News & Statements
Dáil Question on minimum pricing for alcohol
To ask the Minister for Health if proposals to include minimum pricing of alcohol will be legislated for; if so, when he expects to publish legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Dáil Question on regulation of commercial tenancies
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the feasibility of establishing an independent regulator or register for commercial tenancies, landlords and tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Dail Question on ‘School Completers’ report on third level education
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an action plan will commence within his Department based ion the findings of the School Completers - What's Next report highlighting the low college participation rate for school leavers in designated disadvantaged areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Dáil Question on supports for under 25s at risk of homelessness
To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if she will advise on her Department's strategy for reducing the rate of homelessness; the additional supports in place for someone under the age of 25 years who is at risk of homelessness or are currently homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Dáil Question on the introduction of online patient records
To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on the possibility of introducing an online database of patients records to be made accessible to all medical professionals within the Health Service Executive; the data sharing databases that are in place currently throughout the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Dáil Question on the Pyrite Resolution Board
To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Pyrite Resolution Board and the establishment of the remediation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Dáil Question on the legislation to allow for an Oireacthas banking inquiry
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the aim of the proposed bill to allow for a banking enquiry; the resources that will be made available to the committee selected to carry out the proceedings; the timeframe that has been given for the completion of the enquiry; the projected cost of this enquiry to the Exchequer; the way the Oireachtas will be protected from making adverse findings against individuals; if the enquiry will affect in any way, judicial proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Dundrum to have Access to Eircom High Speed Broadband from Monday May 20th
Olivia Mitchell TD Dublin South welcomed the arrival of Eircom's early roll out of high speed broadband to the Dundrum area.
FG TDs welcome allocation for Meath roads under the Community Involvement Scheme
Fine Gael Meath TDs have this morning (Monday) welcomed the allocation of €1,549,868 under the Community Involvement Scheme which will be used to repair lesser trafficked rural roads in the county. This announcement follows on from a meeting the TDs had last week with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar TD, where they raised the state of the roads in Meath and pushed for action on the matter.
Minister Fitzgerald welcomes the publication of the 2012 Annual Report of the National Board for Safeguarding Children
"I welcome the publication today (Monday 20th May 2013) of the 2012 Annual Report of the National Board for Safeguarding Children..."