Hildegarde Naughton, TD

Brian Hayes, has today asked the European Central Bank (ECB) to clarify if any new voting procedure will apply at the Bank when Lithuania joins the Euro from January next year.

Fine Gael Cork South Central TD and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer, has thanked Dr Ambrose McLoughlin for his work as Secretary General of the Department of Health and wished him well in his new role with Healthy Ireland.

Fine Gael TD for Galway West, Sean Kyne, has today (Tuesday) criticised Fianna Fáil for misleading the people of rural Ireland on the matter of post offices and stated that the Government has a plan to secure the future of An Post.

The Comptroller & Auditor General report on Managing Elective Day Surgery has been published before the Dáil, in accordance with the Comptroller & Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993, which requires that the Minister lays it before the Dail.

Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/Galway, Frank Feighan, has welcomed the news that the IDA is already working to find new companies to set up in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, TD, and Minister for Development, Trade Promotion and North South Co- operation, Seán Sherlock, TD, have today (19th August) paid tribute to aid workers and humanitarian efforts on World Humanitarian Day.

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Mr. Paschal Donohoe TD, officially unveiled the Roses sculpture on the Tralee Bypass on Monday, August 18th 2014.

The Minister for Justice and Equality, Ms. Frances Fitzgerald T.D., today published the reports for 2013 of the Castlerea, Midlands, Mountjoy, Training Unit and Wheatfield Prison Visiting Committees.

The Bill will transpose into Irish law an EU Council Framework Decision on combating terrorism. In particular, the Bill, when enacted will amend the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 to create the three new offences

Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Tuesday), supported the Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU) in their call to make motor tax renewal available at Post Offices.