Employers and businesses must ensure employees are not prevented from attending vaccination appointments due to work commitments, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Fine Gael’s Clare and Limerick Oireachtas members have secured a commitment from An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar that he will, along with Transport Minister Eamon Ryan and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton, seek an urgent meeting with Aer Lingus looking for a deferral of today’s decision by the airline to close its Shannon cabin crew base.

Targeted menopause healthcare and increased awareness of symptoms and treatments should be available to access in primary care centres across the country as well as in the 18 new Sláintecare Healthy Communities, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Eligibility for the €60m Small Business Assistance Scheme was extended today for COVID (SBASC) to include businesses operating from a non-rateable premise like a home business or yard.  The Micro Enterprise Assistance Scheme has also been re-launched so that our smallest businesses, those with a turnover of less than €50,000 can apply for a grant of €1000 to help with fixed costs.

All parties must come together to engage constructively during the two-day Dublin Climate Dialogues event being held virtually in Dublin this week, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Financial support is urgently required to ensure the future of the Post Office network and its role at the heart of Irish economic and social life, two Fine Gael Senators have said.

The Health and Safety Authority and Data Protection Commission should advise small businesses on what to do in light of a devastating cyber attack, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Fine Gael bye-election candidate James Geoghegan says he intends to deliver for the people of Dublin Bay South as his campaign to win the Dáil seat gets underway.

An increased Garda presence in communities are amongst several measures being called for by a Fine Gael TD.

The updated Work Safely Protocol reflects the most up to date public health advice for the workplace. It sets out the range of measures required to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace, including information on how to approach the use of antigen testing.