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Switch up your routine for a healthy 2019

Two parliamentarians have highlighted the benefits of making small changes to your daily routine for a healthier New Year.

11th January 2019

Switch Up Week - Shop around to slash bills this New Year

Fine Gael Senators have encouraged people to shop around for better deals on utility bills in the New Year.

9th January 2019

Minister Ross needs to ensure Irish airports are equipped for drone disruption- Richmond

FOLLOWING further drone related disruption to thousands of passengers at a UK Airport, Fine Gael Senator Neale Richmond has called on Minister for Transport Shane Ross to confirm Dublin Airport is adequately prepared to deal with similar incidents.

8th January 2019

NTA Should Work To Halt Alarming Rise in Taxi Attacks – Rock

Fine Gael Deputy and Oireachtas Transport Committee member Deputy Noel Rock, has today (Tuesday) written to both the National Transport Authority CEO and the Minister for Transport to urge them to trial incentives to assist taxi drivers with the cost of installing safety devices such as CCTV ‘dashcams’ and protective screens in their cars.

8th January 2019

Fianna Fáil’s spending calls in 2018 came to €3.5bn - Burke

Fianna Fáil’s wild and rash spending calls for 2018 amounted to at least €3.5 billion in public expenditure, a Fine Gael TD has said.

8th January 2019

TDs call for more mindful use of screen time in 2019

Two Fine Gael TDs have called on people to be more mindful of their screen time in the New Year.

7th January 2019

Speech of An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, at visit to the CSU, Bavaria, Germany

Good evening. It is a pleasure to be here, at the start of a new year, to meet with colleagues who share a similar vision about the future of Europe, as we discuss the challenges ahead.

4th January 2019

Smart phones are harming Ireland’s famous hospitality - Lombard

The overuse of smart phones is harming our world famous hospitality culture, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

2nd January 2019

Better manners required by LUAS users – Richmond

ETIQUETTE amongst Dublin’s LUAS users needs to improve, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

1st January 2019

Minister for Higher Education Welcomes Establishment of TU Dublin

The Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today (1 January 2019) welcomed the formal establishment of Technological University Dublin.

1st January 2019

Heydon calls for extension of evening & weekend local link bus services in 2019

Fine Gael Kildare South TD Martin Heydon has called for the evening and weekend local link bus routes to be extended into 2019. Established by Transport Minister Shane Ross in July 2018 on a pilot basis following a proposal from the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party Chairman, the routes have been reporting increased passenger numbers.

29th December 2018

Time for election poster ban - Coffey

Fine Gael General Election candidate, Senator Paudie Coffey, has called on parties and politicians from across the political divide to unite in calling for a ban on election posters.

29th December 2018