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Statement from Senator Aisling Dolan on Aptar job losses

“This is devastating news for the local community and my heart goes out to all the workers."

28th August 2020

Family law court must be reformed around unique needs of children - Ward

Our family law court system must be reformed to take the unique vulnerabilities of children into account, the Fine Gael Justice Spokesperson in the Seanad has said.

28th August 2020

Fine Gael Senator and 10,000 strong grassroots organisation ‘Grow Remote’ call for Government Taskforce to lead transformative change around remote work

It is time for a new Government taskforce on remote working, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Dublin West Senator, Emer Currie, is the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson for Employment Affairs and Work / Life Balance and her call is backed by the 10,000 strong grassroots organisation ‘Grow Remote’.

27th August 2020

Statement from Leader of Fine Gael, An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar TD

The event organised by the Oireachtas Golf Society should not have happened. I understand how extremely difficult the restrictions have been for people and the enormous sacrifices we have all made.

21st August 2020

Hand sanitiser should be provided on public transport - Buttimer

Public transport operators including Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Irish Rail should all have hand sanitiser dispensers on board, a Fine Gael Cork Senator has said.

20th August 2020

New IRA arrests shows importance of continuing cross border cooperation – Richmond

Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond has congratulated the Police Service of Northern Ireland and their partners on the arrest of nine suspects believed to be associated with the terrorist New IRA organisation.

19th August 2020

Sinn Féin have questions to answer over Donohoe case - Richmond

Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond has said Sinn Féin have questions to answer over revelations that a party member wouldn’t speak with Gardaí investigating the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe until they cleared it with party figures.

18th August 2020

Constitution must be modernised to protect functioning parliament in times of emergency – Carroll MacNeill

New Bill also allows for remote voting to enable maternity and paternity provision

18th August 2020

John Carroll to become Fine Gael General Secretary

John Carroll has been selected to become Fine Gael's next General Secretary.

17th August 2020

Covid-19 highlights importance of the digital skills grant scheme for older people – O’Dowd

Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd has called on funding to be ringfenced to provide older citizens with digital skills training which has proven so important during Covid-19.

16th August 2020