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Longford Forest only Center Parcs planned for Ireland

Fine Gael TD for Longford/Westmeath, James Bannon this week visited Woburn Forest, the Center Parcs complex in Bedfordshire which is similar in size to the planned Longford Forest in Ballymahon.

28th August 2015

White Paper on Defence presents exciting new opportunities – Coghlan

Fine Gael Senator for Kerry and Government Chief Whip in the Seanad, Paul Coghlan, has welcomed the Government White Paper on Defence as it sets out Ireland’s defence policy framework for the next decade. Senator Coghlan was speaking after the Minister for Defence Simon Coveney launched the Government White Paper on Defence.

26th August 2015

Time for PE to become a Leaving Cert subject – Noone

Fine Gael Senator, Catherine Noone is strongly supporting the idea of creating a Leaving Certificate curriculum for PE, to ensure that children are involved in physical activity right through their school years.

26th August 2015

10 new Garda vehicles for the South Eastern Garda division and new burglary laws to fight rural crime – Cummins

“The South Eastern Garda Division is to receive ten new Garda vehicles in total during the course of 2015 to boost the fight against rural crime. Some of these vehicles are already in action”, says Fine Gael SENATOR for Waterford, Maurice Cummins.

26th August 2015

Housing announcements represent good progress in meeting demand - Keane

Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Housing, Cáit Keane, has welcomed the news that over 800 housing units are currently being made available to help meet demand and protect homeless and vulnerable households.

26th August 2015

White Paper on Defence presents exciting new opportunities for the Curragh – Heydon

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon, has said that the Government White Paper on Defence is good news for the Curragh, as it sets out Ireland’s defence policy framework for the next decade. Deputy Heydon was speaking after the Minister for Defence Simon Coveney launched the Government White Paper on Defence today (Wednesday).

26th August 2015

Support available for new local business women – Corcoran Kennedy

Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has encouraged local women in Laois, Offaly and North Tipperary who have recently started their own business, to apply to ACORNS (Accelerating the Creation of Rural Nascent Start-ups), a fully funded programme to support female entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland.

25th August 2015

Call to all Meath and Louth nurses working abroad: There are jobs for you in Drogheda! - McEntee

Fine Gael TD for Meath East, Helen McEntee, is sending a strong message to Meath and Louth nursing graduates who are working abroad: “There are 67 nursing jobs for you at home in Drogheda.”

21st August 2015

National Aviation Policy highlights Shannon’s strategic importance - Breen

Fine Gael TD for Clare and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs, Pat Breen has welcomed the new National Aviation Policy published by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe.

21st August 2015

Dept of Finance review of entrepreneurs and self-employed to assess SME supports – Butler

“The Department of Finance are to undertake a review of the taxation of entrepreneurs and the self-employed. I believe that this review will come to many of the same conclusions found by the Fine Gael Standing Up for Small Business Campaign, that the self-employed want and deserve tax standardisation”, said Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Ray Butler.

20th August 2015

Dept of Finance review of entrepreneurs and self-employed to assess SME supports – Butler

“The Department of Finance are to undertake a review of the taxation of entrepreneurs and the self-employed. I believe that this review will come to many of the same conclusions found by the Fine Gael Standing Up for Small Business Campaign, that the self-employed want and deserve tax standardisation”, said Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Ray Butler.

20th August 2015

Continued focus needed to drive job growth in Tipperary - Coonan

Fine Gael TD for Tipperary, Noel Coonan, has said that a drop of almost 13% in the Live Register in Tipperary since the launch of the Action Plan for Jobs in 2012 is an indication of steady growth, but continued focus is needed to drive the recovery forward in this area.

18th August 2015