spend time with your elderly friends and neighbours this Christmas - McFadden

Fine Gael TD for Longford/Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has reminded everyone to spend some time with their elderly friends and neighbours this Christmas.

21st December 2015

€300,000 in 2016 HSE Service Plan to complete €3.6m upgrade of Mullingar A&E - McFadden

Longford/Westmeath Fine Gael TD, Gabrielle McFadden, has welcomed the inclusion of €300,000 in the HSE’s Service Plan for 2016, to help complete the €3.6 million upgrade of the Emergency Department at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar.

17th December 2015

Buttimer welcomes reforms in Cork City Council housing department

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Jerry Buttimer, has said that changes implemented in the housing department in Cork City Council will ensure that the use of available funding is maximised.

16th December 2015

Increase in whitefish quota will benefit Cork fisheries - Harrington

Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Noel Harrington has said that the increase in whitefish quotas secured by the Minister for Agriculture and the Marine, Simon Coveney at the EU Fisheries Council, will benefit the Cork fisheries sector.

16th December 2015

Ireland’s Ancient East given extra bite with €50K food heritage project - Butler

Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Ray Butler has today (Monday) said that Ireland’s Ancient East tourism project has been given extra bite with an investment of €49,500 for a new food heritage project. This funding is part of a €1 million Government funding programme for projects involved in the Ireland’s Ancient East initiative.

14th December 2015

New interactive tourism project will bring Dublin’s history alive- Byrne

Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, has said that a new interactive tourism project for Dublin will help bring the city’s history alive for locals and visitors alike.

14th December 2015