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Cannon calls for urgent inquiry into Tuam child deaths

Fine Gael TD for Galway East and Minister of State for Training and Skills at the Department of Education, Ciaran Cannon, has called for an urgent inquiry, including a Garda investigation, into the circumstances surrounding the unexplained deaths of a large number of children at a Tuam mother and baby home.

Great day for consumers and concert goers as credit cards fees come a cropper – Noone

Fine Gael Dublin Senator, Catherine Noone, has said that today (Friday) is a great day for consumers and concert goers as a new EU directive comes into effect which will ban credit card surcharges and hidden fees.

Landlords and tenants to benefit from change to rent supplement system - Heydon

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South Martin Heydon, has today (Friday) welcomed the fact that the new Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) to be administered by Local Authorities will be paid directly to landlords by the Councils. He was speaking after the Housing Miscellaneous Bill 2014 made its way through the Dáil this week.

McGuinness proves he is not an impartial chair with PAC outburst – Doherty

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty, has today (Friday) strongly criticised Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness for his outburst at two HSE chiefs during a hearing of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday, saying his comments prove he is not an impartial Chairman.

Minister Fitzgerald announces establishment of Review of the Department of Justice and Equality

New Housing Assistance Payment will help low income families to get suitable accommodation - Lawlor

Fine Gael TD for Kildare North, Anthony Lawlor, has today (Friday) welcomed the new Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme which he feels will assist working families on low income to find suitable accommodation.

Statement by the Minister for Finance

Taoiseach Enda Kenny travelling to West Coast USA for investment and jobs-focussed mission in Silicon Valley

Varadkar announces €300,000 boost for Dublin city centre tourism projects

A new visitor attraction at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin and the development of a new whiskey museum on College Green are getting a funding boost today from Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar.

We need to make businesses more aware of Govt supports – English

Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chairman of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Damien English, has today (Tuesday) said that small businesses need to be made more aware of the various Government supports open to them. Deputy English was responding to the latest SME Credit Demand Survey, published by the Department of Finance.

2014 on target to be another year of growth in tourism - Varadkar

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has welcomed strong growth in the number of overseas visitors and those coming to Ireland for holiday purposes in the first three months of the year, as revealed in the today’s CSO figures.

Buttimer and Doherty urge HSE to allow patients to continue to receive vital MS drug

Fine Gael TDs and members of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Jerry Buttimer and Regina Doherty, have urged the HSE to take action to ensure Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients can continue to receive a new drug which is significantly improving their condition. The TDs were speaking after they met with MS sufferers using the drug.