News & Statements

€20m in funding shows Govt is keeping its promises on pyrite – McEntee

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Helen McEntee, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the announcement that the Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan TD, has approved further funding for the pyrite remediation scheme, saying it shows that the Government is keeping its promise to address the pyrite problem.

E-cigarettes posing a very real threat to our children – Mitchell O’Connor

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire TD and member of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Mary Mitchell O’Connor has today (Wednesday) warned that e-cigarettes are posing a very real threat to the health of our children. Deputy Mitchell O’Connor raised the issue in the Dáil during a topical issue debate on the matter yesterday evening.

Government funding for Páirc Uí Chaoimh an economic boost for Cork

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Jerry Buttimer, a member of Bishopstown GAA club, a former chairman of Bishopstown GAA club and former member of the GAA national marketing committee, has said that a Government commitment to provide €30 million for the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh is a significant economic boost for Cork.