Paschal Donohoe, TD

Fine Gael Kildare South TD, Martin Heydon, has said that the new Companies Bill passed in the Houses of the Oireachtas this week will ease the burden of red tape for Kildare business people and simplify many existing company law requirements. The Bill which is the largest substantive piece of legislation in the history of the State has now been sent to the President for signing.

Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Ray Butler said today that Meath will benefit from three new school building projects in 2015.

In welcoming the launch this week by Young Fine Gael (YFG) of two policy documents on mental health, Fine Gael TD for Wicklow/ East Carlow, Andrew Doyle, has commended the organisation for bringing this issue to the fore.

Businesses have been telling us that red tape and procedure make it extremely difficult to get started in Ireland.

Fine Gael Meath West TD, Ray Butler, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the passing of the Companies Bill through the Oireachtas, saying it will ease the burden of red tape on small business.

Fine Gael Carlow/ Kilkenny TD, Pat Deering, has said today (Wednesday) he is delighted that stakeholders in the dairy sector will come before the Committee on Agriculture early in the New Year to discuss their plans to deal with price volatility and to capitalise on opportunities in the dairy sector in 2015.

“Dublin needs a supervised drug injection centre”, says Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, speaking in support of The Ana Liffey Drug Project’s proposal for the first ever medically supervised drug injection centre in Ireland.

Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Chair of the Fine Gael Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Sean Kyne, has welcomed the opening of the competition for the European Capital of Culture 2020, saying it is a huge opportunity for Galway and the West.

2014 was another strong year for overseas tourism, with about 7.3 million visitors (+8.8% growth over 2013) contributing almost €3.6 billion (+9%) in revenue to the economy

Minister of State Joe McHugh TD, commenting on today’s announcement: “I welcome confirmation from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, that following discussions with the European Commission, a total of €123 million in value of quotas was secured for the whitefish fishermen, an increase from last year.