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Dublin will greatly benefit from EIB's Irish Social Housing Programme – Hayes

Fine Gael Dublin MEP Brian Hayes has said today (Thursday) said that a programme funded by the European Investment Bank (EIB) on Social Housing in Ireland will be of significant benefit to Dublin as the city battles with housing shortages.

9th October 2014

FG MEPs to meet MPs & Lord Mayor of Belfast on peace process & EU funding programmes

Fine Gael MEPs Sean Kelly, Mairead McGuinness and Deirdre Clune will travel to Belfast on Friday, October 10th to host a series of meetings with leading politicians, community groups and those involved in the EU funding programmes.

9th October 2014

New plan to create 93,000 extra jobs from start-ups over the next five years

A new plan aimed at creating an extra 93,000 jobs from start-up companies in the next five years was today launched by Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton TD together with Minister of State for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD and Minister of State for Skills, Research and Innovation Damien English TD.

9th October 2014

Report recommends single Garda Ombudsman - Farrell

Fine Gael Dublin Fingal TD, Alan Farrell, has today (Thursday) launched the report of the Oireachtas Justice Committee on the review of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. The report recommends the appointment of a single Garda Ombudsman.

9th October 2014

World Sight Day an opportunity to highlight preventable sight loss – Mitchell O’Connor

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire TD, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Thursday), on World Sight Day, highlighted the need for increased early detection and intervention of blindness and eye diseases in Ireland as 75% to 80% of sight loss cases are avoidable.

9th October 2014

Additional 50 jobs for East Point as Irish company goes from strength to strength - Donohoe

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, and Fine Gael Deputy for Dublin Central, Paschal Donohoe TD, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the announcement of an additional 50 new jobs at Irish company, FINEOS, at East Point Business Park. This comes on the back of 50 jobs announced yesterday for East Point at the multinational tech company, Citrix.

8th October 2014

Bill introduced to regulate clamping on public and private property for the first time - Farrell

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has congratulated the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD on the introduction of the Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014.

8th October 2014

FF must come clean on property tax - Farrell

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has called on Fianna Fáil to clarify its position on Local Property Tax ahead of next week’s Budget. Fianna Fáil’s Finance Spokesperson, Michael McGrath, seemed to accept Local Property Tax as it currently stands on last night’s Prime Time, despite previously saying the time was “not right” for its introduction.

8th October 2014

Fianna Fáil & Sinn Féin U-turn on Govt policies exposed – Harris

Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Simon Harris, has this morning, called for Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil to outline which Government policies they now support following the appearance of both Finance representatives on Prime Time last night.

8th October 2014

Pathways to Work strategy targets youth and long-term unemployed – Doherty

Fine Gael TD for Meath East, Regina Doherty, has welcomed the publication of the Pathways to Work strategy 2015 by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tánaiste Joan Burton and Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection, Kevin Humphreys.

8th October 2014

Reducing number of agencies and getting best value for the taxpayer - Kyne

Fine Gael TD for Galway West, Sean Kyne, has said that the Workplace Relations Bill (2014) which reduces the number of workplace relations agencies, will mean better service and value for money for the taxpayer.

8th October 2014

Sinn Féin is the high tax anti-jobs party – Corcoran Kennedy

Fine Gael Laois/Offaly TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy has today (Wednesday) labelled Sinn Féin the high tax, anti-jobs party, saying that the Government’s Budget 2015 will prioritise employment growth. Deputy Corcoran Kennedy was speaking after Sinn Féin launched its budget proposals.

8th October 2014