Brian Hayes, Fine Gael MEP for Dublin, has welcomed today’s election of Jean-Claude Juncker as the new President of the European Commission.

Fine Gael Party Chairperson and TD for Limerick, Dan Neville, has appealed for assurance from Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD, that disabled people will still be able to claim excise relief on fuel as we change to the new Fuel Grant Scheme in 2015.

Fine Gael Clare Senator and Seanad Spokesperson on Disability and Equality, Martin Conway, has called on his fellow Senators to support the Fine Gael Private Members Motion that is due to be debated in the Seanad tomorrow (Wednesday), which calls for the establishment of a national vision strategy.

To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the international community is actively engaged in and committed to achieving a resolution to the issues in Nigeria...

To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his EU/UN colleagues remain committed to efforts to bring about a peaceful resolution in Syria...

To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which bank charges in this country are comparable to those that exist in other EU jurisdictions...

To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has had or proposes to have discussions with the Troika in the context of framing of Budget 2015...

To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which Ireland's debt to GDP ratio compares with other countries within the Eurozone and without...

To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the Irish economy remains competitive in comparison with other countries throughout Europe, both within the Eurozone and without...

To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic fundamentals remain positive for this country...