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Fresh Start principle should be applied to Help to Buy Scheme – Ahearn

The inclusion of the ‘Fresh Start’ Principle in the Help to Buy scheme would help a lot of renters re-enter the property ladder, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

30th August 2022

Annual recruitment campaign will repair the taxi industry, not fare increases – Richmond

National Transport Authority (NTA) recruitment campaigns must be an annual occurrence to solve ongoing issues with the taxi industry, rather than fare increases, a Fine Gael TD has said.

29th August 2022

Pensioners willing to rent rooms to students should not have to worry about medical card income threshold – Byrne

Pensioners interested in renting rooms to students should not be discouraged by the possibility of losing their medical card, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

27th August 2022

Future of dairy employees must be secured – Dolan

Dairy staff whose Galway production business is reportedly set to be sold must have their jobs secured, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

26th August 2022

Emergency mental health rescues during pandemic show importance of HSE helpline – Richmond

A HSE mental health helpline provided more than 1,000 ‘rescues’ during the pandemic.

25th August 2022

Online patient records vital to a modern healthcare system – Farrell

Dublin Fingal TD, Alan Farrell, has said that the report on patient records, published by HIQA, echoes his calls for online patient records as far back as 2013.

24th August 2022

Use bus drivers aged over 70 to resolve school transport issue – Lombard

School bus drivers aged 70 plus should be used to ease the concerns of school transport, Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has said.

24th August 2022

Ireland must follow Scotland’s lead in tackling period poverty – Seery-Kearney

Last week, the Scottish Government officially rolled out a scheme providing the right to free period products, a monumental step towards ending period poverty. Ireland must follow their lead in combatting this issue, said a Fine Gael Senator.

24th August 2022

Parking costs at train stations need to be reduced in line with public transport fares - McGahon

High parking costs for rail commuters should be reduced in line with new lower public transport fares, according to a Fine Gael Senator.

23rd August 2022

Speech of the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar T.D, Annual Béal na Bláth Commemoration

Taoiseach, Ministers, Mayor of Cork County, Danny Collins, Lord Mayor of Cork City, Deirdre Forde, Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Sean Clancy, members of the Defence Forces, Canon O’Mahony, members of the Collins family, colleagues and friends.

21st August 2022