News & Statements

Doherty welcomes HIQA’s consideration of providing defibrillators in public places

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty, has today (Thursday) welcomed the announcement that the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is examining whether defibrillators should be provided in public places, to deal with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. It comes as the Ashbourne Cardiac First Responders group is awarded €6,270 in funding through National Lottery grants allocated by the Department of Health.

FG Welcomes Cathaoirleach of New Ross TC, Niamh Fitzgibbon to the Party

Fine Gael General Secretary Tom Curran has said the Party’s Executive Council is happy to confirm that the Cathaoirleach of New Ross Town Council, Cllr Niamh Fitzgibbon, formerly of the Green Party, has joined Fine Gael and has been added to the Party ticket for the New Ross electoral area for next year’s Local Elections to Wexford County Council.