Patrick O'Donovan, TD

Fine Gael TD for Longford Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has said the €200 million Center Parcs Holiday Family Resort to be built near Ballymahon, will become the shining jewel in the tourism crown for the Midlands region.

Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Ray Butler, has today (Thursday) welcomed the news that 25 schools in Meath are set to benefit from the Summer Works Scheme in 2015. Deputy Butler was speaking after the Minister for Education, Jan O’Sullivan TD, announced a €36 million investment in 559 schools across the country.

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the confirmation by the HSE that a €74m initiative is now being implemented to tackle delayed discharges and Emergency Department overcrowding.

“The new era of quota free milk production in the EU does not allow the EU Commission to take a stand off approach to the milk sector”, cautioned Mairead McGuinness Vice President of the European Parliament and Fine Gael MEP for Midlands North West. McGuinness was speaking after the abolition of EU milk quotas started on Wednesday 1st April.

Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South, Seán Kyne has welcomed the news that the Live Register has fallen for the 33rd consecutive month with a drop of 22.5% in the number of people signing on in Galway.

On World Autism Awareness Day, David Stanton, Fine Gael TD for Cork East has called for the development of a comprehensive autism strategy at national level. This strategy would inform policy making and help to ensure a multi-departmental government approach to services and supports for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Fine Gael TD for Limerick, this week in Dáil Éireann highlighted the importance of climate change and setting realistic targets ahead of the passing of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill.

“In February I raised the issue of huge costs imposed on people building one off houses or extensions due to the new building regulations. The Minister for Housing, Paudie Coffey, committed to a review and today he has confirmed that it is to take place”, says Patrick O’Donovan, Fine Gael TD for Limerick

1,000 jobs for Longford. The majority of them to be filled locally with many roles filled by employees between the ages of 16 and 24.

Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has said that while the drop in the Live Register to 10% is very much to be welcomed, it is the fall in unemployment among those under 25 that is most encouraging.