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Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Health

To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that adequate communication and liaison exists between the Health Service Executive and the Department of Justice Direct Provision Service to ensure that vulnerable women receive the advice and services they are entitled to under Constitutional Provision 40. 3. 3 and subsequent legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

7th September 2014

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Finance

To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the approved retirement fund options to pensioners with a personal retirement bond?

7th September 2014

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Finance

To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a legislative requirement to pay the difference in local property tax should the sale price of a property turn out to be more than one band above the declared value, as it appears vendors are now being charged for such a difference in value for both 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

7th September 2014

UK Referendum on EU membership is no bad thing - Hayes

Ireland could become a bridge of interpretation between Britain and the EU

6th September 2014

National Farm Safety Initiative to tackle farm fatalities and serious injury – O’Neill

Fine Gael Senator for Carlow/Kilkenny and Member of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Pat O’Neill has, today (Monday), welcomed the launch of a new National Farm Safety Initiative by Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney TD.

6th September 2014

Micheál Martin admits that overspending on health was Govt policy under FF - Doherty

Fine Gael TD for Meath East and member of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Regina Doherty, has highlighted the double standard employed by Fianna Fáil leader, Micheal Martin, this morning when he admitted that it was his policy to overspend and require supplementary budgets while he was Minister for Health.

6th September 2014

Micheál Martin; the “Man with No Plan”; wants to be Taoiseach– O’Donovan

Fine Gael Limerick County TD Patrick O’Donovan, has today (Tuesday), said that Micheál Martin is deluded if he believes that the people have forgiven Fianna Fail.

6th September 2014

Hopkins welcomes national farm safety scheme launched by Minister Coveney in Curraghboy, Roscommon

Fine Gael candidate for the Roscommon/South Leitrim bye- election, Cllr Maura Hopkins has warmly welcomed the introduction of a new funding scheme to help farmers around the country upgrade the standard of safety on their farms.

6th September 2014

Hayes raises Irish construction disputes in Poland in European Parliament speech

Brian Hayes MEP called on the European Commission to intervene in an effort to resolve difficulties encountered by Irish construction firms, Sisk, SIAC and Roadbridge, under the Polish Roads Programme, in a speech to the European Parliament yesterday evening (Monday).

6th September 2014

DONOHOE LAUNCHES NEW STRATEGY TO BOOST TOURISM FROM CANADA

Canada offers significant potential for Irish tourism, according to a Tourism Ireland strategy launched today by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD.

6th September 2014