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HSE must honour its agreement to provide 90 nursing posts at Mullingar Hospital – McFadden

Longford/Westmeath Fine Gael TD, Gabrielle McFadden, has said that the HSE must honour its agreement to provide 90 nursing posts at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar.

13th April 2015

Meeting to discuss the “Future of Farming”- Collins

Fine Gael TD for Cork North West, Áine Collins, has announced a public meeting entitled “The Future of Farming”, to be held in Millstreet, Cork on Thursday, 30th April. The meeting will take place in the Wallis Arms Hotel at 8pm.

13th April 2015

Shop local voucher scheme is a great support to Dundalk businesses – D’Arcy

Fine Gael Senator for Louth, Jim D’Arcy has welcomed the launch by Dundalk Chamber of Commerce of its new Shop Local Voucher Scheme.

9th April 2015

A supervised injection centre could complement the work of the new drugs super unit in cleaning up our streets- Byrne

“The new drugs super unit will target drug related crime and I believe a medically supervised injection centre could complement this new unit in helping to clean up our streets”, says Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne.

5th April 2015

€200m holiday village resort in Ballymahon to become Midlands jewel in the crown – McFadden

Fine Gael TD for Longford Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has said the €200 million Center Parcs Holiday Family Resort to be built near Ballymahon, will become the shining jewel in the tourism crown for the Midlands region.

2nd April 2015

25 Meath schools to benefit from summer works scheme – Butler

Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Ray Butler, has today (Thursday) welcomed the news that 25 schools in Meath are set to benefit from the Summer Works Scheme in 2015. Deputy Butler was speaking after the Minister for Education, Jan O’Sullivan TD, announced a €36 million investment in 559 schools across the country.

2nd April 2015

European Commission has key role in dairy markets post milk quota- McGuinness

“The new era of quota free milk production in the EU does not allow the EU Commission to take a stand off approach to the milk sector”, cautioned Mairead McGuinness Vice President of the European Parliament and Fine Gael MEP for Midlands North West. McGuinness was speaking after the abolition of EU milk quotas started on Wednesday 1st April.

2nd April 2015

€3.5m investment and 40 new jobs for Dundalk - Fitzpatrick

“Prometric, who have brought jobs and investment to Dundalk for over ten years, are to invest more than €3.5 million to expand its operation in Dundalk, creating 40 new high skilled jobs”, says Peter Fitzpatrick, Fine Gael TD for Louth.

1st April 2015

Abolition of milk quotas presents huge opportunities for dairy farmers – Heydon

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South and Chair of the Fine Gael Internal Committee on Agriculture, Martin Heydon, has welcomed the abolition of milk quotas, saying it will be of huge benefit to dairy farmers throughout the country and in his own county of Kildare. Deputy Heydon was speaking today (Wednesday) as the first day of April marked the ending of milk quotas across the European Union.

1st April 2015

Boost in Garda recruitment is good news for communities in Cork

Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Dara Murphy has welcomed the announcement that Garda recruitment will be accelerated in 2015, saying it is good news for communities in Cork and a clear demonstration of Fine Gael’s commitment to strengthening the Gardaí.

1st April 2015

Great news for Dundalk as 40 new jobs announced –D’Arcy

‘Prometric’s investment of over €3.5m is great news for Dundalk’, stated Senator Jim D’Arcy in relation to the announcement that US firm, Prometric, is to create 40 new jobs in the town.

1st April 2015

Minister Coffey announces €35 million for Waterford Social Housing Projects

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has announced €35 million for Waterford Social Housing Projects for the period 2015-2017. Minister Coffey said that this will reduce the housing waiting list by 40% in that period in Waterford and deliver 760 units, this investment will create and sustain 280 jobs in Waterford over that period.

1st April 2015