October is breast cancer awareness month and a new campaign will prove critical in heightening awareness and encouraging regular checking, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Increasing maximum sentences will send a clear message that we will not tolerate criminal gangs in our communities, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Extending Snapchat’s parental control features to Irish users will offer parents and children added protection online, a Fine Gael TD has said.

The decision by An Bord Pleanála to quash its permission for the Galway City Ring Road has been described as hugely disappointing by Fine Gael Senator and Ring Road supporter, Seán Kyne.

It is time to support local broadcasters and waive the broadcast levy, two Fine Gael politicians have said.

A programme to assist start-up female entrepreneurs must be expanded to urban areas and receive more funding to support women in the workforce, said Fine Gael Senator Maria Byrne.

New Criminal Justice legislation contains strong measures to tackle domestic violence, a Fine Gael TD has said. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill was speaking as the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill reached Second Stage in the Dáil this week.

Dublin Fingal TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Alan Farrell, has said that recent hate crime statistics published by An Garda Síochána, reinforce the need for the introduction of the Hate Crime legislation.

The HSE Winter Plan announced by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly must be more ambitious in delivering for the people of the Mid-West, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

A new information campaign is required to inform the public about the importance of vaccinating against meningitis following recent Irish cases, said a Fine Gael TD.