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€250 payment to be made to third level students today, Minister Harris confirms

71,000 students will receive an additional €250 in their student grant payment starting today

Fine Gael fully behind Covid-19 vaccine rollout

The Fine Gael Parliamentary Party has unanimously passed a motion expressing confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine and highlighting the need to counteract misinformation in relation to the vaccine.

Rethink needed to enable women get to the top tier - Higgins

The Government needs to introduce legislation to enable women to make to the top of their industry as companies aren’t doing enough to resolve the issue, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Comprehensive campaign to build confidence in Vaccination Programme is vital

A comprehensive campaign including an information booklet for every household and engagement with social media companies is needed to build confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, a Fine Gael Senator has said. 

Decision by Data Protection Commission against Twitter is a sobering reminder for Irish businesses

A decision by the Data Protect Commission against Twitter yesterday sends a serious message to all businesses and data controllers to have systems in place to ensure compliance with GDPR, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Ladies minor footballers must be treated equally and fairly – Dillon

The organisation which runs Ladies Gaelic Gootball must reverse a decision not to allow the 2020 inter-county minor teams to compete, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Set county targets for remote jobs or we will miss the opportunity given to us by COVID-19 - Currie

Setting targets for remote jobs per county would help drive balanced regional development and regenerate local communities across the country, a Fine Gael senator has said.

GMIT incident highlights need for unconscious bias training for college staff

A shocking incident in which lecturers were overheard using insulting language about their students has highlighted the need for unconscious bias training for all staff in the Higher Education sector, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Ghosting will cost lives- Higgins

The new online trend of ghosting will cost lives and must be stopped, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Review of student support scheme announced by Minister Harris

Modern Irish women & families deserve more than the reductive beliefs contained in the Constitution - Madigan

Minister Josepha Madigan has urged the Government to restart plans to hold a referendum amending the Constitution to remove the references to a women’s place being in the home.

Elected representatives must stop scaremongering about the COVID-19 vaccine - Doherty

Elected representatives have a responsibility to encourage vaccine confidence and must stop scaremongering about the vital COVID-19 vaccine, the Leader of Seanad Éireann has said.