What Budget 2024 contains for businesses will be a main conversation topic this weekend at a conference in Waterford attended by the Taoiseach and Government Ministers.

Restrictions on ‘Section 39’ groups, which provide valuable services to communities across the country, must be addressed in the next Budget, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Putting money back in people’s pockets must be a Budget priority as it was confirmed half of all full time PAYE workers are paying tax at the highest rate, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Fine Gael will hold its second Small Business and Enterprise Conference in South East Technological University in Waterford on September 30th.

The expansion of the First Home Scheme to include self builds is a welcome step, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

The Minister for Agriculture must provide clarity to farmers on the issue of nitrates derogation, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Zigimantas Gridziuska, who was involved in a hit and run incident which the claimed the life of a young man, should be banned from entering the State for the entirety of his lifetime, according to Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty.

Minister gives commitment to expand Local Link services and explore their use for school transport

Energy companies must cut their prices more to ease pressure on householders, particularly coming into the colder months, according to Fine Gael Senator Garret Ahearn.    

Excessive patients awaiting treatment on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) is causing a growing sense of alarm among anyone who feel they may require medical treatment, a Fine Gael Senator has said.