Sinn Féin promises to deliver homes for ‘as low as €250,000’ if elected is a desperate attempt to muddy the waters following their party leader’s claims 140 days ago that they would deliver 3 bed semi-detached homes in Dublin city for €300,000, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Minister Peter Burke and Senator Micheál Carrigy have been selected by Fine Gael to represent the party in the Longford-Westmeath constituency in the General Election.

The Chronic Disease Management Programme has been a huge success story and has led to better outcomes for some patients availing it, according to Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway.

A new disability card must be introduced that would apply across the EU, to ensure that people with disabilities, including from Ireland, would have equal access to special conditions and necessary supports anywhere in the EU, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

A Dublin City Taskforce charged with breathing new life into the capital city must deliver its recommendations in a tight timeframe, Fine Gael Dublin City Councillors have said.

Investment in staff for neonatal facilities must be prioritised now, in order to be ready to transfer to the National Children’s Hospital as soon as its doors open, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Critical roads funding is needed for local authorities nationwide, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Tim Lombard said nationwide road maintenance is essential for the safety of all commuters and motorists across the country.

The European Commission should provide a guarantee that people will always have the right to use physical cash if they wish and that cash will not be replaced by digital payment options, Senator Regina Doherty, Dublin European Election Candidate for Fine Gael has said.

Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Martin Heydon, has welcomed confirmation that Guinness brewer and drinks giant, Diageo, will now proceed with construction of its new €200million brewery in Newbridge. 

Councillor Michael Murphy has been selected as the General Election candidate by Fine Gael for the Tipperary South constituency.