Fine Gael Health Spokesperson in Seanad Éireann, Senator Martin Conway, has today welcomed the Government’s decision to facilitate the return of in-person meetings for Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA) and other addiction peer support groups.

The decision by Cabinet to approve an increased qualifying threshold for medical cards for those over 70, will benefit 56,000 older people, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Minister of State Josepha Madigan has called for the greater use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and mediation as part of family law cases such as divorces or custody, instead of adversarial and emotionally charged court battles.

Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond has called on the Minister for Sport and Sport Ireland to prioritise supports for Irish athletes whose participation in the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics has been put on hold by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon said he is privileged to have been appointed by An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar as the party’s spokesperson for Tourism & Sport.

Fine Gael Senator John McGahon has called for much closer cross-border cooperation in the fight against Covid-19 as Northern Ireland recorded 934 new cases yesterday, the highest number to date.

Cork North Central TD, Colm Burke, has been appointed by An Tánaiste and Leader of Fine Gael, Leo Varadkar as Fine Gael Spokesperson for Health.

Fine Gael TD Emer Higgins said she is honoured to have been appointed as the party’s spokesperson on Social Media and Finance Technology.

The Department of Housing needs to ensure there is no influx of applications for large scale housing developments before legislation governing the process expires, Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty has said.

Fine Gael spokesperson on European Affairs, Neale Richmond, has said the announcement that the European Commission will begin an infringement process against the United Kingdom over the Internal Market Bill is an inevitable decision, albeit regrettable.