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Central Bank must see sense on prohibitive 20% mortgage deposit proposal - McFadden

Fine Gael Longford/Westmeath TD, Gabrielle McFadden, has said that substantial rent being paid over many years by young people hoping to eventually buy a house must be considered as a part of any new mortgage application rules instead of what she described as the prohibitive 20% deposit proposal being mooted.

20th January 2015

Fianna Fáil still thinking about how to recover the 330,000 jobs lost during their crash – Corcoran Kennedy

“Fianna Fáil’s Spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Dara Calleary, this morning on radio said that the party is in the process of finalising their enterprise policy offering. I am glad that after four years they are finally starting to think about how to recover some of the 330,000 jobs lost during the economic collapse they caused” says Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Chairperson of the Oireachtas jobs Committee.

20th January 2015

New jobs are a boost for Tralee – Deenihan

Fine Gael TD for Kerry and Minister of State with Responsibility for the Diaspora, Jimmy Deenihan, has welcomed the announcement of new jobs for Tralee with the launch today of Irish TV’s new Munster regional hub in the Kerry Technology Park.

20th January 2015

Statements on Northern Ireland and the Stormont House Agreement Dáil Eireann, 20 January 2015

I welcome the opportunity to open this debate on Northern Ireland and the outcome of the political talks in Belfast which concluded on 23 December last with the Stormont House Agreement.

20th January 2015

Prose in the North, poetry in the South: The Sinn Féin Way – Doherty

“Sinn Féin is trying to have it both ways, governing in prose in the North but campaigning in poetry in the South,” according to Regina Doherty, Fine Gael TD for Meath East. Budget details announced today in Belfast will result in 20,000 public sector job cuts in Northern Ireland at a time when the party here is calling for increased public sector pay.

19th January 2015

Falling gas prices should mean a fall in cost of fertiliser not a rise - McEntee

“Farmers are set to pay more for fertiliser in 2015, but with oil and gas prices falling, a similar drop in the price of fertiliser should be expected. This is something I intend to raise with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission”, said Helen McEntee, Fine Gael TD for Meath East.

19th January 2015

Modern, fit-for-purpose Garda vehicles vital for proper working of Traffic Corps - Farrell

“In Budget 2015, €7 million was allocated to purchase 370 new Garda vehicles. This brings to €27.5 million the figure that has been spent on new Garda vehicles between 2012 and 2015. This investment has had an immediate positive effect on the operation of the Traffic Corps”, says Alan Farrell, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal and member of the Oireachtas Justice Committee.

19th January 2015

Quantitative Easing should not be dictated by Germany - Hayes

Brian Hayes, Fine Gael Dublin MEP and ECON Committee Member said today (Monday) that an ECB Quantitative Easing programme must not be dictated by the concerns of Germany.

19th January 2015

Sinn Féin’s socialist dream would be a nightmare for Irish people – Twomey

“Sinn Féin’s socialist dream would nationalise the banks and tax families to the hilt, resulting in a nightmare for Irish people”, says Fine Gael TD for Wexford, Liam Twomey.

19th January 2015

2015 is party year for Irish exporters and Irish tourism - Hayes

Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes, said today that "Now is the time for Irish exporters big and small to maximise the opportunities provided by a weak euro. Currently the euro is at a ten year low against the dollar and close to a six year low against sterling. It may go even lower as result of quantitative easing.

18th January 2015

Fianna Fáil not happy that the Government intends to create 40,000 jobs this year?

“It is time for Fianna Fáil to stop feeding off the scraps of Government policy and to come up with their own jobs plan”. Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee was speaking following the announcement of the Government's ambitious jobs targets this week.

16th January 2015

An Taoiseach and Minister Fitzgerald visit Garda Headquarters

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD & the Minister for Justice & Equality Frances Fitzgerald TD have today visited Garda Headquarters in the Phoenix Park...

15th January 2015