Patrick O'Donovan, TD

“I am very pleased to confirm that Donegal is to receive almost €2.5 million in funding by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government towards social housing”, says Fine Gael Minister of State and Donegal TD, Joe McHugh.

Fine Gael MEP for Dublin, Brian Hayes has today (Thursday) said that Dublin Airport can effectively become the third Heathrow runway. Mr Hayes made his comments following the Government's formal approval of IAG's offer for Aer Lingus.

Fine Gael TD for Cork East and Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, David Stanton has welcomed progress in the development of proposals to establish the country’s first Community Court on a pilot basis. This follows the recommendation by Oireachtas Justice Committee to the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD in July 2014, to establish a pilot Community Court.

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow/East Carlow, Andrew Doyle, has highlighted how Fianna Fáil is trying to claim credit for the creation of the IDA in a desperate effort to re-write history and convince people of its job creation credentials.

Dublin Senator Catherine Noone, has called for anti-sugar consumption measures to be implemented here as a matter of priority. The call follows a new UK study revealing that children under 11 may be consuming three times too much sweet food and drink.

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, and Chair of the Fine Gael Internal Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has welcomed the progress made at the 6th beef roundtable held this week, the second such meeting held in 2015.

The records of forgotten revolutionary Comdt. Nicholas Newport have been unearthed in the Military Archives, as part of the preparations for the 1916 Centenary commemorations next year.

Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes has welcomed the news that Ireland will take part in the EU plan to relocate up to 40,000 refugees as part of the EU’s response to the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean. Yesterday (Monday), Ireland agreed to take 600.

At the beginning of this Government I said I wanted Ireland to be the best small country in the world for business, to raise a family, and to grow old with a sense of dignity and respect.

Fine Gael Dublin South Central, TD Catherine Byrne, has said that the proposed rise in the minimum wage will help remove welfare traps and is in line with Fine Gael’s plans to make work pay more than welfare. Deputy Byrne was speaking after the launch of the Low Pay Commission report which recommends increasing the minimum wage to €9.15 per hour.