Childcare support provided by employers through Benefit in Kind (BIK) should be tax-exempt, a Fine Gael General Election Candidate has said.

Fine Gael’s Justice spokesman Alan Farrell has confirmed over €3m has been spent in the last 18 months to protect the men and women of An Garda Siochana on the frontline.

Councillor Carmel Brady has been added to the Fine Gael ticket in the Cavan Monaghan constituency for the upcoming General Election.

Cllrs David Maxwell and TP O’Reilly have been selected by Fine Gael to represent the party in the Cavan Monaghan constituency at the next General Election.

Councillor Garret Kelleher and Imelda Daly have been selected by Fine Gael to represent the party in the Cork North Central constituency in the General Election alongside Minister Colm Burke.

Fine Gael TD and Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, has today welcomed the announcement of a first step toward an East Coast Naval Base located in Dún Laoghaire.

Senator Micheál Carrigy, former Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism and chairperson of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism, this week proudly introduced the Autism Action and Oversight Bill 2024 in the Seanad.

There should be no increase to fees for driving tests, driving licences, or NCTs until waiting lists return to an acceptable level, a Fine Gael Councillor has said.

I am really saddened to hear of the passing of Michael. I would like to offer my deepest condolences to Michael’s family, including his wife Sandra, his son Luke, his brothers, his sister and to all his family and friends.

Olwyn Enright has been appointed as Fine Gael’s National Director of Elections for the forthcoming General Election.