Regina Doherty, MEP

Fine Gael TD Noel Rock has called on Fianna Fáil front bench member Éamon Ó Cuív to explain why he attempted to convince a judge that a terrorist - who plotted a bomb attack on Prince Charles two years ago – was supportive of the peace process.

The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton TD, today announced that 130 additional SNAs are being made available for allocation to schools over the remainder of the school year (January – June 2018) as part of an overall increase of 1,000 SNAs in 2018.

“The proposal to extend the compulsory retirement age for public servants is common sense.” That’s according to Peter Burke, Chartered Accountant and Fine Gael TD for Longford Westmeath, who welcomed today’s (Wednesday) news that the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure, Paschal Donohoe, has secured Cabinet approval to extend the compulsory retirement age for public servants from 65 to 70

Ahead of National Missing Persons Day tomorrow (Wednesday), Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator, Colm Burke, has outlined how his new legislation will aid the families of missing persons in overcoming the legal difficulties they currently face.

Cork Senator and member of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee, Tim Lombard, has welcomed the renewal of Ireland’s derogation under the Nitrates Directive.

Deputy Michael Healy Rae’s opposition to the Fine Gael proposal to increase rural bus services is a regressive move for rural Ireland, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Ground-breaking new heart failure medication will help to save lives. That’s according to Sean Kyne, Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South, and Minister for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, who had previously raised the availability of the medicine with Health Minster, Simon Harris.

Today I made the decision to tender my resignation to the Taoiseach, stepping-down with immediate effect as Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.