Fine Gael introduced paid Paternity Leave in September 2016. This provides two weeks' benefit, currently paid at the weekly rate of €235 per week, to support fathers in caring for their newly born babies.

Donegal TD Joe McHugh has welcomed school building extensions for Special Needs areas at two schools in Donegal. The additional accommodation projects will go ahead at Scoil Roisin at Roshine, Dungloe and Finn Valley College in Stranorlar.

Minister Varadkar, Minister Harris and Minister McGrath together published the “Make Work Pay” Report, designed to help people with disabilities to achieve their ambitions and find work, and to remove the many barriers which prevent them from doing so.

It is Fine Gael's view that what was voted through in the Water Committee today falls well short of our obligations under the Water Framework Directive and puts Ireland on a collision course with the European Commission.

“I would strongly encourage community groups and schools in Donegal to apply for funding through the CLÁR programme. “Funding will be made available for safety measures near schools and other community facilities, as well as funding for play areas. “The safety measures coupled with funding for playgrounds and multi-use games areas will assist CLÁR areas to provide safe amenities for their young people thereby increasing the attractiveness of an area from both a social and economic perspective”.

Fine Gael wants to agree a report that resolves the problem of how we fund domestic water services in Ireland and is honest with the Irish people.　

Fine Gael wants to agree a report that resolves the problem of how we fund domestic water services in Ireland and is honest with the Irish people.

In an engagement with the British Ambassador to Ireland at a meeting of the EU Affairs Committee meeting today (Tuesday), Senator Neale Richmond warned that the UK cannot jeopardise upcoming Brexit negotiations with a focus on the so called ‘Brexit bill’.

Donegal TD Joe McHugh has welcomed announced details of a €291,000 package to assist Donegal County Council to undertake and complete five development and repair projects on harbours and slipways owned by the council.

Donegal Minister Joe McHugh has announced that 18 schools in the county are to be added to the School Meals programme. “The Department of Social Protection is inviting these schools to join the school meals scheme from September this year,” said Minister McHugh. “I would urge principals and school managers to avail of the scheme and to apply by the deadline of May 12.