“I regret that Fianna Fáil has refused to serve in a partnership government including Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Independents.

“I regret that Fianna Fáil has refused to serve in a partnership government including Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Independents.

Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune has welcomed the implementation of a deal on migrants between the EU and Turkey. Speaking as the first boats of migrants were returned to Turkey this morning, the Ireland South MEP said that the message from Europe must be that we are only welcoming genuine refugees.

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, has said that Sinn Féin and AAA/PBP’s refusal to enter into any kind of government talks has exposed them as complete hypocrites who have deceived voters.

Fine Gael Senator, Tom Sheahan has said that by going blue for World Autism Awareness Day, Ireland is raising awareness of autism among the general public and he has appealed to local authority buildings to get behind the initiative.

Fine Gael Senator, Catherine Noone, has said that urgent action, including education for children in primary school; physical education as part of the curriculum; the introduction of a sugar-tax on soft drinks and measures such as ‘no fry zones’, are needed to tackle Ireland’s growing obesity problem.

Fine Gael TD, Peter Fitzpatrick, has called for the publication of the National Obesity Policy and Action Plan to be fast-tracked to tackle Ireland’s growing obesity problem.

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow, Andrew Doyle, has welcomed the Department of Agriculture’s New Traditional Farm Buildings Grants for GLAS Farmers which will aid the conservation of traditional farm buildings on GLAS farms in Wicklow.