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Garda numbers and financing would be lower under Fianna Fáil

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has today (Thursday) highlighted the hypocrisy of Fianna Fáil's criticism of the Government's management of Garda resources and stated that under Fianna Fáil's 'National Recovery Plan' we would have less Gardaí and a smaller Garda budget.

Conway welcomes plans to overhaul US immigration law

Fine Gael Clare Senator, Martin Conway, has welcomes fresh moves in the US to overhaul America’s immigration laws. Yesterday, President Barack Obama backed proposals to change immigration laws, a day after a group of US Senators unveiled details of immigration reforms they hope to have passed this year.

Action Plan will help teachers, pupils and parents in Dublin Fingal tackle scourge of bullying

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell TD, has today said that the Government's new Action Plan on Bullying will help to tackle the scourge of bullying in schools across Dublin Fingal. Five hundred thousand euro has been ring-fenced to support the implementation of the plan this year, which will include a campaign on cyber bullying and the development of national anti-bullying procedures for all schools.