Leo Varadkar, TD

Fine Gael Waterford Deputy, Paudie Coffey, has welcomed news that Waterford company, Eishtec, is to expand further and will now employ 950 people in the South East region at their two sites in Waterford and Wexford. Deputy Coffey his expressed his delight at having been able to assist Eishtec during its establishment over 2 years ago, when the company initially announced it would be hiring 20 people.

Facebook, Amazon and Yahoo in major office expansion plans.

Local Fine Gael TD for Dublin South, Olivia Mitchell has welcomed the opening of the Online Sports Capital Register (www.sportscapitalprogramme.ie)

Major sales opportunity for Irish med tech companies at Enterprise Ireland event.

To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when it is envisaged that the referendum to ratify the EU agreement setting up the Unified Patent Court will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

To ask the Minister for Finance if any protections, in terms of the future rates and conditions will be offered to the residential mortgage holders with the former Irish Bank Resolution Corporation when the mortgage loan book is sold on by the liquidator; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

Speaking this evening, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, said “There has been understandable public interest in two cases which have come to light in recent days involving children with Roma families.