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Suspended Cent-ence? One and two cents to be shelved in national trial

The Government will tomorrow (Tuesday) consider a trial abolition of one and two cent coins, which will see prices rounded to the nearest five-cent unit. This development came following Senator Catherine Noone’s call for this scheme to be expanded nationally just last week.

15th June 2015

O’Mahony calls for proactive approach at news of Irish Pride receivership

Fine Gael TD, John O’Mahony, has been in contact with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Burton TD, and has requested that full support be provided from Government agencies following the news that Ballinrobe based Irish Pride bakery has gone into receivership with a risk to approximately sixty jobs.

12th June 2015

Kidney donors should apply for reimbursement of expenses and lost earnings - Burke

Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator, Colm Burke, has said that kidney donors should apply for the compensation scheme set up late last year, to reimburse them for their expenses and loss of earnings.

11th June 2015

The Irish Government should play a leading role in abolishing roaming charges - Hayes

Speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg today (Thursday), Dublin MEP Brian Hayes said that the Irish government needs to be a leading voice within the EU Council to abolish roaming charges.

11th June 2015

Wild Atlantic Way passport on the horizon - Daly

The Wild Atlantic Way (WAW) is to get a further boost next year after Fáilte Ireland confirmed to Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, that it will consider implementing a WAW "passport" in next year’s work programme.

11th June 2015

Mulherin receives confirmation on extension of discretionary medical cards

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has welcomed confirmation she has received that the temporary reinstatement of discretionary cards will be extended by a further 12 months, until the end of July 2016. This relates to discretionary medical card holders whose cards were lost between July 2011 and May 2014 and whose cards were subsequently re-issued until 31st July 2015. Deputy Mulherin received the confirmation from Minister of State at the Department of Health, Kathleen Lynch in response to a parliamentary question she tabled on the matter.

10th June 2015

Taoiseach attending EU – CELAC Summit

The overarching theme of the Summit is “Shaping our common future: working for prosperous, cohesive and sustainable societies for our citizens”.

10th June 2015

Time for tougher mandatory sentencing for offences against Gardaí – Noone

Fine Gael Dublin Senator, Catherine Noone, has said it is time for tougher mandatory sentencing for offences against Gardaí in light of a number of worrying incidents recently.

10th June 2015

Air France pilots using Irish soccer fans as pawns in industrial dispute- Clune

Fine Gael Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Transport Committee, Deirdre Clune, has welcomed moves by the European Commission to take action against airlines who are not giving their passengers their entitlements under EU Passenger Rights legislation.

10th June 2015

It's time to develop a structured partnership between the IFSC and the City of London - Hayes

Speaking at a Joint IFSC Ireland-City of London event in Brussels this morning, Brian Hayes MEP said that Ireland and Britain's financial services centres need to establish a structured partnership arrangement to coordinate on areas of common interest.

9th June 2015

Flanagan heralds positive sustainable future for Peatlands

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, TD, has today (Monday) opened the International Peat Society conference in the Tullamore Court Hotel, Co. Offaly.

8th June 2015

Conflict between ECB and Irish figures on SME lending need explanation - Hayes

Brian Hayes, Fine Gael MEP has today (Sunday) said that discrepancies between Irish data and ECB data on SME lending need to be investigated, to give Irish businesses a clearer picture of current lending conditions.

6th June 2015