Fine Gael MEP for Dublin, Brian Hayes has today (Friday) expressed concern that the European Commission may refer Ireland to the EU Court of Justice. The possible action is due to Ireland's failure to introduce biometric identifiers in resident permits issued to third country nationals – individuals applying for visas in other countries.

Dublin Senator and Fine Gael candidate for Dublin West Catherine Noone, has said hoteliers and restaurateurs should rein in their excessive prices and start offering value for money again.

Fine Gael TD for Limerick and Member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Patrick O’Donovan, has called for Department of Transport officials and Volkswagen representatives to come before the committee to explain the effect that the Volkswagen scandal may have on the NCT.

Fine Gael TD for Kildare North, Anthony Lawlor, is calling for the guidelines on windfarms to be published without delay and for the Departments involved to resolve their differences.

Fine Gael TD for Kildare North, Anthony Lawlor, is calling for the guidelines on windfarms to be published without delay and for the Departments involved to resolve their differences.

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, and Chair of the Fine Gael Committee on Agriculture, Martin Heydon, has said that Fianna Fáil would destroy Irish agriculture again given half a chance.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown, Alan Shatter, has said today (Thursday): “It is beyond my personal comprehension that the notorious and diabolically misleading ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ which greeted the tragic and doomed victims of Nazi tyranny as they entered the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, would be proclaimed by Mr John Ronan, who is an internationally known Irish businessman, in a witness statement made by him to an Irish Parliamentary Committee, the Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis.

To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that the current tariffs imposed on Bio Digesters are uncompetitive; if there are proposals to raise these tariffs in order to encourage all sources of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. €“ Anthony Lawlor

To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that the current tariffs imposed on Bio Digesters are uncompetitive; if there are proposals to raise these tariffs in order to encourage all sources of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. €“ Anthony Lawlor

I agree it is a real problem that there are long waiting lists and large numbers of patients on trolleys. While this is not acceptable to any of us, it is nothing new.