News & Statements

Local Goverment Housing Shortage 4th February 2014

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if provision will be made to augment the direct local authority house building programme proposed in the recent budget ...

Local Government – Housing Shortage 4th February 2014

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the various relevant local authorities have brought to the attention of his Department the seriousness of the housing crisis...

Local Goverment Housing Shortage 4th February 2014

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if provision will be made to augment the direct local authority house building programme proposed in the recent budget ...

Local Government – Housing Shortage 4th February 2014

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the various relevant local authorities have brought to the attention of his Department the seriousness of the housing crisis...

Keane calls for life-saving EpiPens to be more easily available

Fine Gael Senator for Dublin South-West, Cáit Keane, has today (Tuesday) called on the Minister for Health, James Reilly TD, to introduce measures to make life-saving adrenaline pens (EpiPens) more easily accessible in Ireland. EpiPens are used for the emergency treatment of life threatening allergic reactions.

Revitalisation plan will boost business and job creation in Carlow – Deering

Fine Gael Carlow TD, Pat Deering, has today (Tuesday) said a new revitalisation plan for Carlow will boost business opportunities and job creation in the town. The ‘Carlow Town Team Revitalisation Programme’, which has been launched this morning by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, features seven key supports with an investment of over €130,000.