The Chairman of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children & Youth Affairs, Deputy Jim Daly of Fine Gael, has today (Monday) demanded all parties to the current whistleblower controversy recognise that the relevant child protection issues to arise from this must now must be prioritised.

DONEGAL TD and Minister of State Joe McHugh has welcomed the commitment to the expansion of health services in the North West during a tour of Altnagelvin Hospital today. McHugh met Donegal health care leaders working at the new radiotherapy centre at the Derry hospital.

DONEGAL Fine Gael TD Joe McHugh has welcomed the announcement from Government colleague and Minister for Arts Heather Humphreys that FOUR projects in the county are to share in €450,000 worth of grants her Department.

Europe’s Chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has revealed he is working closely with Taoiseach Enda Kenny to find concrete solutions to Brexit.

Dublin Rathdown Fine Gael Senator, Neale Richmond, has called on the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys, to take action to prevent an increase in gorse fires.

Tusla – the Child and Family Agency – must explain before the Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs how they sent false allegations of child sex abuse against a garda whistleblower to An Garda Síochána, Fine Gael TD Jim Daly has said.

Minister for Health, Simon Harris today published the Health Products Regulatory Authority’s report Cannabis for Medical Use – A Scientific Review and announced that he has decided to establish a compassionate access programme for cannabis-based treatments.

Fine Gael Louth TD, Fergus O’Dowd, has expressed his sympathies on the sad news that former Fine Gael TD for Louth, Brendan McGahon, has died.

Seanad Leas-Cathaoirleach and Fine Gael Kerry Senator, Paul Coghlan has addressed the problem of illegal dumping saying that stronger measures must be introduced to combat the problem. Senator Coghlan has suggested the idea of a website that would publicly list offenders who ignore or fail to pay their court fines for illegal dumping.

I wish to convey my condolences to the family of former Louth Fine Gael TD, Brendan McGahon, who has sadly passed away.