Patrick O'Donovan, TD

Fine Gael Ministers have today (Saturday) set out the party’s Long Term Economic Plan, which will Keep the Recovery Going. Ministers Michael Noonan, Richard Bruton, Simon Coveney, Paschal Donohoe and Simon Harris were speaking at the Party’s 78th Ard Fheis in the Citywest Hotel.

Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has warmly welcomed the announcement by Minister Richard Bruton that €1.4 million has been awarded for the construction of an I-Lofar station in Birr this year.

Fine Gael Ministers tonight (Friday) outlined the Party’s plan to create help create an additional 200,000 jobs by 2020. Ministers Richard Bruton, Simon Coveney and Paschal Donohoe were speaking at the Party’s Ard Fheis in the Citywest Hotel.

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has welcomed the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Waterford Hospice Movement and HSE. This news was confirmed to him by his Ministerial Colleague, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar TD.

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD said that the announcement of 1,245 new jobs today (Wednesday), marks not only an excellent day for workers, but signifies a stark contrast to the chaotic economic situation in 2011, when jobs were haemorrhaging and Fianna Fáil attempted a botched reshuffle.

Fine Gael TD for Kildare North, Bernard Durkan, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Sport, Michael Ring TD, that he is to re- open the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme for a short time.

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, has said that the agreements reached as part of the Post Office Network Business Development Group report will support local post offices in the future.

Fine Gael TD for Clare and Chairman of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee, Pat Breen, has said that the announcement of 500 new jobs by healthcare recruitment company TTM, is very good news for Clare.