Fine Gael MEP for Dublin, Brian Hayes, has welcomed plans announced by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and promoters MCD for concerts this summer in Marlay Park, Rathfarnham.

Speaking about the report of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council which raises doubts about the suitability of the Glenalbyn site for a swimming pool, Olivia Mitchell, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown said, “the priority was first to establish the extent of demand for a pool.”

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney T.D. last night hosted a prestigious launch event in New York to officially mark the re-entry of Irish beef to the US market.

Fine Gael Meath West TD, Ray Butler, has welcomed the Irish beef showcase in New York, saying that the promotion of Irish beef in the US is good for Meath farmers.

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon has welcomed the Irish beef showcase in New York this week, saying that the promotion of Irish beef in the US is good for Kildare farmers.

Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South, Seán Kyne, has been appointed Vice Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs.

Fine Gael Sligo TD, John Perry, has welcomed the extension of the retirement ‘grace period’ for public service pensions, saying it will give people more time to consider when to retire, safe in the knowledge that they will not lose out if they wait until 2016.

“The fall in the value of the Euro in relation to sterling can be very positive for retailers and exporters south of the border”, says Joe O’Reilly, Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan.

“A €300 million investment fund from the Housing Finance Agency and the European Investment Bank will be used to provide 2,000 social housing units over the next three years. Housing of this kind is badly needed throughout Dublin, but particularly in the south inner city”, says Catherine Byrne, Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central.