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Minister Coffey delighted to attend formal sod turning event at Gaelscoil Philib Barun, Trá Mhor

At a delightful event in the Autumn sunshine this afternoon Minister Paudie Coffey T.D. was delighted to attend, along with his government and Labour colleague Deputy Ciara Conway and other public representatives, the formal “sod-turning” of the new Gaelscoil which is already underway.

24th October 2015

North Quays Redevelopment a top priority for Waterford City – Minister Coffey

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has said that the North Quays Redevelopment is a top priority for Waterford City. Minister Coffey said the site is a brownfield site that has never reached its full potential; which is completely unacceptable given its position adjacent to the heart of Waterford City.

24th October 2015

Proposals to extend Daylight Saving Time should be give further consideration - Stanton

Fine Gael TD for Cork East and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, David Stanton has said that further consideration should be given to Justice Committee recommendations to extend Daylight Saving Time by three weeks.

23rd October 2015

Important legacy for Heather the Hen Harrier as new measures to be introduced - Coghlan

Fine Gael Kerry Senator and Seanad Chief Whip, Paul Coghlan, has welcomed the progress made by the Minster for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, in introducing new supports for those farming Hen Harrier areas.

23rd October 2015

Dáil Question on Nursing recruitment

QUESTION NO: 34 DÁIL QUESTION addressed to the Minister for Health (Leo Varadkar) by Deputy Anthony Lawlor for ORAL ANSWER on 22/10/2015 To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of staff shortages within the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, which is causing a backlog in the number of nursing applications being processed; his views that this is having a knock on effect on hospitals who desperately need to recruit nurses to deal with the overcrowding issue; his plans to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

22nd October 2015

Strongest growth for retailers since 2007 – Fitzpatrick

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, has welcomed the latest retail figures showing the strongest growth since 2007.

22nd October 2015

Murphy elected Vice President of the European People’s Party

The Minister for European Affairs and Data Protection, Dara Murphy TD, has today (Thursday) been elected a Vice President of the European People’s Party at its Congress in Madrid.

22nd October 2015

All vehicles should be fitted with location tracking devices to fight crime– Harrington

Speaking in the Dáil today (Thursday), Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Noel Harrington, has said that all vehicles should be fitted with location tracking devices to help in the fight against crime.

22nd October 2015

A happy day for Ireland as Seanad passes Marriage Equality Bill – Keane

Fine Gael Dublin South West Senator, Cáit Keane, has welcomed the passing of the Marriage Equality Bill through the Houses of the Oireachtas.

22nd October 2015

Dáil Speech on Finance Bill 2016

I will be as brief as possible. There are only a couple of points I want to raise I have spoken to the Minister, Deputy Noonan, with regard to how we can broaden out the home improvement scheme. I understand that people can claim back the VAT paid against their income tax.

22nd October 2015