Richard Bruton, TD

I wish to advise the House that the President, acting on my advice, yesterday accepted the resignation of Deputy Alan Shatter as a member of the Government.

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, today (Wednesday) commended the work of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton and his colleagues at Enterprise Ireland, following the announcement of a major US deal for Louth’s Suretank Engineering.

Contracts worth a total of $14million and leading to the creation of 50 jobs in Ireland were among the initial, immediate results of the 2-day Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Texas, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD announced today (Wednesday).

Ladies and gentlemen – I’m delighted to join you for the naming and commissioning ceremonies of this ship the LÉ Samuel Beckett.

Fine Gael TD for Cavan Monaghan, Heather Humphreys, today (Wednesday) commended the work of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton and his colleagues at Enterprise Ireland, following the announcement of a major US deal for Monaghan’s Combilift.

Eamonn Coghlan will represent Fine Gael in the Dublin West Bye-Election.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, T.D., has confirmed that the Government agreed at its meeting today (06 May 2014) that Irish Water’s subvention in 2015 and 2016 will be conditional on the average domestic water charge per household not exceeding €240 per year.

Public areas in major Meath towns to be revitalised

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon, today welcomed new animal welfare measures announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD at the Animal Welfare Conference in Dublin Castle.