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Hayes meets Iraq speaker and UNICEF head in Brussels to discuss unfolding humanitarian disaster

Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes, and Vice Chairman of the EU Delegation for relations with Iraq, today (Thursday) described the humanitarian crisis in Iraq as urgent. He was speaking at an international meeting in Brussels to launch a new appeal for fresh funding for Iraq.

4th June 2015

Fianna Fáil looking back fondly on 2008 and refusing to accept jobs growth in 2015 – Corcoran Kennedy

“Only this week, Fianna Fáil’s Jobs Spokesperson, Dara Calleary, bemoaned the fact that Ireland’s competitiveness is not what it was in 2008; a time when Ireland was on the brink of the economic crash, buoyed up by a false economy and broken banks.

3rd June 2015

Major step forward on BSE certification a huge boost for beef trade

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, TD, today welcomed the decision by the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) to recognise Ireland as a country having a negligible risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

3rd June 2015

MINISTER COFFEY ANNOUNCES €2.5 MILLION FOR HOUSING INVESTMENT

Waterford Fine Gael Minister of State for Housing & Planning, Paudie Coffey TD has today announced €2.5 million worth of housing investment for Waterford City and County.

3rd June 2015

Suicide remains major problem despite slight drop in death rate – Neville

“CSO data has confirmed that 459 deaths by suicide were registered in 2014, compared to 475 in 2013. A reduction of any kind is to be welcomed, but very cautiously”, says Dan Neville, founder of the Irish Association of Suicidology, Fine Gael Party Chairperson and TD for Limerick.

2nd June 2015

Businesses to have their say on future tax policy - Twomey

Fine Gael TD for Wexford and Chairman of the Oireachtas Finance Committee, Liam Twomey, said today (Friday) the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, is to begin a public consultation on the tax barriers facing small business and entrepreneurs. The tax treatment of small businesses and the self-employed isone of the key concerns highlighted during Fine Gael’s Standing up for Small Business campaign.

29th May 2015

Sinn Féin tells us lies, sweet little lies – Deering

“Sinn Féin is effectively lying to the people of Carlow with its two faced stance on the sugar beet industry; supporting it here at home and all the while, undermining it in Europe,” says Fine Gael TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, Pat Deering.

29th May 2015

Closing remarks by Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, on Dáil Motion on disposal of Aer Lingus shareholding

Aer Lingus has a long history and a close association with the State. For 70 of the nearly 80 years of its existence, it was State owned and although a majority stake in the airline was privatised some nine years ago, it still has a special place in the hearts of the Irish people.

28th May 2015

Doyle calls for farm safety module in rural schools

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow/East Carlow and Chairman of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee, Andrew Doyle, has today called for improved farm safety awareness for our children and has called on the Minister for Education, Jan O’Sullivan to consider introducing a farm safety module on the primary school curriculum for primary schools.

28th May 2015

EU Tax Delegation to Ireland is an opportunity to present the benefits of our tax regime- Hayes

Fine Gael, Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes, today (Thursday) accompanied an EU tax delegation to Dublin which is seeking to examine Ireland's corporate tax system. Speaking during the delegation visit, Mr. Hayes commented that an EU Commission proposal to introduce a common corporate tax base, which is expected to be released next month, must respect the principles of sovereignty enshrined in the EU treaties.

28th May 2015

FIFA's problems coated in Blatter - MEP Kelly

Fine Gael MEP for Ireland South, and former GAA President, Sean Kelly, has called for "long overdue change" at the helm of FIFA - soccer's international governing body - following reports that seven serving FIFA officials have been arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges. Those arrested included two vice-presidents and did not include FIFA President Sepp Blatter.

28th May 2015

Aer Lingus deal confirms commitment to Shannon - Carey

Clare Fine Gael TD, Joe Carey, has said that the proposed deal on the sale of the Government’s minority shareholding in Aer Lingus, confirms the airline’s commitment to Shannon Airport. This is good news for tourism, business and the attractiveness of County Clare and the Mid-West region.

27th May 2015