John Paul Phelan, TD

Councillor Maura Hopkins has commended the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) this week, a State-backed fund that is providing cheap loans to small businesses across the county.

Councillor Maura Hopkins recently told a meeting of Roscommon County Council that she believes that the Monksland area in the south of the county must be kept as a part of Roscommon.

Cllr Maura Hopkins has this week urged farmers to apply to the Government's assistance fund to help replace lost feed in order to feed stock in the coming weeks.

Fine Gael general election candidate Councillor Maura Hopkins has welcomed the reduction in the USC rate which workers are set to benefit from as of January 1st.

Fine Gael General Election candidate Maura Hopkins has commended the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection on her decision to re-introduce the Christmas Bonus which will benefit social welfare recipients and their dependents.

General election candidate for the Roscommon-Galway constituency Maura Hopkins has said that The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's confirmation that 2015 applicants for the National Reserve Scheme (NR) and Young Farmer Scheme (YFS) will need to enroll in a Green Cert, or equivalent programme before the end of 2015 to fulfill the scheme conditions is a major concern for affected farmers.

Ballinasloe's Dr John Barton will lead Fine Gael candidate Maura Hopkins's campaign for a Dáil seat as her Director of Elections for the upcoming general election campaign.

Fine Gael General Election candidate for Roscommon-Galway, Maura Hopkins has welcomed the news that Minister for Finance Michael Noonan is to fast track new measures which will allow employers to give bonus vouchers of up to €500 to employees, tax free.

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow/ East Carlow, Andrew Doyle, has said that the agreements reached as part of the Post Office Network Business Development Group report will support local post offices in the future.

Fine Gael TD Andrew Doyle highlighted the need to protect the Murrough and emphasised the need for a long term plan when he welcomed MEP Sean Kelly to view the damage that has been caused by recent storms to the popular coastal location in Wicklow.