Minister for the Diaspora and TD for Kerry, Jimmy Deenihan, has welcomed the confirmation from the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys, that €45,000 is to be allocated towards the conservation of Tomas O’Criomhthain’s house on Great Blasket Island.

“Fianna Fáil voted against Fine Gael’s job creation strategy that has now been proven to work,” according to Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon TD.

Fine Gael MEP for Dublin, Brian Hayes, has today (Monday) asked for an urgent meeting with the EU Commission to discuss the poor take up of the EU Cross Border Health Directive in Ireland.

Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, has said that there has been great progress on the Kilmainham courthouse project which is set to feature prominently in a new tourist initiative called Dublin Discovery Trails, launched today by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD. The themed trails will link to the Dubline, the tourist trail which runs from Kilmainham Gaol, via Trinity College, to Parnell Square which was developed by Fáilte Ireland and Dublin City Council.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin South, Olivia Mitchell, Fine Gael TD for Dublin South, Olivia Mitchell, has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement of 50 new jobs by Evros Technology Group, at their new 60,000 sq. foot Cherrywood HQ in South Dublin.

Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Ray Butler, has said that new powers for An Garda Síochána, allowing them to arrest people who drive while disqualified from doing so will make roads in Co. Meath safer.

“Last week it was confirmed that university fees in Northern Ireland are to rise to £3,805 (€5,300) for 2015/2016. This is despite the fact that Sinn Féin, in its programme for Government, committed that there would be no increase in fees beyond the rate of inflation, and it comes alongside four consecutive years of cuts to the education budget in the north”, says Joe O’Reilly, Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan.

The 24th British-Irish Council Summit will be hosted by the Taoiseach in Dublin Castle today

Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/ South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has warmly welcomed the news that Moss Vision, a market leader in the development of world-class ophthalmic products and services, is to set up an eye lense manufacturing facility in Roscommon Town, which will lead to the creation of 50 new jobs.

Fine Gael Senator for Kerry, Tom Sheahan, has welcomed the fact that the Lonely Planet has named Kerry as its number 2 location in Europe for the family holiday.