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New legislation rightly recognises alcohol misuse as a public health issue - Byrne

"As a member of the Oireachtas Cross Party Group on Alcohol and the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, I welcome the publication of the Heads of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015”, says Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne.

4th February 2015

Nursing homes can be represented on emergency taskforce for hospital overcrowding - Burke

Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator and the Party’s Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke, has today (Wednesday) welcomed confirmation from Junior Minister at the Department of Health, Kathleen Lynch TD, that private nursing homes can to be represented on the emergency taskforce for hospital overcrowding. Senator Burke was speaking after he tabled a debate on the matter in the Seanad.

4th February 2015

Rural Ireland must now be the focus as the Live Register continues to drop – Corcoran Kennedy

“Rural Ireland is not getting its fair share of new jobs and that needs to change”, says Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee.

4th February 2015

Sad day for Dun Laoghaire as Stena sailings end – Mitchell O’Connor

Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire, Mary Mitchell O’Connor said in the Dáil today (Wednesday) that the Stena Line announcement that they will not be renewing their Dun Laoghaire Harbour contract which expires on April 14th next is an end of an era.

4th February 2015

Extra nurses will alleviate pressure at Naas General - Durkan

Fine Gael TD for Kildare North, Bernard Durkan, has welcomed the announcement of 39 new nursing appointments at Naas General Hospital.

3rd February 2015

Minister Donohoe announces €294 million for regional and local roads

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, today (Tuesday) announced details of the €294 million investment programme for 2015 for regional and local roads, saying the package will allow approximately 2,000 kms of regional and local road to be maintained and strengthened this year.

3rd February 2015

Significant and well timed investment in Cork’s dairy industry - Collins

Fine Gael TD for Cork North West, Áine Collins, has welcomed a significant and well timed investment in the Cork dairy industry, as local farmers prepare for the abolition of milk quotas.

3rd February 2015

Third intake of Garda recruits brings to 300 the total number of Gardaí in training- Farrell

“Yesterday’s (Monday) intake of new Garda recruits to Templemore is the third in only a matter of months and brings to 300 the number of new Gardaí in training”, says Alan Farrell, Dublin Fingal TD and Member of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality.

3rd February 2015

Byrne calls for lower oil prices to be passed on to consumers, especially pensioners

Fine Gael TD for, Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne, has called for lower oil prices to be passed onto consumers, especially hard pressed pensioners who are vulnerable to fuel poverty.

2nd February 2015

“Love Ulster” march chaos should not be repeated – Noone

Fine Gael Dublin Senator Catherine Noone has today called on “Love Ulster” campaigner Willie Frazer to reconsider plans for a ‘Love Ulster’ march on O'Connell Street, fearing a repeat of the clashes seen in 2006.

2nd February 2015

Taoiseach and Minister for Justice visit Garda College Templemore as 100 new recruits start training

Third intake to the Garda College in a matter of months; 100 new recruits entered training in Templemore today.

2nd February 2015

Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny, at the Launch of the Regional Action Plans for Jobs Strategy

Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to Croke Park for the launch of the Government’s €250 million plan to ensure that no part of Ireland is left behind in the jobs recovery.

1st February 2015