News & Statements
Buttimer and Doherty welcome Govt agreement on free GP care for children aged 5 and under
Fine Gael TDs and members of Oireachtas Health Committee, Jerry Buttimer and Regina Doherty, have today (Wednesday) warmly welcomed the agreement by the Government to published legislation that will pave the way for free GP care for children aged 5 and under.
FF planned to charge households €400 for water from 2012 – Flanagan
Fine Gael Party Chairman, Charlie Flanagan, has today (Wednesday) said the public has yet again been reminded of Fianna Fáil’s outrageously hypocritical stance on water charges. Deputy Flanagan pointed out that under Fianna Fáil’s deal with the Troika, water charges would have been introduced as early as 2012.
Mitchell O’Connor urges female TDs and Senators to donate professional clothing to Dress for Success
Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire TD, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Wednesday) urged her female colleagues in Leinster House to donate professional clothing to ‘Dress for Success Dublin’. Deputy Mitchell O’Connor was speaking after she teamed up with stylist Sonya Lennon for a cross party suit collection drive in Leinster House.
New future for Shannon region – Varadkar & Bruton
Government approves legislation to establish Shannon Group as part of drive to establish International Aviation Services Centre in mid west
Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr Enda Kenny TD Launch of Better Outcomes: Brighter Futures, the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2014 – 2020
I am delighted to be here with my colleagues- the Tánaiste and Minister Frances Fitzgerald, to launch Better Outcomes: Brighter Futures, the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2014 – 2020.
Statement by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D.
Sunbeds Bill will protect children and reduce number of skin cancer cases in Ireland – Fitzpatrick
Vital legislation on the way to regulate dangerous issue of sunbed usage
FF is wrong on the Children First Bill – Doherty
Fine Gael Meath East TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, Regina Doherty, has today (Tuesday) criticised Fianna Fáil’s response to the publication of the Children First Bill, adding that the Party is wrong when it claims that no sanctions are in place for those who fail to report children at risk.
Fianna Fáil should stop playing politics on future of Shannon Airport – Carey
State Airports Bill on track to be enacted by the summer
National debate on energy policy needed- Deering
Fine Gael Carlow TD, Pat Deering, has called on Carlow people to get involved in the national debate on Ireland’s energy policy, after meeting today with Carlow residents concerned about windfarms and pylons.