News & Statements
Self builds must be included in expansion of First Home Scheme – Cummins
The expansion of the First Home Scheme to include self builds is urgently needed, a Fine Gael Senator said.
Chicken pox vaccine must be included in routine immunisation without delay – Burke
The chicken pox vaccine must be included in routine childhood immunisation without delay, a Fine Gael TD has said.
Speech by Minister Neale Richmond T.D at the Thomas D’Arcy McGee Summer School in Carlingford on the Good Friday Agreement
Speech by Minister Neale Richmond T.D on the Good Friday Agreement, delivered at the Thomas D’Arcy McGee Summer School in Carlingford on Tueday, August 15th 2023
Time to ‘bin’ lofty attitude to imperfect fruit and veg – Lombard
Vegetables are the most commonly wasted food type in supermarkets, accounting for a massive 20% of waste, followed by fruit at 16%, a Fine Gael Senator has stated.
Oration by Minister Simon Harris T.D at the 101st Anniversary Collins Griffith Commemoration
Oration by Minister Simon Harris T.D at the 101st Anniversary Collins Griffith Commemoration, delivered at Glasnevin Cemetery on Sunday, 13th August 2023
EV charging points must be transparent & locatable – Farrell
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan must ensure publicly available charging points for electrical vehicles (EVs) are transparent and easily locatable on a dedicated app, a Fine Gael TD has said.
Housing adaptation grants must be increased in line with market costs – Higgins
Deputy Emer Higgins, party spokesperson on equality, has called for Government to re-examine the rate at which the grants are paid to older people and people with disabilities in the run up to the Budget, to help them to make their homes more accessible.
New planning bill must stop serial objectors delaying essential projects – Lombard
The current review of our planning laws must ensure that serial objectors cannot stall badly needed infrastructural projects to the detriment of communities, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Crucial that RTE’s new Register of Interests is made public – Cannon
It is crucial that RTE’s new Register of Interests for any paid for external promotional or sponsorship work events undertaken by RTE on air staff be made available to the public, a Fine Gael TD has said.
Questions on sex for rent must be added to the RTB’s rental sector survey – Lombard
The Residential Tenancy Bureau (RTB) must add questions on the issue of sex for rent to its annual rental sector survey to ascertain the true extent of the problem, a Fine Gael Senator has said.