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Fianna Fáil’s mortgage legislation is legally unsound – Harris

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow and member of the Oireachtas Finance Committee, Simon Harris, has today (Thursday) said that legislation published by Fianna Fáil prompted by the sale of the Irish Nationwide loanbook is legally unsound and could leave the State open to significant costs.

3rd February 2014

Feighan welcomes creation of 40 jobs in Roscommon by global biopharma company, Alexion

Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has welcomed the news that global biopharma company, Alexion, is set to create 40 jobs following its acquisition of a facility at Monksland, Co Roscommon.

3rd February 2014

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013

I am very happy to have the opportunity to speak on this legislation, which I support. It has four main planks. The first and second planks are broadly the ban on salon sunbed use for children under 18 years of age and the prohibition on the sale and hire of sunbeds to children under 18 years of age. The third plank is mainly about regulation, registration, supervision, improved standards and inspection, which is very important in terms of ensuring eye protection is provided and so on. The fourth plank is about a health information campaign.

3rd February 2014

Topical Issue Debate: “The need to establish an independent commission of investigation into the Stardust Tragedy of 1981” Opening Remarks by Minister of State Kathleen Lynch, T.D for Alan Shatter T.D

On behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this matter. The Minister regrets that he is unable to be present today due to other business.

2nd February 2014

TOURISM IRELAND ANNOUNCES ‘GLOBAL GREENING’ LINEUP FOR ST PATRICK’S DAY 2014

Tourism Ireland has lined up a fairytale ending for St Patrick’s Day this year, as Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland® Paris, the Holmenkollen ski jump in Oslo and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Petra in Jordan will join its Global Greening 2014. And, in another major coup for Irish tourism, the Pyramids of Giza are set to go green once again this year around 17 March.

2nd February 2014

Roscommon very much open for business as 250 jobs announced in the last week – Feighan

Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has said that the 250 jobs announced for Roscommon in the last week by a number of global pharmaceutical companies are a massive vote of confidence in the county’s infrastructure and its people.

2nd February 2014

Government makes up to €70m available to repair storm damage

The Government today (11/2/2014) considered a Report on the severe weather that affected Ireland from 13 December 2013 to 6 January 2014. It announced that it has decided that a sum of up to seventy €70 million euro will be made available for a programme of repair and remediation works.

2nd February 2014

€20m fund will help troubled local authority mortgage holders – Doherty

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty, has today (Wednesday) welcomed an announcement that a new €20 million fund is being established to help distressed local authority mortgage holders. It will be used to offer the ‘mortgage-to-rent’ solution to local authority mortgage holders who are unable to meet their monthly repayments.

2nd February 2014

€2.8m to be provided for roof repairs at Kent Station – Murphy

Fine Gael Cork North Central TD, Dara Murphy, has today (Wednesday) welcomed confirmation that €2.8 million is being allocated to repair the roof of Kent Station in Cork, which was severely damaged in the recent bad weather. Deputy Murphy added that the funding underlines the Government’s commitment to helping communities affected by the storms.

2nd February 2014

€1m to be provided for repairs and storm prevention at Plunkett Station – Coffey

Fine Gael Waterford Deputy and Vice Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications, Paudie Coffey, has today (Wednesday) welcomed confirmation that in excess of €1 million is being allocated to address the recent storm damage at Plunkett Station in Waterford. Deputy Coffey added that the funding illustrates the Government’s commitment to helping communities affected by the recent severe weather.

2nd February 2014