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Doherty welcomes creation of 100 new jobs at Alltech in Dunboyne

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty, has today (Friday) welcomed the announcement that 100 new jobs are being created at Alltech’s European Headquarters in Dunboyne. Alltech develops and manufactures natural feed supplements for the agricultural sector.

9,000 children in Waterford to benefit from free GP care - Coffey

Fine Gael TD for Waterford, Paudie Coffey, has welcomed the introduction in Budget 2014 of free GP care for all children in the State aged five years and under. Deputy Coffey said this measure will have an enormous impact on health services, will help all families with young children to deal with the cost of child rearing and will bring us one step closer to the Government’s stated aim of free GP care for all.

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Education and Science

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the negotiations to conclude the acquisition of a site for the thousand pupil secondary school planned to serve the wider Stepaside/Leopardstown area,Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Finance

To ask the Minister for Finance if additional AVC's are subject to the private pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Justice

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of concerns surrounding the recent discovery of a body in the Dublin mountains, if he will reassure the public that in missing persons cases where the person concerned has suffered from depression or mental illness, that no less rigour or resources are devoted to the search by the Gardaí and that this would include checks of on-line and phone activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Finance

To ask the Minister for Finance the total income to the State from the private pension levy in each year of operation to date including the estimated value for the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

Big boost to tourism as 9% VAT rate retained and air travel tax scraped – Bannon

Education: Special Needs Class Requirements 8th October 2013

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure the provision of the maximum number of special needs school places in the coming year...

Education: Smaller and Rural Schools 8th October 2013

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he continues to have discussions with the school authorities of smaller rural schools with a religious ethos ...

Education: School Building Programme 8th October 2013

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which he expects the school building programme to advance in the coming year with particular reference..