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€850 million in new European Investment Bank (EIB) lending will be made available to Ireland this year- Irish MEPs

Fine Gael MEPs have welcomed the news that €850 million in new European Investment Bank (EIB) lending will be made available to Ireland this year. In 2010, it was €210 million. MEPs Sean Kelly (South), Mairead McGuinness (Midlands North West), Brian Hayes (Dublin) and Deirdre Clune (South) requested this afternoon’s meeting with the EIB to discuss the instrumental role the EU’s bank will continue to play in restoring growth and prosperity to Member States such as Ireland.

1st October 2014

Irish exporters should seize the opportunity of a weak Euro with strong growth in Britain and the US - Hayes

Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes, has today (Wednesday), said that Irish exporters should seize the opportunity of a weak Euro with strong growth in Britain and the US.

1st October 2014

Amendment to Electoral Act to allow people on holidays to vote - Stanton

Fine Gael TD for Cork East, David Stanton, has today (Tuesday), put forward an amendment to the Electoral Act 1997, to give people who are away on holidays the facility to vote by post in elections.

30th September 2014

Statement from John McNulty

I have informed the Taoiseach that under the circumstances, I am withdrawing my name and asking the Members of the Oireachtas not to vote for me in the upcoming Seanad bye-election.

30th September 2014

Statement from the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD

I wish to address a number of issues in relation to the appointment of John McNulty to the Board of Directors of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA).

30th September 2014

We must extend Breastcheck - Doherty

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty has today (Tuesday) said that it is imperative we extend the successful Breastcheck programme to women over 65 in order to save more lives.

30th September 2014

Fine Gael MEPs welcome significant increase in new EIB lending to Ireland

Fine Gael MEPs have welcomed the news that €850 million in new European Investment Bank (EIB) lending will be made available to Ireland this year. In 2010, it was €210 million. MEPs Sean Kelly (South), Mairead McGuinness (Midlands North West), Brian Hayes (Dublin) and Deirdre Clune (South) requested this afternoon’s meeting with the EIB to discuss the instrumental role the EU’s bank will continue to play in restoring growth and prosperity to Member States such as Ireland.

29th September 2014

Conway welcomes publication of the General Scheme of Children and Family Relationships Bill

Fine Gael Senator for Clare, and the Party’s Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Disability and Equality, Martin Conway, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, of the publication of the General Scheme of the Children and Family Relationships Bill.

26th September 2014

Corcoran Kennedy’s anti child grooming Bill to protect vulnerable children

Fine Gael TD for Laois Offaly, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, speaking this week in the Dáil on the First Stage of the Criminal Law (Child Grooming) Bill 2014, a Bill which she herself put forward, explained why making child grooming for sexual exploitation an offence is necessary.

26th September 2014

Hayes calls for a special EU Ambassador to deal with Ebola Crisis

Fine Gael MEP for Dublin and member of the European Parliament's Development Committee, Brian Hayes has today (Friday) said that the EU needs to respond to the Ebola crisis in a similar way to the USA.

26th September 2014

Ireland is a world leader in the fight against smoking - Doherty

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty has welcomed the news that France is to introduce standardised packaging for cigarettes, saying that Ireland is a world leader in the fight against smoking.

26th September 2014

MINISTER COVENEY ANNOUNCES PAYMENTS WORTH €149 MILLION UNDER 2014 DISADVANTAGED AREAS SCHEME

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, TD, today announced that payments under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme have started issuing, on schedule, today.

25th September 2014