Richard Bruton, TD

Fine Gael TD for Kerry, Brendan Griffin, has today (Tuesday) condemned the release of footage showing the Carrauntoohill Cross being cut down and has said this adds a further sinister element to the incident.

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if separate Garda National Immigration Bureau arrangements will be made for employed tax-paying persons, many of whom are here as the result of Industrial Development Agency incentives and who currently are often forced to take several days from work to queue for renewal in view of limited number of renewals dispensed each day; and if she will make a statement on the matter?

Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has said that National Lottery Grants allocated by the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD will make a big difference to a number of organisations and groups in Offaly.

Fine Gael Clare Senator, Martin Conway, has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement that Ryanair has grown its Shannon Airport 2014 traffic by 300,000 passengers to 750,000 passengers.

Fine Gael Clare Senator, Martin Conway, has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement that Ryanair has grown its Shannon Airport 2014 traffic by 300,000 passengers to 750,000 passengers.

Fine Gael TD for Cork East and Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, David Stanton TD has welcomed the extension of the public consultation process for the review of firearms licensing.

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister for Agriculture and Defence Simon Coveney TD has said today (Monday) that the tax cuts announced by the Government in Budget 2015 will benefit all who pay income tax and USC, despite Michael Martin’s claims to the contrary.

Figures published today (Thursday) by the CSO confirmed that the revenue accruing to the Irish economy from overseas visitors has continued to grow in 2014.

Fine Gael Longford Westmeath TD, Gabrielle McFadden, has congratulated the six organisations across Longford and Westmeath which have been approved for National Lottery funding by the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, under the 2014 funding programme. The total allocation for the two counties comes to €34,000.

Fine Gael Senator for Clare, Martin Conway, has today (Friday) welcomed an exhibition of contemporary art of the Office of Public Works and the Department of Finance and Personnel, Northern Ireland to the Courthouse Gallery in Ennistymon.