Minister Peter Burke has signed new regulations which will mean that school extensions and additional buildings will be exempt from applying for planning permission, subject to conditions.

Sinn Féin has a litany of questions to answer regarding information it is collating and storing on voters in an internal database and personal details it is also obtaining through Facebook, Fine Gael Senator John Cummins said.

The ‘My Body is My Own’ report finds that only 55 per cent of women worldwide have the power to make decisions about their own healthcare, contraception, and engagement in sexual intercourse.

Irish Water must accelerate works at Shanganagh and Ringsend wastewater treatment plants to tackle the water quality crisis in Dublin Bay, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Fine Gael Senator Jerry Buttimer, a member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, is calling for consideration on the viability of the development and construction of  Electric Rail to serve Cork City and County to be expedited.

Immediate support is needed for parents of surrogate born babies travelling home to Ireland, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Fine Gael Senator, Barry Ward has said that fully vaccinated persons should be exempt from Mandatory hotel Quarantine requirement.

New laws preventing political parties from having social media accounts managed outside Ireland will ensure greater transparency and accountability of our democratic process, Fine Gael senator John Cummins has said.

Fine Gael wants to hear the views of people in Mayo on remote working in an online event attended by An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Alan Dillon.

Following a week of violent protests in Northern Ireland, a Fine Gael TD has said the British Irish Intergovernmental Council should be convened this week.