Senator Micheál Carrigy

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal Alan Farrell has said that significant funding has been allocated by Government to Fingal County Council for road improvements and maintenance in 2013.

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty, has today (Friday) welcomed the fact that the Government is advancing plans to introduce electronic tagging for sex offenders. Deputy Doherty said that the news would come as particular relief to residents in Ratoath, who were concerned in recent years at the prospect of a serious sex offender moving into their village.

At a public meeting in Rathduff last night (Thursday), Fine Gael Cork North Central Deputy, Dara Murphy, confirmed that a Letter of Intent will be signed next week for construction of a new Garda station in Blarney to serve the people of Blarney, Rathduff and Grenagh. Deputy Murphy established the fact having spoken to the Minister of State at the Office of Public Works, Brian Hayes TD. Construction for the new station is expected to commence in March this year.

At a public meeting in Rathduff last night (Thursday), Fine Gael Cork North Central Deputy, Dara Murphy, confirmed that a Letter of Intent will be signed next week for construction of a new Garda station in Blarney to serve the people of Blarney, Rathduff and Grenagh. Deputy Murphy established the fact having spoken to the Minister of State at the Office of Public Works, Brian Hayes TD. Construction for the new station is expected to commence in March this year.

It is with great sadness that I learned this evening of the death of Kevin Heffernan.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal Alan Farrell has said that significant funding has been allocated by Government to Fingal County Council for road improvements and maintenance in 2013.

To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor business closures in the retail and or commercial sector deemed to be caused by high rents...

To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he and his Department continues to engage and or liaise with traditional or indigenous enterprises with a view to possible job creating prospects...

To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which research has been carried out to identify possible disincentives to job creation and retention of existing jobs in the small and medium-sized enterprises...

To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor business closures in the retail and or commercial sector deemed to be caused by high rents...