Fine Gael Clare Senator, Martin Conway, has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement by EI Electronics in Shannon that it is to expand its workforce to 500 this year.

Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has welcomed an investment of almost €700,000 to upgrade Roscommon County Hospital’s electrical and mechanical infrastructure.

Fine Gael TD for Meath East, Helen McEntee, has welcomed the statement from Meath Partnership which estimates that 94 new jobs will be created as a result of an additional €3.3 million funding it has received from the EU funded LEADER programme.

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mr Richard Bruton TD, today (Monday) announced the establishment by Enterprise Ireland of a new €250,000 Competitive Feasibility Fund for Female Entrepreneurs aimed at continuing to significantly boost the number of high potential female-led business start-ups.

Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government, today (26 August 2013) announced an adjustment of the procedures for declaring that vehicles have been off the road for people who are out of the country and cannot get back home in time to finalise the paperwork personally in their local Garda Station by 30 September 2013.

Fine Gael Dublin Senator and Seanad spokesperson on European Affairs, Catherine Noone, has today suggested that a mark of quality be established to reward and incentivise businesses and institutions abroad which promote Irish culture.

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon, has today (Friday) welcomed the decision of An Bord Pleanála to grant permission for the proposed phase two development at Kildare Village retail outlet on the outskirts of Kildare town. The expansion of Kildare Village will result in the creation of 380 retail jobs and 120 jobs during the construction phase.

The Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) announced today that it will start accepting applications on Monday the 9th of September from authorised Personal Insolvency Practitioners and Approved Intermediaries for the new debt reliefs on behalf of insolvent debtors under the Personal Insolvency Act.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West, Derek Keating, has welcomed confirmation that the traffic management control system at the N4 Kennelford Road and M50 junctions in Palmerstown is due to be upgraded. The works are being allocated by South Dublin County Council, using monies provided to it by the Department of Transport.

Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government today launched (23 August 2013) the public consultation for Ireland’s first National Implementation Report under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (known as the PRTR Protocol).