extent to which job creation through foreign direct investment and/or indigenous sources are in line with or ahead of projections in each of the past three and a half years to date

lack of adequate apprenticeships has been identified as an obstacle to economic recovery and access to the jobs market

manufacturing sector continues to create employment; the extent to which efforts continue to be made to ensure the retention of the maximum number of manufacturing jobs

number of new jobs created indigenously and through foreign direct investment in the past three years to date

monitored the skills requirements in respect of the various jobs created over the past three years with particular reference to planning for the future and ensuring an adequate skill requirement for the workplace

holders of work permits who have resided and have been employed here for several years most often in the same employment

Fine Gael Senator for Clare, Martin Conway, has encouraged all farmers to apply for a Farm Safety Scheme grant and to use the funds to address the very important issue of farm safety.

Fine Gael Party Chairman and President of the Irish Association of Suicidology, Dan Neville TD has commended the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar and Minister of State for Health, Kathleen Lynch, after €35 million extra was allocated to mental health care in Budget 2015.

Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Member of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has called for the criminalisation of domestic violence. Deputy Corcoran Kennedy was speaking today at the launch of the Committee’s report on domestic and sexual violence.

Fine Gael MEP, Brian Hayes, today (Thursday), said that new EU proposals aimed at slashing administrative red tape could save up to €41 billion annually for businesses.