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Mortgage arrears decrease for tenth consecutive quarter- Daly

Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has welcomed new Central Bank figures showing that the number of mortgages in arrears has decreased again, for the 10th consecutive quarter.

10th March 2016

Mortgage arrears decrease for tenth consecutive quarter- Daly

Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has welcomed new Central Bank figures showing that the number of mortgages in arrears has decreased again, for the 10th consecutive quarter.

10th March 2016

Fine Gael’s Flannery and Higgins to contest NUI Seanad Panel

Fine Gael’s Cllr Pearce Flannery and Mr John Higgins will contest the Seanad General Election on the National University of Ireland Panel.

5th March 2016

Statement from Catherine Byrne, TD and Vice-Chairperson Fine Gael Parliamentary Party

Today's meeting of the Fine Gael parliamentary meeting was open, positive and constructive. We welcomed new members and acknowledged good colleagues who lost their seats.

3rd March 2016

Statement by Enda Kenny, Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael

The Fine Gael members of the Cabinet met this morning to review the general election.

1st March 2016

Micheal Martin’s Total Recall becomes True Lies as he rows back on apology for wrecking the economy – Varadkar

Micheal Martin has now abandoned Fianna Fail’s apology for wrecking the economy and reverted to Bertie-speak, according to Health Minister and Fine Gael candidate in Dublin West Leo Varadkar.

25th February 2016

Don’t be fooled by FF slamming SF’s pensions policy which it first proposed – Harris

Minister of State for Finance, Simon Harris, has today (Wednesday) warned voters that Fianna Fáil cannot be trusted on pensions policy. He pointed out that Fianna Fáil is criticising Sinn Féin for adopting a pension policy first proposed by Fianna Fáil.

24th February 2016

FG €4bn Jobs Fund will help deliver unemployment rate below 7% for every Region – Kenny

An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, today (Monday) launched Fine Gael’s plan to support jobs growth throughout Ireland and to bring unemployment below 7% in every region.

22nd February 2016

Well informed debate on consequences of Brexit vital for Northern Ireland – Flanagan

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charlie Flanagan has said that it is vital that a well-informed debate on the possible consequences associated with a UK exit from the European Union takes place in Northern Ireland, given its unique and special circumstances.

22nd February 2016

€100m for Wild Atlantic Way & Greenways– FG plans for tourism sector and 50,000 new jobs

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny & Minister for Tourism Paschal Donohoe today (Sunday) outlines the party’s plan to create 50,000 new jobs in tourism and increase the number of visitors to 10 million. To help achieve this ambition the party also outlined a new €100 million capital injection in the Wild Atlantic Way and a nationwide greenways network. Fine Gael’s plans for the tourism sector will boost revenues from overseas tourists by €5 billion and will make a significant contribution to regional job creation.

21st February 2016

Mind the Gap - Fianna Fáil deceiving voters on DART Underground & M20 – Donohoe

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and Fine Gael General Election candidate for Dublin Central, Paschal Donohoe, has called on Fianna Fáil to come clean on how it plans to fund commitments made in its manifesto, such as the DART Underground and the construction of the M20. Minister Donohoe warned people to ‘mind the gap’ in Fianna Fáil’s transport policy proposals.

20th February 2016

Fine Gael will support SMEs to keep the recovery going and warns of Micheál Martin’s economic deception

Minister Richard Bruton today (Friday) outlined Fine Gael’s plans to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as part of the party’s Long Term Economic Plan to Keep the Recovery Going. Minister Simon Coveney also warned about the growing evidence of the Fianna Fáil economic deception, which undermines their entire campaign.

19th February 2016