The proposed creation of a Special Oireachtas Committee to consider the issue of international surrogacy will ensure all voices are heard before legislation is adopted, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

It is vital that the DEIS identification model is completed urgently so that funding can be allocated to support more schools address educational disadvantage, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Customers should shop locally and plan ahead to avoid disappointment as a result of global supply chain challenges, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Ireland has an opportunity to lead within the international community with regard to reducing fossil fuel consumption, according to Fine Gael Climate Action Spokesperson, Alan Farrell.

The opening of Edwards Lifesciences new Manufacturing Facility in Castletroy and the creation of a further 250 jobs is a positive development for Limerick, Fine Gael TD Kieran O’Donnell has said.

A planning exemption to enable the use of former pubs for residential purposes would help drive the much-needed supply of housing across our cities, towns and villages, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

This week’s reopening of the night-time and live entertainment industries would have been impossible had the Government pursued a Zero-Covid approach as advocated for by opposition parties, a Fine Gael TD has said.

The Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy, T.D. is in New York today, 20 October, for a series of engagements at the United Nations Security Council, to meet Irish Community Organisations and to announce funding of more than $1 million from the Emigrant Support Programme to Irish Organisations in New York, the greater Tri-State Area and Pennsylvania.

Rebranding Facebook and a new company name are attempts to deflect from the real problems on the social media platform such as posting Covid-19 misinformation and widespread conspiracy theories about the vaccine, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Legislation providing for the use of e-scooters on our roads will ensure they are used safely, make commuting easier and benefit our fight against climate change, a Fine Gael TD has said.