Patrick O'Donovan, TD

Fine Gael has announced that Julie Hogan will represent the party in the Wexford Constituency in the forthcoming General Election, along with Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe and Senator Michael D’Arcy.

Fine Gael TD for Meath East, Regina Doherty has said that she is confident that the Mid East Action Plan for Jobs, launched today (Monday) by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, will build on Meath’s strengths and successfully help create 25,000 new jobs in the region. Deputy Doherty particularly welcomed the focus on tourism in the plan.

An Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael, Enda Kenny TD, said today (Monday) that the hard work of the Irish people is working and the question now is who will keep the recovery going? Mr. Kenny was speaking at the launch of a Fine Gael digital advertising campaign called “Your hard work is working”.

“Decreased motor taxes for road hauliers in 2016 will mean savings for businesses across the country and will help to create jobs”, says Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon.

Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Ray Butler, has said that improvements to the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme, announced today by the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, will make a real difference to people across the country.

Minister of State at the Department of Jobs and Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Damien English, has said that the USC changes introduced in Budget 2016 will be evident to thousands of people who are getting paid today (Friday) for the first time in 2016.

Comments made by a senior Sinn Féin politician today have made it clearer than ever that a vote for Fianna Fáil could put Gerry Adams and Sinn Féin in government, according to Paudie Coffey, Fine Gael TD for Waterford and Minister of State at the Department of Environment. Minister Coffey was speaking after Sinn Féin’s Director of Elections, Matt Carty MEP, said on national radio this afternoon that his Party would be “open to discussion” on forming a government with Fianna Fáil.

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has said that he expects the North Quays Site in Waterford City to be designated as a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) at tomorrow’s cabinet meeting. Minister Coffey said that this designation will bring certainty to the entire brownfield site on the North Side of the River Suir that has the potential to be a game-changer for Our City and Our Region.

“Fianna Fail and Michéal Martin would be better off spending their time developing a jobs policy rather than constantly returning to populist politics and attempting to rewrite history.

“Fianna Fail and Michéal Martin would be better off spending their time developing a jobs policy rather than constantly returning to populist politics and attempting to rewrite history.