Budget 2023 has delivered significant benefits for women with landmark gains particularly in the area of women’s health, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Supports for access to IVF treatment will be made available to women across Ireland as part of Budget 2023 , a Fine Gael Senator said.

Removing VAT from defibrillators will help save lives in communities across the country, said Fine Gael Health Spokesperson Colm Burke, who had previously called for the measure.

Fine Gael is ensuring the best start for every child with major investment in childcare and early education in Budget 2023, said two Fine Gael Senators.

The removal of VAT from Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) will help improve equality of access to the much-needed products for women across the country, a Fine Gael TD has said.

The provision in Budget 2023 for 1,000 new Gardaí will allow for more high visibility policing and help us continue to build stronger, safer communities, according to a Fine Gael TD.

The Budget Day announcement that VAT will be removed from newspapers has been welcomed by the Fine Gael politicians who have been campaigning on this issue for some time.

Budget 2023 cuts the cost of education to help pupils, students, and their families, according to the Chair of the Oireachtas Education Committee, Paul Kehoe TD, and the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Education, Senator Aisling Dolan.

The extension of the Help To Buy Scheme by two years is positive and will give certainty to first-time buyers, according to Fine Gael Senator John Cummins and Deputy Emer Higgins.

Fine Gael is backing businesses and jobs in Budget 2023 with a range of measures that will help companies pay their energy bills this winter, said two Fine Gael Senators.