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New board to support Cherry Orchard community is a positive development – Seery Kearney

The establishment of a new board to implement supports for Dublin’s Cherry Orchard community which will report back to the Department of Justice is a positive development, according to a Fine Gael Senator.

18th April 2023

What prospective home buyers should know: Sinn Féin wants to abolish Help to Buy and First Home Shared Equity Schemes

Sinn Féin wants to abolish two key housing schemes which have enabled tens of thousands of people buy their own homes, a Fine Gael Senator has outlined.

18th April 2023

Improved public transport links must be focus of demand management plans – Higgins

Improved public transport infrastructure must be in place before a potential tax on motorists is even considered, according to a Fine Gael TD.

18th April 2023

Phoenix Park proposed parking charges unfair and unnecessary – Currie

Proposals by the Office of Public Works (OPW) to introduce car parking charges in the Phoenix Park have been rejected by a Fine Gael Senator.

18th April 2023

Sinn Féin knew about ‘Dowdall’ gun attack for last 9 years - Farrell

Sinn Féin have known for almost a decade that their party discussed with criminal Jonathan Dowdall a shooting incident at his uncle’s house and never admitted it until today, a Fine Gael TD has said.

18th April 2023

No in-patient public hospital charges from today – Burke

From today, people accessing care as a public patient in a public hospital will not be required to pay any charges, a Fine Gael TD has said.

17th April 2023

Government to consider further measures to reduce the cost of going to college – Dolan

The Government is considering options to help students and families by further reducing the cost of going to college, according to Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan.

16th April 2023

Lack of creche places a barrier to parents returning to work

The lack of creche places around the country is fast becoming a barrier for parents returning to work, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

9th April 2023

Extend NCT first test for new cars from 4 years to 6 years - Brophy

Extending the requirement for new cars to complete the National Car Test (NCT) by an additional two years would enable the NCT Service to concentrate on sorting out the current backlogs facing motorists, a Fine Gael TD has stated.

8th April 2023

Dedication and proactive policing results in 13,000 knife seizures by the Gardaí in last seven years – Farrell

Dedication and proactive policing by the Gardaí resulted in over 13,000 knife seizures throughout the country over the last seven years, according to Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell.

7th April 2023