The Department of Housing needs to ensure there is no influx of applications for large scale housing developments before legislation governing the process expires, Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty has said.

Fine Gael spokesperson on European Affairs, Neale Richmond, has said the announcement that the European Commission will begin an infringement process against the United Kingdom over the Internal Market Bill is an inevitable decision, albeit regrettable.

Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell has been appointed by An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar as the party’s spokesperson on Climate Action.

Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has been elected Vice Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Fine Gael Leader, Leo Varadkar, has appointed the following TDs to positions of responsibility in the party:

The final two places on the Future of Media Commission should be given to current working journalists, a Fine Gael TD has said.

The nationwide rollout of Garda Divisional Protective Services Units will ensure victims of domestic and sexual violence are adequately supported when they present to authorities, Fine Gael TD Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said. 

Dublin Rathdown Fine Gael TD, Neale Richmond, has called for the rollout of the eleven remaining LUAS tram extensions to be prioritised to help combat the spread of COVID-19 in Dublin.

A number of international postal route services are set to resume next week, having faced disruption during the Covid-19 crisis. Services to Australia, New Zealand and Singapore will commence again on September 29th. Parcel service delivery to the United States will also resume on this date.

Fine Gael is to adopt a new approach to policy formation aimed at resolving problems and issues in Irish society.