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Health budget an opportunity to refocus on delivering reforms - Buttimer

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer, has said the first budget since 2009 which does not cut the health budget offers an opportunity to stabilise the delivery of services and refocus reform.

Joint Policing Committees can find solutions to local problems – Conway

Fine Gael Senator for Clare and the Party's Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Disability and Equality, Martin Conway, has today (Tuesday), welcomed the commencement by the Government Reform Unit of the Department of Public Expenditure of the Statute Law Revision Programme.

Kehoe welcomes heavy investment in Justice including commitment for new Wexford Garda HQ

Government Chief Whip, Minister Paul Kehoe TD, is pleased that there will be heavy investment in the area of Justice specifically recruitment of Gardaí, the purchase of Garda vehicles and a commitment to the of the new Garda divisional Headquarters in Wexford.

Savings from RTÉ Longwave closure are not great enough to justify cutting off the Irish abroad – O’Donovan

Fine Gael TD for Limerick and Member of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications, Patrick O’Donovan has called on RTÉ to reconsider their plan to close the longwave transmitter.

Speech by An Taoiseach – Budget 2015 15th October 2014 Dáil Éireann

A Cheann Comhairle, Yesterday this Government delivered its fourth Budget to the House. This is a Budget to secure our recovery and to get Ireland working again. A recovery that many in this House said was impossible.

BreastCheck extended to older women in Budget – Mitchell O’Connor

A fair Budget will help secure the recovery for all – McFadden

Fine Gael TD for Longford Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has today (Tuesday) said that Budget 2015 is fair, and will help to secure the recovery for all sectors of Irish society. Low and middle income earners, the housing market, tourism and families have all been helped by today’s budget, and the sacrifices made by people over the last seven years will not be wasted.

Budget 2015

In the three minutes I have to speak it is not possible to comment in detail on any or all of the elements of the budget. However, having listened yesterday to the litany from the Opposition of all the spending measures that were not included in it, I thought it was important to say something about what it was actually about.

Budget 2015 shows due recognition for the bloodstock industry – Heydon

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South and Chair of Fine Gael’s Internal Committee on Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Martin Heydon, has today (Tuesday) said that Budget 2015 is good news for the horse racing and breeding industries. Deputy Heydon was speaking after Minister Noonan announced €18 million in additional funding for the Horse and Greyhound Fund over the next three years and an additional investment of €5m for the country’s racecourses.

Budget to address housing shortage - Byrne

Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, has welcomed the positive steps taken in Budget 2015 to address the housing shortage and the homeless crisis.

End to public service moratorium must focus on frontline staff - Lawlor

Fine Gael TD for Kildare North, Anthony Lawlor, has today (Tuesday) said that the announcement in Budget 2015 to end the moratorium on civil service recruitment is a positive step. Deputy Lawlor said however that it is vital the new recruitment drive focuses on front line staff, including much needed doctors, nurses, teachers and Gardaí.

Extension of BreastCheck will save lives - Doherty

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty has today (Tuesday) said the extension of BreastCheck to women aged 69 will save lives.