Minister for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy, T.D., today called for urgent international action to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in the Horn of Africa, where up to 30 million people are facing acute hunger following four consecutive failed rainy seasons.

The passing of Cork County Councillor Noel Collins after more than half a century of service is the end of an era in Midleton and the wider East Cork area, according to Cork East Fine Gael TD Deputy David Stanton.

Fine Gael is working to cut rising costs and increase supports for middle-income workers with the introduction of a Seanad motion on the Cost of Living and the Squeezed Middle this week.

A Fine Gael TD has slammed new legislation announced by the British Government that seeks to unilaterally override the Northern Ireland Protocol through domestic law.

The announcement of 120 new electric battery buses for public transport shows how we can radically reduce emissions and deliver state of the art transportation, Fine Gael Climate Action Spokesperson and Dublin Fingal TD, Alan Farrell, has said.

Fine Gael Councillor for Carrickmacross-Castleblaney Municipal District on Monaghan County Council, Mary Kerr-Conlon has announced her retirement from public life. Cllr. Mary Kerr-Conlon will step down at the conclusion of today’s (Monday) monthly meeting of Monaghan County Council after 25 years of public service. 

Transport officials must consider providing public transport that operates within Phoenix Park and connections for residents from surrounding areas, according to Fine Gael Senator Emer Currie.

The financial burden on families with children in hospital will be reduced with the slashing of overnight and in-patient hospital charges, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Deputy Higgins said, “Achieving gender equality in the boardroom is a major ambition of mine, which is why I introduced the Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill last year, to start working towards a quota of at least 40% women on our corporate boards in Ireland.

Dublin Fingal TD and Climate Action Spokesperson for Fine Gael, Alan Farrell, has called on the Government to extend public transport fare reductions in Budget 2023.