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Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Education and Skills

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been identified for a school Educate Together Ballinteer/Stepaside in County Dublin; and when construction will begin?

9th November 2014

Parliamentary Question to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the large number of gift vouchers which will be purchased in the coming weeks prior to Christmas and in view of the large number of these that will lapse prior to being redeemed, if it is possible to legislate to ensure that such gift vouchers remain valid for as long as the provider remains in business; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

8th November 2014

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Justice and Equality

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to pass into law the Children and Family Relations Bill before the proposed referendum on civil marriage for same-sex couples; and if she will make a statement on the matter?

8th November 2014

New legislation will increase protection for mortgage holders – Doherty

Fine Gael TD for Meath East, Regina Doherty, said today (Friday) that legislation to protect consumers whose mortgages are sold to unregulated entities will provide certainty and protection to mortgage-holders.

7th November 2014

Neville welcomes €10m commitment for UL library project

Fine Gael TD for Limerick and Party Chairman, Dan Neville TD, has welcomed the commitment made by Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD, in a letter to Deputy Neville that €10 million has been ring fenced for investment in the University of Limerick library project.

7th November 2014

Neville elected to Fine Gael Executive Council

Fine Gael TD for Limerick and Chairman of Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, Dan Neville TD, was unanimously elected to replace Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD on the Fine Gael Executive Council, at a meeting of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party which took place on Wednesday 5th November.

7th November 2014

Hayes to call for European Parliament Motion for ECB to appear before Oireachtas Banking Inquiry

Fine Gael Dublin MEP, and member of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, Brian Hayes, said today (Friday) that he will be calling for a European Parliament Motion for Resolution to request that the ECB comes before the Oireachtas Banking Inquiry to explain ECB decisions during the banking crisis. Mr Hayes made the call while speaking on RTÉ’s Sean O'Rourke show this morning.

7th November 2014

€15m development and 70 new jobs another major boost for Longford - McFadden

Fine Gael TD for Longford/Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has today (Friday), paid tribute to C&D Foods for delivering another huge boost to Edgeworthstown and County Longford with the opening of a €15 million production facility and the creation of 70 new jobs.

7th November 2014

Ireland was right to move on ‘Double Irish’ - Hayes

Fine Gael MEP for Dublin, and former Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Brian Hayes has said at a Public Meeting tonight, on Tax Reform organised by Dublin Bay South TD, Eoghan Murphy.

6th November 2014

'Greenlove' for China from Charleville - Collins

Fine Gael Cork North West TD, Aine Collins, has said that the launch of a new product in China called ‘Greenlove’ is great news for jobs in Charleville. The infant milk product, produced by Kerry Group in Charleville, is being launched for the Chinese market today (Thursday) in Hangzhou, as part of a Government-led trade mission to China.

6th November 2014