Parents and students relying on the school transport scheme need to see a faster roll-out of today’s published recommendations than the Minister for Education has committed to, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

The introduction of a digital driver’s licence should be introduced to simplify the lives of Irish road users and road policing units, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

The Transport Minister is being asked to order an independent audit of how Dublin Airport counted passengers last year by a Fine Gael TD.

The Chair of RTÉ’s Board Siún Ní Raghallaigh must immediately explain why she failed to inform the Media Minister and the public that she approved a senior executive’s exit package, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Thank you, Mary Rose. President, Council Members, Chamber members, staff, distinguished guests, good evening.

Proposals to cut allocations for supports for breast cancer survivors have been reversed.

RTÉ’s Director General must explain why rules were routinely ignored and broken at the broadcaster with regard to exit packages, rather than wrongly claiming he is being asked to break the law by divulging this information, a Fine Gael TD has said.

A €10m regeneration investment in the Oldbridge Visitor Centre, a commitment to build the long awaited Narrow Water Bridge and a €12.5m investment to introduce a new hourly rail service between Dublin and Belfast have all been announced as priorities in the Shared Island programme.

I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Michael O'Regan. He was a kind and decent man, and a brilliant journalist and broadcaster. But my thoughts today are with his family and friends, who will miss him immensely.

Senator Regina Doherty has been selected by Fine Gael members in Dublin to represent the party at June’s European Elections.