Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has welcomed news from his colleague Minister Kathleen Lynch that she has allocated €372,000 for the Holy Ghost supported care home in Waterford City and €185,000 for St Cathage’s Care Home in Lismore, Co Waterford. Minister Coffey has said that this funding will come as a major boost for both homes who provide a critical service to the elderly community in Waterford City and County.

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has welcomed the news that Waterford has received €140,000 of funding for an exciting project for the Viking Triangle in Waterford City. This initiative is getting funding for a 3D Viking experience for Waterford, that will enhance further the Viking Triangle and attract more tourists to Our City.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal and member of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, Alan Farrell, has unreservedly criticised the failure of a Sinn Féin general election candidate, Louise O’Reilly, to criticise the murder of Garda Jerry McCabe.

It is now clearer than ever that a vote for Fianna Fáil could put Sinn Féin into government, according to Minister Damien English TD.

Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes has today (Thursday) said that the list of new anti-terror measures proposed by the Commission is an important step in the fight against terrorism. Mr Hayes was speaking in Brussels where the European Commission announced plans for a new Directive on Terrorism.

Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Joe O’Reilly, will tomorrow (Thursday) welcome the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton to The Errigal Hotel in Cootehill for an Action Plan for Jobs breakfast meeting.

“There is an urgent need to complete negotiations on the GP contract,” according to Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator and the party’s Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke. Senator Burke was speaking after raising the matter in the Seanad with Minister of State in the Department of Health, Kathleen Lynch.

Speaking in the Seanad, Government Chief Whip and Senator for Kerry, Paul Coghlan, said that the failure of vulture funds to appear before the Oireachtas Finance Committee is totally unacceptable.

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has said that the Irish Economy has recorded a budget surplus for the first 11 months of the year. This is the first time Ireland will record a budget surplus in 8 years. Minister Coffey said Fine Gael in government has managed the economy in a prudent way that has seen the budget deficit disappear 3 years ahead of schedule and we will continue to ensure that borrowing unnecessarily is a thing of the past.

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Fine Gael TD for Tipperary, Tom Hayes, has said that Basic Farm Payments of almost €81 million paid so far in 2015, are supporting Tipperary farmers.