An additional 21,550 staff are now working in the HSE compared to December 2014, according to Colm Burke TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Health.

Trump-style politics is on display from Sinn Féin after Mary Lou McDonald today dismissed serious outstanding issues in her party as ‘fiction’, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Fine Gael TD and Chairperson of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, Fergus O’Dowd, has said the newly formed Shared Island Unit will drive forward economic and social relations North and South of the border.

The Tánaiste will host a video call with relevant State agencies and local authorities focusing on investment and job creation in Ballinasloe, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

New legislation on e-scooters is a positive development for commuters and for our fight against climate change, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Seanad Éireann has voted in favour of Sinn Féin returning a donation that is more than 1,600 times the maximum allowable donation in the Republic.

Customer choice is key to the success of the Government’s Smart Metering Programme, a Fine Gael Senator has said. The matter was raised in the Seanad today by Senator Garret Ahearn who said the Smart Metering Programme must deliver the best value for money in the pursuit of energy efficiency.

Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond has stressed that Ireland will be the United Kingdom’s bridge to the EU in a post-Brexit world. However, he added that securing a deal on a future relationship will be vital to this.

Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty has called for the expansion of supports for homeowners whose property has been affected by ‘pyritic heave’.