Pensioners who have worked all their lives and contributed to the wellbeing of this country will be shunned in favour of others by Sinn Féin, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Sinn Féin’s grand plans to make home ownership easier for people contain punitive proposals that would increase costs and obliterate vital schemes, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

The Sinn Féin alternative budget is a throw-away budget which will harm small and medium Irish enterprises, said Fine Gael Senator Garret Ahearn.

Fine Gael Education, Further and Higher Education Spokesperson Paul Kehoe said that Sinn Fein’s alternative Budget promises a €1,000 reduction in student fees and increases in student grants. The problem is, they don’t have the money for it.

Sinn Féin are depriving those most in need of warmer homes by slashing retrofitting in their alternative Budget, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Fine Gael TD Damien English today (Tuesday) said the alternative Budget put forward by Sinn Fein does not adequately provide for pay increases for Guards, nurses and teachers across the public service at a time when cost of living is biting so hard for so many.

Sinn Féin will lump taxes on working families, increase inheritance tax and make the country less attractive for business, a Fine Gael Minister has said.

Representatives of teacher unions, parents and advocates will discuss dyslexia rights and supports at a briefing tomorrow, which has been organised by Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) must address the inconsistency in its policies and guidelines surrounding GP assignments for medical card holders, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Ireland’s participation in the EU’s Unified Patent Court system must happen soon given the enormous economic potential it will have for businesses here, according to Fine Gael TD David Stanton.