Richard Bruton, TD

Fine Gael Waterford Deputy and Vice-Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Paudie Coffey, has today (Wednesday) thrown his weight behind a campaign undertaken by the Active Retirement Association of Ireland and the Irish Post Masters Union, who are calling for the cessation of what they describe as an ‘aggressive’ policy of paperless billing by some telecommunications companies.

Fine Gael Clare Senator and Seanad Spokesperson on Disability, Martin Conway, has welcomed the news that a key objective of the recently published National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan concerns the drafting of a comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities

"I have given the Financial Services Ombudsman the power to name financial service providers who have at least three complaints against them substantiated."

Fine Gael Laois/Offaly TD, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has today (Tuesday) said that a solution focused approach by all sides is needed in the Lumcloon Energy-Eirgrid conflict which sees the State agency threatened with legal action in the Irish and European courts.

Fine Gael Sligo/Leitrim Senator, Michael Comiskey, has today (Monday) welcomed the news that Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan TD, has given Leitrim Development Company approval to allocate funding of €318,130 to Manorhamilton Community Recreation & Sports Ltd, for the development of a multi-purpose play field at Boggaun, Manorhamilton.

Fine Gael Clare Senator, Martin Conway, has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement by EI Electronics in Shannon that it is to expand its workforce to 500 this year.

Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has welcomed an investment of almost €700,000 to upgrade Roscommon County Hospital’s electrical and mechanical infrastructure.

Fine Gael TD for Meath East, Helen McEntee, has welcomed the statement from Meath Partnership which estimates that 94 new jobs will be created as a result of an additional €3.3 million funding it has received from the EU funded LEADER programme.

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mr Richard Bruton TD, today (Monday) announced the establishment by Enterprise Ireland of a new €250,000 Competitive Feasibility Fund for Female Entrepreneurs aimed at continuing to significantly boost the number of high potential female-led business start-ups.

Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government, today (26 August 2013) announced an adjustment of the procedures for declaring that vehicles have been off the road for people who are out of the country and cannot get back home in time to finalise the paperwork personally in their local Garda Station by 30 September 2013.