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Dublin City Council, Aiken Promotions and GAA to be called before Transport Committee – O’Donovan

Special meeting of Transport and Communications Committee to discuss cancellation of Garth Brooks concerts

9th July 2014

Doyle welcomes agreement with Ontario on driving licences

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow/East Carlow, Andrew Doyle, has welcomed an agreement signed today (Wednesday) by the Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar TD, which will allow for the mutual recognition of driving licences between Ireland and Ontario.

9th July 2014

After-school and childcare support to be extended - Humphreys

Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Heather Humphreys, has welcomed the announcement, that the Afterschool Childcare (ASCC) programme and the community employment childcare (CEC) programme, will undergo improvements to increase access for low income families.

9th July 2014

€440,000 in funding to benefit Dublin West social housing - Keating

Fine Gael Dublin Mid-West TD, Derek Keating, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O’Sullivan TD, that 35 vacant homes in the Dublin South County Council area, which covers Dublin Mid-West, are to be brought back into use within twelve months.

9th July 2014

€289,000 in funding for Offaly social housing - Corcoran Kennedy

Fine Gael Laois/Offaly TD, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O’Sullivan TD, that 19 vacant homes in the Offaly area are to be brought back into use within twelve months.

9th July 2014

Update: Special Needs Teachers & Assistants 9th July 2014

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to meet the full requirement in respect of special needs teachers and special needs assistants in all schools throughout the country...

9th July 2014

Update: Rural Schools of Protestant Ethos 9th July 2014

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to meet the concerns and requirements of the patrons of smaller rural schools of the Protestant ethos...

9th July 2014

Streamlining of workplace relations bodies is positive for workers - Kyne

Fine Gael TD for Galway West, Sean Kyne, has welcomed the streamlining of workplace relations bodies, saying it is a positive move for workers.

8th July 2014

O’Mahony calls on Ticketmaster to refund booking fee on Garth Brooks tickets

Fine Gael Mayo TD and Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications, has today (Tuesday) called on Ticketmaster to refund booking fees as well as the ticket price to Garth Brooks fans.

8th July 2014

New legislation to create pro consumer body – Coghlan

Fine Gael Kerry Senator and Seanad Chief Whip, Paul Coghlan, today (Tuesday) welcomed new legislation which will merge the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency into a new pro consumer body.

8th July 2014