Senator Garret Ahearn

Proposed changes to the plastic bag levy represent another step in reducing our plastic waste output and should be implemented, a Fine Gael TD has said.

More than three-quarters of Fianna Fáil’s frontbench have failed to produce a single detailed policy paper for the areas they are responsible for, a Fine Gael TD has revealed.

Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD, signed the Commencement Order to bring the Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Act 2019 into operation from Friday, 1st of November 2019.

Fine Gael TD Noel Rock has today called for a change in the law to allow for automatic detection of infringements in bus lanes by cars and vans and for fines to be automatically issued.

Just over a year ago I was appointed Government Chief Whip. It is an honour and a privilege to hold this office with its varied responsibilities and duties that are central to the running of the Dáil, specifically with regard to Government business.

The Minister for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today (24 October) launched a call for applications for financial support for eligible Irish higher education institutions (HEIs), in advance of the second call of the European Universities Initiative by the European Commission.

The Fine Gael Executive Council has added two councillors as candidates for the Waterford constituency in the next General Election.

Rather than respond to issues of genuine public interest concerning the behaviour of Deputies Dooley, Collins and Chambers, Fianna Fáil has spent the last four days trying to muddy the waters and distract from their failure to answer outstanding questions.