Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, and Chair of the Fine Gael Committee on Agriculture, Martin Heydon, says that we must not let Fianna Fáil wreck the farming and agri-food sectors again.

Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Simon Harris, has said that the Government is determined to recoup every cent of the taxpayers’ money from the banks. Minister Harris was speaking after today’s set of results from AIB show a strong financial performance putting the taxpayer in a good position to recoup their €20.8 billion investment.

Purchasing Managers’ Index for Ireland released today (Thursday), highlights that Ireland’s economic recovery is strengthening.

Minister of State at the Department of Finance and Fine Gael TD for Wicklow-East Carlow, Simon Harris, said that the Purchasing Managers’ Index for Ireland released today (Thursday), highlights that Ireland’s economic recovery is strengthening. Minister Harris was speaking after Investec and Markit Economics released the Purchasing Managers’ Index on Manufacturing and Services in July, showing the highest reading for Ireland since September 2006, just before the economic crash.

To ask the Minister for Health the number of Medical Cards in respect of Old Age Pensioners withdrawn over the past four years and subsequently restored...

To ask the Minister for Health the progress in respect of the provision of the new National Children's Hospital; when the planning procedures will be completed...

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he continues to monitor the number of patients awaiting various elective procedures...

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which prescription costs have fallen or have stabilised...

To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres currently fully operational throughout the country...

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor private health insurance...