Cork Senator and member of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee, Tim Lombard, has welcomed the renewal of Ireland’s derogation under the Nitrates Directive.

Deputy Michael Healy Rae’s opposition to the Fine Gael proposal to increase rural bus services is a regressive move for rural Ireland, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Ground-breaking new heart failure medication will help to save lives. That’s according to Sean Kyne, Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South, and Minister for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, who had previously raised the availability of the medicine with Health Minster, Simon Harris.

Today I made the decision to tender my resignation to the Taoiseach, stepping-down with immediate effect as Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.  

“It is with deep regret that the Fine Gael family has learned of the death of former TD and Minister of State, Donal Creed.

The Fine Gael parliamentary party unanimously passed a motion tonight to stand firmly behind Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald.

I welcome this opportunity to put on the record of the House certain matters that have been raised in this House and in the media in recent days.

Local Fine Gael Senator for Dublin Rathdown, Neale Richmond, has welcomed the news that the Cabinet has agreed to the extension of green line LUAS trams which service the Dublin Rathdown constituency.