Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, today [Friday] announced plans to significantly increase its presence in Ireland with the creation of 100 additional new roles, doubling its current workforce to 200 employees by year end. Positions currently recruiting for are in its customer experience and hospitality teams based in Ringsend, Dublin.

Fine Gael Limerick TD, Kieran O’Donnell, has welcomed the announcement that 270 new high-end jobs are to be created at Ethicon Biosurgery in the National Technological Park in Limerick as a result of an €80 million investment by the company.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne, has welcomed the launch of the White Paper on Universal Health Insurance (UHI) earlier this week, saying it is the first step in the Government’s commitment to make healthcare accessible for all.

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar TD has officially opened the R402 Enfield Edenderry Road Improvement Scheme, which includes 11km of single carriageway.

Fine Gael Dublin Senator, Catherine Noone, has today (Friday) welcomed the announcement from Airbnb that it is expanding its presence in Dublin with the creation of 100 new jobs, adding that it is further proof that the Dublin Docks have developed a superb international reputation for being an ideal location for high growth and tech firms.

Frances Fitzgerald T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, has announced that legislation agreed at cabinet to put the Children First

Fine Gael TD for Dublin South, Olivia Mitchell, has suggested that a structured government backed scheme to help support families and individuals relocate and settle in the gateways and hub towns identified in the National Spatial Strategy would help alleviate social housing need in Dublin.

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to increase the number of ASD places in mainstream secondary schools in Dublin south; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

I very much welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue. The debate is very timely. I am sure I am no different from other Deputies who probably find that housing is not just the single biggest issue coming to them in representations but larger than all other issues combined.

Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne has strongly condemned the shooting which took place in Ballyfermot yesterday evening.