News & Statements
Sinn Féin confirms €2.6bn tax bomb – Donohoe
Following the release of Sinn Féin’s manifesto today (Tuesday), Minister Paschal Donohoe has said the party has confirmed its plans for a €2.6 billion tax bomb that would destroy the recovery.
Spending without reform: FF health policy shows they’ve learned nothing – Varadkar
The Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD has accused Fianna Fáil of having learned nothing, with its health policy committing to keeping the HSE in place, offering no major reforms and raising serious questions about Billy Kelleher’s plans for the Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service.
Supporting Working Families – Fine Gael’s plans to make work pay more than welfare
An Taoiseach and Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny TD and the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Wicklow Deputy Simon Harris today (Tuesday) launched the party’s plans to support working families by making work pay. The plan included details of a new Working Family Payment, to ensure that every parent working 15 hours or more per week takes home at least €11.75 per hour.
Supporting Working Families – Fine Gael’s plans to make work pay more than welfare
An Taoiseach and Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny TD and the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Wicklow Deputy Simon Harris today (Tuesday) launched the party’s plans to support working families by making work pay. The plan included details of a new Working Family Payment, to ensure that every parent working 15 hours or more per week takes home at least €11.75 per hour.
FF Tax & Spend Wish list will Kill 200k Jobs & Punch €1.4bn Hole in Public Finances – Harris
Fine Gael Minister, Simon Harris has expressed amazement that Fianna Fail would publish little more than a tax and spend wish list without a credible plan to grow jobs. He said that the absence of a detailed Fianna Fail jobs plan meant that the 200,000 extra jobs that Fine Gael’s Plan would deliver for the country by 2020 would not be realized
FG sets out plan to Invest in Better Services
Fine Gael’s Long Term Economic Plan will combine smart public service investment with reform to ensure new and better services.
10% Capital Gains Tax for start-ups as FG plans 93,000 new start-up jobs
An Taoiseach & Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny TD, and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, were today (Friday) in micksgarage.com in Park West, Dublin to outline the party’s plan to help create 93,000 new jobs from start-up companies as part of the Fine Gael Long Term Economic Plan.
Agreement reached on Loughglynn ambulance base – Hopkins
The Minister for Health Leo Varadkar TD last week informed Cllr. Maura Hopkins that an agreement had been reached through the Workplace Relations Commission in relation to Loughglynn Ambulance Base.
Cllr. Maura Hopkins prepared to vote against Government if elected on Roscommon boundary Issue
I am absolutely and completely opposed to any change to our county boundary. I believe the county boundary will not change under the next government.
Councillor Maura Hopkins calls for investment in stroke rehabilitation services
Speaking in Roscommon town this week, general election candidate Cllr Maura Hopkins said that she welcomed the news that there has been a substantial reduction in the death rate of stroke patients, but stated that with an improving economy, investment is badly needed in specialist rehabilitation services for stroke patients.