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Increased risk of online gambling due to National Lottery interruptions - Coghlan

Fine Gael Senator for Kerry and Government Chief Whip in the Seanad, Paul Coghlan, speaking in the Seanad today, has highlighted the increased risk of online gambling as a result of recent interruptions to the National Lottery services.

Live Register falls to 10.1% but real good news is in the detail – Corcoran Kennedy

“The Live Register has fallen for the 32nd consecutive month and now stands at 10.1%, but the real good news is the drop by almost 10% in the long-term unemployed and a decrease of just under 20% in the number of people under 25 who are signing on”, says Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Chair of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee.

Neville urges Minister for Health to take action on Lyme disease

Fine Gael TD for Limerick, Party Chairperson and founder of the Irish Suicidology Association, Dan Neville, this week in Dáil Éireann raised the very important issue of Lyme disease with the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD.

Speech by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. at the IBEC CEO Conference “Better Business by Design”

€ZERO funding increase for drugs in FF’s 2015 Budget plan - Varadkar

Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, has advised Billy Kelleher TD to consider his own party’s lack of focus on drugs, before throwing cheap shots at Government policy and trying to politicise an area involving the most vulnerable patients.

A British-Irish Competitiveness Council would put us ahead of the curve in the EU - Hayes

Speaking at the British Irish Chamber of Commerce Conference last Friday, Brian Hayes, Fine Gael MEP for Dublin said that Britain and Ireland could lead the way in Europe with the formation of a British-Irish Competitiveness Council.

Community groups to access €13 million for energy upgrades - Butler

“Meath community groups should apply for funding to upgrade their energy systems, now that €13 million has been made available”, says Fine Gael Meath West TD, Ray Butler.

Coveney announces first in series of information meetings for farmers on the implementation of cap reform

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today announced that his Department will hold a series of 14 regional Information Meetings in relation to CAP implementation from Monday 9th March to Tuesday 31st March.

Remarks by the Taoiseach at the Launch of Global Irish– Ireland’s Diaspora Policy Tuesday, 3 March, 2015, Government Press Centre

I am particularly pleased to be launching this policy document at a time in this country when we are securing our recovery, and Ireland has reclaimed its place in the world.

Consideration of Aer Lingus’ long-term future must outweigh short-term benefits - Farrell

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell has stated that, regardless of the short-term gain which any sale of the Government’s share in Aer Lingus may have, securing Aer Lingus’ long-term future in Ireland must be the prominent consideration in terms of examining any offer for our national carrier.

Delay on abolition of roaming charges is shameful – Noone

“Dithering, indecisive and too willing to give in to special interests”, is how Senator Catherine Noone has summed up the European Council on foot of news that the abolition of roaming charges within the European Union is to be delayed.

Hayes calls decision to delay roaming charges abolition date a cop out

Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes has today (Monday) expressed his frustration that the abolition of roaming charges for mobile phones will not occur until at least 2018. The European Council recently granted an extension for abolishing the charges which were due to come into force at the end of this year.