Proposed legislation to criminalise purchase of sex will protect the vulnerable

Fine Gael Senator for Louth, Jim D’Arcy and Louth TD Peter Fitzpatrick, this week visited Warrenpoint and Newry as members of the Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement to discuss the provision of the Narrow Water Bridge. This is a project that Senator D’Arcy and Deputy Fitzpatrick have been working on for some time, and which had experienced a major setback earlier this year.

ensure that resources available to the Air Corps and Naval Services continue to be adequate to meet the demand with particular reference to surveillance and search and rescue

Defence Forces due to retire after specific years of service;

intended to participate with other European countries engaged in peace-keeping/peace enforcement throughout the EU and/or environs

members of the farming community who are concerned that the incentive to hand over land to younger farmers provided for in budget 2015 discriminates family members

members of the Defence Forces all ranks throughout the Army, Navy and Air Corps have access to the highest quality of training and equipment

ensure that resources available to the Air Corps and Naval Services continue to be adequate to meet the demand with particular reference to surveillance and search and rescue

Defence Forces due to retire after specific years of service;

intended to participate with other European countries engaged in peace-keeping/peace enforcement throughout the EU and/or environs