“The Dublin City Council vote to block a proposal to refurbish O’Devaney Gardens has let down homeless people in Dublin”, says Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne.

“Fianna Fáil are completely misguided in their attempts to block the opening up of 10% of bus routes to competition and they are misleading the public,” says Jim Daly Fine Gael TD for Cork South West.

Fine Gael Limerick TD, Kieran O’Donnell has encouraged business people and all interested parties to attend the Stakeholder Forum for the Action Plan for Jobs the Mid-West Region , tomorrow (Thursday) at 9am in the Strand Hotel Limerick.

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Fergus O’Dowd, has welcomed the launch of ‘Ireland’s Ancient East that is on the scale of the Wild Atlantic Way for the East and South of the country. The plan was launched today (Tuesday) by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Pascal Donohoe TD and the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD, in co-operation with Fáilte Ireland.

Longford/Westmeath Fine Gael TD, Gabrielle McFadden, has said that the HSE must honour its agreement to provide 90 nursing posts at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar.

Fine Gael TD for Cork North West, Áine Collins, has announced a public meeting entitled “The Future of Farming”, to be held in Millstreet, Cork on Thursday, 30th April. The meeting will take place in the Wallis Arms Hotel at 8pm.

Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes has today (Sunday) urged the Government to recognise Schengen short stay visas as a means of boosting our tourism numbers. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement which was established to allow people move freely between participating countries.

Fine Gael Senator for Louth, Jim D’Arcy has welcomed the launch by Dundalk Chamber of Commerce of its new Shop Local Voucher Scheme.

Mr. Paudie Coffey, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, has announced a review of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 9 of 2014).

“The new drugs super unit will target drug related crime and I believe a medically supervised injection centre could complement this new unit in helping to clean up our streets”, says Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne.