The increase in the proportion of women on Irish boards is welcome but still far too slow, a Fine Gael General Election candidate has said.

It is time for online retailers to significantly reduce plastic packaging, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Fianna Fáil should make it their New Year's resolution to back legislation on responsible political spending promises, according to Fine Gael Chairman and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight, Martin Heydon. Deputy Heydon is calling on Fianna Fáil to support his Dáil Private Members Bill which would expand the powers of IFAC to examine opposition spending demands in the advance of each budget.

A national heritage peatlands centre located in the Midlands region is an excellent opportunity for tourism and economic development in the area, Fine Gael representatives have said.

Fine Gael general election candidate for Dublin South West, Ellen O’Malley Dunlop, has encouraged people to make volunteering part of their New Year’s resolutions this year and has recommended the IVOL App as a way of connecting volunteers with local needs in their communities.