News & Statements

Incremental Purchase Scheme should be extended – Fitzpatrick

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, has called for the new Incremental Purchase Scheme, which allows social housing tenants to buy their first home, to be extended to include those living in houses acquired by the Council, as part of the Part V social and affordable scheme.

Clune concerned that €16 airline surcharge will increase airfares and inconvenience consumers when booking flights

Ireland South Fine Gael MEP and member of the EU Tourism Taskforce, Deirdre Clune has expressed her concern on the impact on air travellers of a €16 surcharge on all Lufthansa flights purchased outside of their own website. The move will affect tickets bought for Lufthansa itself as well as other airlines in their control such as Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Swiss airlines.