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Disability Act must be reviewed – Seery-Kearney
The Disability Act must be reviewed to ensure our legislation is up to date and in keeping with the human rights grounded approach within the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
New chapter beckons for EU/UK relations with protocol deal – O’Dowd
Today’s breakthrough deal to regulate trade in Northern Ireland has been warmly welcomed by a Fine Gael TD, who says it signals the beginning of a new chapter in EU/UK relations.
53 former pubs create 169 housing units – Cummins
Some 53 former pubs have been brought back into use to create 169 housing units across the country, a Fine Gael Senator has reported.
The road not taken – delaying a ban on the sale of new fossil fuel cars will reduce demand for EVs – Farrell
A delay to the planned ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, deriving from an EU Directive, will hinder public ambition to reach our emissions targets, a Fine Gael TD has said.
All parties need to ensure full accountability on Sinn Féin’s financial errors – Naughton
Every party in the Oireachtas should ensure there is full accountability on the ongoing revelations of Sinn Féin’s incorrect statutory declarations and audited accounts, a Fine Gael Minister has said.
Sinn Féin needs to come clean on legal cases taken and monies received – O’Dowd
Sinn Féin needs to come clean regarding the number of legal cases it has taken against broadcasters and public figures and what it has done with any financial awards, Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd has said.
Sinn Féin’s mismanagement of financial returns and declarations needs accountability – Kyne
Sinn Féin’s mismanagement of their finances and inconsistencies in their spending declarations require clear explanations from their party leader Mary Lou McDonald and national treasurer Pearse Doherty, Fine Gael Senator Sean Kyne has said.
Mary Lou McDonald and Pearse Doherty should clarify Sinn Féin’s ever-changing finances in the Dáil – Carroll MacNeill
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald and Party Treasurer Pearse Doherty should clarify the ever-changing story of Sinn Féin’s finances in the Dáil, Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said.
Hypocritical Sinn Féin would exacerbate housing crisis with flip-flop rent control proposals – Cummins
Sinn Fein must clarify their position on rent controls as their representatives in the North fail to support their implementation, while representatives in the South call for a three-year rent freeze, according to Fine Gael Senator John Cummins.
Restoration of Iveagh Markets must happen without delay – Seery Kearney
Plans to restore the Iveagh Markets in the heart of Dublin’s Liberties area must be progressed immediately, a Fine Gael Senator has said, ahead of second stage of the Historic and Archeological Heritage Bill, which will be debated in Seanad Éireann today.