A programme to assist start-up female entrepreneurs must be expanded to urban areas and receive more funding to support women in the workforce, said Fine Gael Senator Maria Byrne.

New Criminal Justice legislation contains strong measures to tackle domestic violence, a Fine Gael TD has said. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill was speaking as the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill reached Second Stage in the Dáil this week.

Dublin Fingal TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Alan Farrell, has said that recent hate crime statistics published by An Garda Síochána, reinforce the need for the introduction of the Hate Crime legislation.

The HSE Winter Plan announced by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly must be more ambitious in delivering for the people of the Mid-West, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

A new information campaign is required to inform the public about the importance of vaccinating against meningitis following recent Irish cases, said a Fine Gael TD.

With Russia continuing to carry out senseless airstrikes and war crimes in Ukraine, Ireland must declare Russia a terrorist state, according to the Fine Gael spokesperson on European Affairs.

A Fine Gael Senator has said we must stand strong against those who would vandalise our community facilities.

A new passport office should open in the West to process applications and help eliminate delays for service users, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

“On Friday the nation’s collective heart stopped when the news broke.

The popular Croí Cónaithe scheme which helps with the refurbishment of vacant properties in towns is to be extended to all cities and rural areas, Fine Gael Senator John Cummins has said.