News & Statements
PSO for flights on Kerry-Dublin route retained – Griffin
Fine Gael TD for Kerry and Member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Brendan Griffin TD, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, that the Public Service Obligation (PSO) Kerry to Dublin route will be retained.
Restoration of Minor Works Grant great news for schools in Westmeath and Longford – McFadden
Fine Gael TD for Longford/Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has said that the restoration of the Minor Works Grant, which helps primary schools carry out essential maintenance and repair work, will be welcome news for many communities right across Longford and Westmeath.
Social Housing Strategy must prioritise areas where the need for investment is greatest – Farrell
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell has stated that the Government’s €2.2 billion social housing investment should prioritise the areas which need it most, specifically those with the longest housing lists such as Fingal and Dublin City.
Social Housing Strategy will address the shortage and provide homes for those who need them- Byrne
Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, has today (Wednesday) said that the Government’s Social Housing Strategy 2020 will address the current housing shortage and provide homes for those who need them.
Strong tourism performance continues with an increase in overseas visitors and in numbers employed in the sector – Donohoe
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, today (Wednesday) welcomed the latest official data on overseas travel from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which showed an increase of 8.8% in overseas visits to Ireland for the first ten months of 2014 compared to the same period last year.
Update: Job Creation and Foreign Direct Investment – Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 25th November, 2014
job creation targets continue to be met throughout the services sector indigenously and through Foreign Direct Investment
Update: Job Creation and Foreign Direct Investment – Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 25th November, 2014
job creation targets continue to be met throughout the services sector indigenously and through Foreign Direct Investment
Lynch & Varadkar announce ten key actions for Medical Card System
Minister of State for Primary and Social Care Kathleen Lynch and Minister for Health Leo Varadkar have welcomed steps by the HSE to enhance the operation of the medical card scheme and make it more sensitive to people’s needs, especially arrangements relating to the issuing of medical cards on a discretionary basis.
McFadden hopeful for flexibility on 21 year army retirement rule
Fine Gael TD for Longford/Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has said she is hopeful of some flexibility on a mandatory rule forcing the retirement of hundreds of soldiers after 21 years of service.
Sinn Féin’s plan to increase income tax by 8% and tax assets would destroy the economy – O’Donovan
Fine Gael TD for Limerick, Patrick O’Donovan, has today warned farmers, the self-employed and people with savings accounts to be aware of Sinn Féin’s planned policies of tax and spend, which would directly impact on assets.