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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charlie Flanagan describes Talks in Northern Ireland as positive

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, TD, described the opening session of the talks with the Northern Ireland Executive parties today as positive and constructive.

17th October 2014

Speech by Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald T.D. Topical Issues Debate

The need for zero tolerance policing in Dublin city centre to ensure adequate protection for its citizens. - Terence Flanagan T.D. I am grateful to the Deputy for raising this important matter for debate today.

17th October 2014

Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr Enda Kenny T.D. at the One World Conference Convention Centre

You are all very welcome to Dublin. Céad Míle Fáilte. I’m delighted to be with you to launch this excellent forum. Thank you for inviting me.

17th October 2014

Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr Charlie Flanagan TD

In advance of travelling to Belfast this morning for the opening of Talks with the Northern Ireland Executive parties, Minister Flanagan said:

17th October 2014

Statements on Budget 2015 Speech by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD

It is fair in that lifts 80,000 low paid people out of the tax net; and it provides for thousands of much-needed social housing units to be built over coming years.

17th October 2014

Taking Care of Business: Over 500 attend free one-stop-shop event for small businesses in Dublin Castle

Over five hundred small business owners and managers today (Thursday) attended a one-stop-shop event for SMEs, ‘Taking Care of Business’, in The Printworks, Dublin Castle.

17th October 2014

Budget 2015 sees €35m invested in Mental Health services - Neville

Fine Gael Party Chairman and President of the Irish Association of Suicidology, Dan Neville TD has commended the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar and Minister of State for Health, Kathleen Lynch, after €35 million extra was allocated to mental health care in Budget 2015.

16th October 2014

Domestic and Sexual Violence report calls for zero tolerance – Corcoran Kennedy

Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Member of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has called for the criminalisation of domestic violence. Deputy Corcoran Kennedy was speaking today at the launch of the Committee’s report on domestic and sexual violence.

16th October 2014

EU Proposals could save up to €41 billion for businesses per year - Hayes

Fine Gael MEP, Brian Hayes, today (Thursday), said that new EU proposals aimed at slashing administrative red tape could save up to €41 billion annually for businesses.

16th October 2014

Statement by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny, T.D., on the commencement of political talks in Northern Ireland

I welcome the commencement of the political talks in Stormont this morning. The Government will be represented by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan T.D.

16th October 2014

€12.2m investment in Farm Safety Scheme to address doubling of farm related deaths – O’Reilly

Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Joe O’Reilly, has today (Wednesday), encouraged all farmers to apply for a Farm Safety Scheme grant and to use the funds to address the very important issue of farm safety.

15th October 2014

€29.1 million investment in sports capital shows Govt commitment to a Healthy Ireland - Farrell

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has today (Tuesday) commended the Minister for Sport, Michael Ring TD on the allocation of €29.1 million for the Sports Capital Programme announced in Budget 2015. This is in addition to the €80m this Government has already allocated to the Sports Capital Programme, a scheme Fianna Fáil abolished and we restored.

15th October 2014