News & Statements
Good progress at 6th Beef Roundtable – Heydon
Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, and Chair of the Fine Gael Internal Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has welcomed the progress made at the 6th beef roundtable held this week, the second such meeting held in 2015.
Records of forgotten revolutionary uncovered – Minister Paul Kehoe
The records of forgotten revolutionary Comdt. Nicholas Newport have been unearthed in the Military Archives, as part of the preparations for the 1916 Centenary commemorations next year.
600 out of 40,000 refugees to be relocated to Ireland as part of EU plan – Hayes
Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes has welcomed the news that Ireland will take part in the EU plan to relocate up to 40,000 refugees as part of the EU’s response to the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean. Yesterday (Monday), Ireland agreed to take 600.
Announcement of ChangeX100 Challenge Results and Seed Funding Round
At the beginning of this Government I said I wanted Ireland to be the best small country in the world for business, to raise a family, and to grow old with a sense of dignity and respect.
Fine Gael wants to make work pay with increase in minimum wage – Byrne
Fine Gael Dublin South Central, TD Catherine Byrne, has said that the proposed rise in the minimum wage will help remove welfare traps and is in line with Fine Gael’s plans to make work pay more than welfare. Deputy Byrne was speaking after the launch of the Low Pay Commission report which recommends increasing the minimum wage to €9.15 per hour.
Byrne discusses potential improvements to Home Help service with Minister for Health
Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne, yesterday raised the issue of home help service provision with the Minister for Health, Dr Leo Varadkar.
Crew of L.É. Eithne a source of pride for our nation – Buttimer
Cork South Central Fine Gael TD, Jerry Buttimer, today (Friday) congratulates the crew of the L.É. Eithne on their return home from deployment, assisting in the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean.
Minister for Transport working on ways to fund Blessington Greenway – Doyle
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohue TD has accepted the real value of projects like the Blessington Greenway and is working to see whether there is some way in which the Government would be able to fund the project, over of a number of years
Ministers Donohoe & Ring announce €100m additional investment in Transport, Tourism & Sport
Government intent on closing the gap between what is available and what is needed to deliver appropriate infrastructure and services for our people
Ports should be competitive and profitable, but also accountable – Doyle
Fine Gael TD for Wicklow/East Carlow, Andrew Doyle, says Ireland’s ports should be competitive and profitable, but they also need to be accountable.