The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD today (Tuesday 9 February) announced €160m for measures to help businesses during the pandemic.

The Irish Women’s Parliamentary Caucus has debated and supported Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill’s Remote Parliamentary Voting Private Members’ Bill.

The Online Safety Commissioner should have a role in deciding the digital age of consent to protect our young people online, a Fine Gael TD has said.

We can all work together to create a better and safer internet, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

A report examining the impact of period poverty in Ireland is a welcome step in recognising issues around affordability, access and education before legislation is implemented, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

The review of the National Development Plan provides an opportunity to chart out the transformative change we need, particularly after the dramatic impact Covid-19 has had on our society, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Deliveroo cyclists have been forced to avoid certain inner-city areas due to fears for their own safety when delivering food, a Fine Gael Senator has said. This comes amidst reports of attacks and bike thefts targeting young Deliveroo workers across the Capital.

Fine Gael Senator in Dún Laoghaire, Barry Ward, has said Sinn Féin must comply with the laws on political funding and donations following a report from the Standards in Public Office (SIPO) watchdog arising from Sinn Féin’s acceptance of a political donation of over €4 million.

Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond has strongly condemned the threats issued against a journalist and his team who produced a BBC Panorama documentary on the Kinahan cartel and their links to professional boxing.

Urgent work is needed to progress the Programme for Government’s provision for the capping of carpark charges in hospitals, a Fine Gael Minister of State has said.