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Good progress at 6th Beef Roundtable - Heydon

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, and Chair of the Fine Gael Internal Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has welcomed the progress made at the 6th beef roundtable held this week, the second such meeting held in 2015.

22nd July 2015

Byrne discusses potential improvements to Home Help service with Minister for Health

Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne, yesterday raised the issue of home help service provision with the Minister for Health, Dr Leo Varadkar.

17th July 2015

Minister for Transport working on ways to fund Blessington Greenway - Doyle

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohue TD has accepted the real value of projects like the Blessington Greenway and is working to see whether there is some way in which the Government would be able to fund the project, over of a number of years

17th July 2015

Ports should be competitive and profitable, but also accountable - Doyle

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow/East Carlow, Andrew Doyle, says Ireland’s ports should be competitive and profitable, but they also need to be accountable.

17th July 2015

New purpose built crèche for Tallaght Hospital - Keane

A new purpose built crèche is to be established at Tallaght Hospital in conjunction with the new Paediatric Satellite Centre. “This is the culmination of a successful campaign to get a high quality purpose built childcare facility in the hospital”, says Fine Gael Dublin South- West Senator Cáit Keane.

16th July 2015

9% VAT rate important factor in growth of business for hotels and guesthouse - Fitzpatrick

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, has said that growth in the hotel and guesthouses market in Louth comes as a result of hard work and local entrepreneurship, as well as some essential Government measures such as the reduction in the VAT rate and the abolition of the travel tax.

15th July 2015

Over €1.3m worth of illegal drugs seized in West Cork over past 5yrs – Harrington

Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Noel Harrington, has said that the seizure of over €1.3 million worth of illegal drugs in West Cork over the past five years is an indication of the problem that exists. Deputy Harrington was commenting on details of illegal drugs seizure from the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald.

14th July 2015

New motorway to benefit Wexford commuters – Twomey

Fine Gael TD for Wexford, Liam Twomey, has welcomed the launch today (Monday) by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, of the M11 Arklow to Rathnew Upgrade Scheme. The new scheme means there is now 90km of continuous motorway/dual carriageway between Dublin and Gorey.

13th July 2015

Statement by An Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael: Deputy Frank Feighan - a man of courage, integrity and loyalty

I was sorry to learn of but fully accept Deputy Frank Feighan's decision not to put his name forward to contest the next General Election for Fine Gael in the Roscommon/Galway Constituency.

13th July 2015

120 new jobs expected for Eastpoint Business Park - Donohoe

Welcoming the announcement this afternoon (Thursday) of an expected 120 new jobs for Eastpoint Business Park, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, and the Fine Gael TD for Dublin Central, Paschal Donohoe, said the growth of targeted sectors of the economy, such as the financial tech sector, demonstrates the success of the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Richard Bruton’s Action Plan for Jobs strategy.

9th July 2015

Mitchell welcomes 200 new jobs by Vodafone for Leopardstown

Olivia Mitchell, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown has said the €60 million investment announced today (Wednesday) by Vodafone in Leopardstown which will create 200 permanent jobs is a fantastic win for Dublin Rathdown.

8th July 2015

Sale of Johnson and Johnson plant presents employment opportunity – Coonan

Fine Gael TD for Tipperary, Noel Coonan, has said that the sale of the former Johnson and Johnson plant in Cashel to a major pharmaceutical company has the potential to create high skilled jobs in the region.

7th July 2015