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Govt prioritises mental health with €35 million investment - Neville

Fine Gael Party Chairperson, TD for Limerick and President of the Irish Association of Suicidology, Dan Neville has welcomed the allocation of €35 million for mental health services in 2015 announced by the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD & Minister for Primary and Social Care, Kathleen Lynch TD as part of the HSE Service Plan.

28th November 2014

New medical card system will be sensitive to health needs and financial situations of families - Deering

Fine Gael Carlow TD, Pat Deering, has said that the newly reformed medical card system will be more sensitive to the health needs and financial situation of people and their families.

28th November 2014

Private sector support for not-for-profits needed - English

Fine Gael TD for Meath West and the Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English, is urging the private sector to provide greater support for innovation in the not for profit sector.

28th November 2014

€550 MILLION BALANCING SINGLE FARM PAYMENTS TO COMMENCE ISSUING TO 120,000 FARMERS

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, TD, confirmed that the balancing payments under the 2014 Single Farm Payment scheme will commence on target on 1st December. These payments, totaling over €550 million, will begin issuing to 120,000 farmers on 1 December.

27th November 2014

Changes to brucellosis testing will deliver savings to farmers - Harrington

Fine Gael Cork South West TD, Noel Harrington, has said that major changes to brucellosis testing will deliver savings for farmers worth €6 million per anum.

27th November 2014

Criminal Law Bill 2014 to tackle Child Grooming – Corcoran Kennedy

Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Member of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has today (Thursday), welcomed the publication of the new Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2014 which includes her own bill on child grooming.

27th November 2014

HSE Service Plan provides details of capital projects for Dún Laoghaire – Mitchell O’Connor

Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire, Mary Mitchell O’Connor has today, (Thursday) welcomed the launch of the 2015 HSE Service Plan by the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD & Minister for Primary and Social Care, Kathleen Lynch TD.

27th November 2014

Increased supports for older people in the new HSE service plan - Keane

Fine Gael Senator for Dublin South-West, Cáit Keane, has today (Thursday) welcomed the increased supports for older people in the new HSE Service Plan. Senator Keane was speaking following the announcement of an additional €10 million for the Fair Deal Scheme, the allocation of additional beds to deal with delayed discharges and the provision of increased supports to help older people stay in their own homes if they wish.

27th November 2014

Secure funding and increased accountability for Section 38 & 39 organisations - Burke

Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator, Colm Burke, has welcomed provisions in the new HSE service plan for increased accountability for Section 38 and 39 organisations.

27th November 2014

Service Plan shows how extra funding will benefit patients - Buttimer

Cork South Central Fine Gael TD and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer, has said that HSE Service Plan 2015 shows how increased funding will benefit patients. Deputy Buttimer was commenting following publication of HSE Service Plan 2015 by Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, TD, and HSE Director General, Tony O’Brien.

27th November 2014

Sinn Féin’s persecution complex should not interfere in our democratic process – Mulherin

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has accused Sinn Fein of using Dáil Eireann to once again further its cynical political agenda. Deputy Mulherin was speaking after Sinn Fein TD, Aengus O’Snodaigh forced the suspension of Dáil Eireann on three occasions today.

27th November 2014

Varadkar & Lynch welcome publication of 2015 HSE National Service Plan

Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has welcomed the publication of the 2015 HSE National Service Plan.

27th November 2014