Regina Doherty, MEP

Regulating childcare providers in a way that doesn’t employ practicality and common sense may lead to business closures, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Better transport, housing delivery and supporting businesses are among the issues Fine Gael Mayors and Cathaoirligh will prioritise in their respective councils over the next five years.

Fine Gael parliamentary party members met with representatives from the hospitality sector this week who outlined the challenges facing their sector.

Fine Gael has committed to exempt working farmers from Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT), Deputy Michael Ring has said.

The loss of 170 jobs in Drogheda due to the closure of the Becton Dickinson (BD) site is a major blow to the local community, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Independent TDs have sided against the public and Gardaí by voting against the retention of the Special Criminal Court to deal with the country’s most serious criminals and organised crime, a Fine Gael Minister said.

Senator Seán Kyne has been appointed as the Seanad’s Deputy Leader and Leader of the Fine Gael group by An Taoiseach Simon Harris.

The passing into law of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill today gives certainty for families who have waited a long time for legal recognition of their parent child relationships, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Deputy Frank Feighan has paid tribute to former RTE journalist, Tommie Gorman, who has died. 

Hungary must uphold the ‘Rule of Law’ and better protect the LGBTQI+ community in Hungary and across the European Union, a Fine Gael Minister has said.