Martin Heydon, TD

Installing solar panels on car parks across the country would increase Ireland’s renewable energy supply, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

A new campaign on period poverty aimed at local authorities is much needed to spread awareness, a Fine Gael TD has said.

A standard minimum length should be applied to bus tickets on Public Service Obligation (PSO) and commercial services, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

The Young Adult Card (YAC), which provides an average 50% public transport fare discount to those aged between 19 and 23, should be extended to 25-year-olds, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Targeted enforcement and high visibility policing has led to a 36% reduction in burglaries and property-related crime, according to Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward.

A revived approach to children’s disabilities will be crucial in increasing therapy services, according to two Fine Gael Senators.

New refuges will be made available in different parts of the country to support victims of domestic violence over the coming two years. In the interim, crucial supports remain available for victims of Domestic Violence, particularly over the Christmas period, according to Fine Gael TD Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.

Fine Gael Councillor and Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, Thomasina Connell, will be the first Councillor in Ireland to benefit from the new measures set out in the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Elected Members in Local Authorities) Bill 2022.

Parents are set to save thousands of euros per year with a substantial reduction in childcare fees in January when Budget measures take effect, Fine Gael Senator Mary Seery Kearney has said.