Josepha Madigan, TD

The members of the Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsman have agreed to invite the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) to appear before the committee, a Fine Gael Senator has confirmed.

Gardaí who joined the force pre-1995 should be given the same pension rights as those who joined prior to this date, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

The direct election of a Lord Mayor for Limerick in 2024 will pave the way for the most significant local government reforms since the foundation of the State, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

A new electricity connection policy to replace the ECP-2 process, which acts as a significant barrier to prospective providers of renewable energy in Ireland, “can’t come soon enough”, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

The approval of amendments to surrogacy legislation will give much needed certainty and legal protection to intended parents and children, according to a Fine Gael Senator.

Dead animals are being left lying on farms because of an ongoing dispute between knackeries and rendering plants which needs the immediate intervention of the Agriculture Minister, two Fine Gael politicians have said.

Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed the decision of An Bord Pleanála to uphold the granting of planning permission by Kildare County Council to Diageo for a state of art brewery in Newbridge, Co. Kildare.

Amendments to surrogacy legislation which is due to be published shortly must give legal recognition to parents of babies born through surrogacy, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

The almost half a million euros raised this week in an online auction of confiscated high value goods must be reinvested into communities pulling together to tackle crime, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Minister Simon Harris and a Universities Ireland Working Group have taken a vital first step to harmonise third level opportunities North and South, a Fine Gael Senator has said.