Senator John Cummins

Minister confirms that Council has the authority to finish site and charge costs to the owners

For every €100 million that French companies pay in corporation tax, Irish companies pay €145 million

This company shows that, even in difficult times, a company with a smart idea can prosper and expand

Kate Brayden and Sian Roberts-Walsh of Loreto College, Foxrock, Co Dublin won first prize in the Intermediate Group of Biological and Ecological Sciences

We, in Ireland, need to diversify our trade to ensure that our economy grows and that we can create new jobs. We need to turbo-charge our exports to Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Quarter of shops have closed down since recession began

Holy Trinity is in dire need of a permanent school building. At present, 161 pupils are crammed into nine pre-fabricated buildings

Minister rows back on cuts to local schools and replaces prefab with permanent building

I will be asking the Minister for Education to consider including the Holy Trinity N.S. in Leopardstown in these plans, as the school only has the capacity to educate 161 children from the area and is made of prefab buildings, which cost over €150,000 a year to rent.

Ireland will be forced to pay €9 billion in profit to our EU partners.