Martin Heydon, TD

Fine Gael MEP, Brian Hayes said that he notes the ECB's upcoming engagement with the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on the Irish banking crisis and says this is an absolute minimum from the ECB.

Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, has said that economic and social benefit for Dublin 8 is a key consideration for the new children's hospital. Byrne was speaking in advance of the planning application for the hospital being lodged with An Bord Pleanála today (Monday).

Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes, has today (Sunday) said that the cost of setting up a company will soon cost as little as €1 and will only take a couple of hours. This is the aim of a new proposal adopted by the European Parliament.

Fine Gael TD for Meath East and member of the Oireachtas Tourism Committee Helen McEntee says tourism is booming and we must not let Fianna Fáil wreck the sector again and reverse the recovery which is taking place and the hard work of all those involved in the sector.

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, and Chair of the Fine Gael Committee on Agriculture, Martin Heydon, says that we must not let Fianna Fáil wreck the farming and agri-food sectors again.

Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Simon Harris, has said that the Government is determined to recoup every cent of the taxpayers’ money from the banks. Minister Harris was speaking after today’s set of results from AIB show a strong financial performance putting the taxpayer in a good position to recoup their €20.8 billion investment.

Purchasing Managers’ Index for Ireland released today (Thursday), highlights that Ireland’s economic recovery is strengthening.

Minister of State at the Department of Finance and Fine Gael TD for Wicklow-East Carlow, Simon Harris, said that the Purchasing Managers’ Index for Ireland released today (Thursday), highlights that Ireland’s economic recovery is strengthening. Minister Harris was speaking after Investec and Markit Economics released the Purchasing Managers’ Index on Manufacturing and Services in July, showing the highest reading for Ireland since September 2006, just before the economic crash.

To ask the Minister for Health the number of Medical Cards in respect of Old Age Pensioners withdrawn over the past four years and subsequently restored...