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Budget 2024 cuts the cost of childcare for families – Seery-Kearney

Fine Gael is tackling the cost of living for families with major investment in childcare and early education in Budget 2024, said a Fine Gael Senator.

10th October 2023

Retention of three electricity credits will provide comfort this winter – Byrne

Budget 2024’s retention of the three electricity credits will be welcome news in all households, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

10th October 2023

Budget 2024 must continue to put more money back in workers’ pockets – Bruton

It is vital that there is a package that relieves the tax burden on workers in Tuesday’s Budget, building on progress made by Fine Gael in government over the past eight years in particular, a Fine Gael TD has said.

8th October 2023

Bring Section 39 terms and conditions to the negotiating table – Doherty

A Fine Gael Senator has called on the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform to further engage with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to negotiate and resolve a myriad of issues surrounding pay and terms and conditions in Section 39 organisations.

6th October 2023

Full-time carers must be recognised in Budget 2024 – Currie & Byrne

Full time carers of children and people with a disability need to be recognised in Budget 2024, two Fine Gael Senators have said.

6th October 2023

New funding package a welcome development for horticultural growers - Doherty

A new funding package, worth €2.38 million, will guarantee the short-term security and long-term viability of horticultural growers, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

5th October 2023

Why do Sinn Féin want to punish pensioners – Byrne

Pensioners who have worked all their lives and contributed to the wellbeing of this country will be shunned in favour of others by Sinn Féin, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

5th October 2023

Sinn Féin wants to punish young people by doubling stamp duty and scrapping vital supports – a double whammy for first time buyers – Cummins

Sinn Féin’s grand plans to make home ownership easier for people contain punitive proposals that would increase costs and obliterate vital schemes, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

4th October 2023

Sinn Féin alternative budget punishes Irish owned businesses – Ahearn

The Sinn Féin alternative budget is a throw-away budget which will harm small and medium Irish enterprises, said Fine Gael Senator Garret Ahearn.

4th October 2023

Sinn Féin pluck numbers out of the sky, punishing third level students – Kehoe

Fine Gael Education, Further and Higher Education Spokesperson Paul Kehoe said that Sinn Fein’s alternative Budget promises a €1,000 reduction in student fees and increases in student grants. The problem is, they don’t have the money for it.

4th October 2023