Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris T.D., has today announced €8 million funding in further education capital grants for the country’s 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs).

The decision to instruct the HSE to suspend vaccine operations at the Beacon Hospital is necessary to restore public confidence in the vaccination programme, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

A full HSE audit of the Beacon Hospital in Sandyford must take place and must be followed by real consequences, local Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond has said.

Sinn Féin constantly calls for support for the hospitality sector yet voted against an EU proposal to expedite plans to safely reopen allowing businesses to claw back lost revenue, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Alan Dillon, has welcomed confirmation that €5million has been allocated to the Town and Village Renewal Scheme this year to support Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) and hubs. 

Ireland should offer paid leave to all couples who suffer early pregnancy loss, a Fine Gael TD has said.

A much-anticipated report on community safety and wellbeing in Drogheda has delivered a clear pathway for a much brighter future and will create better opportunities for our young people, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Confirmation of a contractor for work to begin in May on the construction of the second permanent cath lab for University Hospital Waterford is a significant milestone in the quest for equitable cardiac treatment across the South East region, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has today launched the Hot School Meals Programme 2021, which will benefit some 35,000 pupils in 189 primary schools.