News & Statements
Mairead McGuinness MEP elected Vice-Chairman of EPP Group
Ireland East MEP Mairead McGuinness has been elected, by a large majority and on the first count, to the position of Vice- Chairman of the EPP Group.
Kehoe welcomes commitment of €116,250 for Wexford Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure
LOCAL WEXFORD T.D and Government Chief Whip, Minister Paul Kehoe has welcomed €116,250 funding for coastal work in County Wexford under the 2013 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme.
Deputy Harris welcomes Wicklow County Council’s sensible to ensure La Touche Hotel cannot be demolished
Government provides grant aid for safety improvements and maintenance at Arklow Harbour – Harris
Dáil Question on the regulation of savings clubs
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any remit to protect consumers who contribute to savings clubs over a period of 12 months in cases where the company may go into liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Dáil Question on eligibility criteria for state funded training
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will open up retraining facilities provided by his Department to persons who are unemployed but not eligible for jobseeker's allowance due to their partner or spouse earning a low to middle income salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Dáil Question on the regulation of savings clubs
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any remit to protect consumers who contribute to savings clubs over a period of 12 months in cases where the company may go into liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Dáil Question on eligibility criteria for state funded training
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will open up retraining facilities provided by his Department to persons who are unemployed but not eligible for jobseeker's allowance due to their partner or spouse earning a low to middle income salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
McEntee thanks supporters on first day in Dáil Éireann
Fine Gael's newly elected TD, Helen McEntee, has thanked her supporters and all of those who voted for her, as she takes up her seat in Dáil Eireann.
Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Finance
To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the new implications of the two-pack regulations, he will indicate the date in September or October on which the draft budget will be published; if this draft budget will be debated and/or voted on by the Oireachtas; if the final budget and Finance Bill will pass through the Houses of the Oireachtas in early December 2013 and February 2014 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.