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Wallace slur on PAC members unacceptable – O’Donovan

Fine Gael TD for Limerick and Member of the Public Accounts Committee, Patrick O’Donovan says that Mick Wallace’s claim that PAC is comprised of “publicity chasing politicians” is unacceptable and a slur on its record..

7th July 2015

Sale of Johnson and Johnson plant presents employment opportunity – Coonan

Fine Gael TD for Tipperary, Noel Coonan, has said that the sale of the former Johnson and Johnson plant in Cashel to a major pharmaceutical company has the potential to create high skilled jobs in the region.

7th July 2015

Paying for public transport in Dublin needs to be modernised - Hayes

Speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today (Tuesday) Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes said that a contactless payment system for public transport in Dublin should be introduced. Mr Hayes made the comments following the passing of a report in the European Parliament calling for a European style "LEAP" card to be introduced.

7th July 2015

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Health

To ask the Minister for Health if Individual Health Identifiers have been provided to patients accessing health and social care services; and the services that are using Individual Health Identifiers? To ask the Minister for Health if Individual Health Identifiers will be used by Health Service Executive staff based in community health centres?

7th July 2015

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Education and Science

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name and patron of all new primary schools opened or planned in the Dublin Rathdown constituency since 2011?

4th July 2015

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Education and Science

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of both primary and secondary schools in the Dublin Rathdown constituency which since 2011 received funding for additional classrooms?

4th July 2015

7 new traffic offences for cyclists to make roads safer – Fitzpatrick

“Fixed Charge Notices (FCNs) for cyclists who commit certain road traffic offences will make the roads safer for drivers and cyclists alike”, says Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick. Deputy Fitzpatrick was speaking following the introduction of FCNs by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD.

3rd July 2015

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015

I welcome the Bill which will make a long-sought change from the use of imprisonment for the failure to pay debts.

3rd July 2015

Update: Public Procurement, 3rd July 2015

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which public procurement remains a central feature of the control of costs...

3rd July 2015

Update: Public Expenditure and Reform, 3rd July 2015

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he has evaluated the value of savings and reform in the context of a contribution to National recovery...

3rd July 2015