News & Statements
Minister Varadkar announces appointment of new Secretary General of Department of Health
Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has announced the appointment of Jim Breslin as Secretary General of the Department of Health. Mr Breslin rejoins the Department from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs where he has served as its inaugural Secretary General for the last 3 years.
O’Donovan calls for focus on mental health on Suicide Prevention Day
Fine Gael TD for Limerick, Patrick O’Donovan has called for a renewed focus on mental health on Suicide Prevention Day, which takes place today.
O’Donovan calls for focus on mental health on Suicide Prevention Day
Fine Gael TD for Limerick, Patrick O’Donovan has called for a renewed focus on mental health on Suicide Prevention Day, which takes place today.
Stigma surrounding mental illness and suicide is extremely damaging and must be urgently addressed – Neville
Fine Gael Parliamentary Party Chairman and President of the Irish Association of Suicidology, Dan Neville TD, speaking on World Suicide Prevention Day, has said that stigma is one of the key issues facing people when seeking assistance with mental and emotional ill health or suicide ideation.
Stigma surrounding mental illness and suicide is extremely damaging and must be urgently addressed – Neville
Fine Gael Parliamentary Party Chairman and President of the Irish Association of Suicidology, Dan Neville TD, speaking on World Suicide Prevention Day, has said that stigma is one of the key issues facing people when seeking assistance with mental and emotional ill health or suicide ideation.
Update: Housing Crisis – Public Expenditure 9th October, 2014
mechanism to fund the purchase of existing and or construction of new houses by the local authorities to meet the ever increasing housing crisis
€137 million surplus in Dept of Social Protection could benefit older people – Farrell
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell TD, has called for reallocation of the €137 million surplus in the Social Protection budget recorded at the end of August.
Arrival of students at Grangegorman DIT is first step in transformation of Dublin’s north inner city – Donohoe
Speaking today (Tuesday) from the Grangegorman DIT campus, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, and Dublin Central TD, Paschal Donohoe, said the arrival this week of the first 1,000 students to the campus breathes real life into a project that has the potential to transform Dublin’s north inner city area.
Community courts would provide greater community engagement in the criminal justice process – Conway
Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Justice and Clare Senator, Martin Conway, welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD that she intends to bring forward proposals on the establishment of a Community Court in Dublin City on a pilot basis.
Dairygold development prioritises Mallow Ring Rd – Barry
Fine Gael TD for Cork East and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Tom Barry TD, has today (Friday), welcomed an investment of €117 million at Dairygold in Mallow and Mitchelstown, and the news that the Mallow Ring road is to become a reality.