Bernard Durkan, TD

Dublin Senator and Fine Gael candidate for Dublin West, Catherine Noone, has said that compulsory calorie counts on menus is now needed, after such a low voluntary take-up of the scheme by restaurants.

Dublin Senator and Fine Gael candidate for Dublin West, Catherine Noone, has said that compulsory calorie counts on menus is now needed, after such a low voluntary take-up of the scheme by restaurants.

In Donegal, 7,837 farmers have received Basic Farm Payments so far in 2015, making up 95.17% of payments. In 2016, €1.2 billion in direct funding will be made available from the EU to fund the Basic Payment Scheme nationally.

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has welcomed news from his colleague Minister Kathleen Lynch that she has allocated €372,000 for the Holy Ghost supported care home in Waterford City and €185,000 for St Cathage’s Care Home in Lismore, Co Waterford. Minister Coffey has said that this funding will come as a major boost for both homes who provide a critical service to the elderly community in Waterford City and County.

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has welcomed the news that Waterford has received €140,000 of funding for an exciting project for the Viking Triangle in Waterford City. This initiative is getting funding for a 3D Viking experience for Waterford, that will enhance further the Viking Triangle and attract more tourists to Our City.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal and member of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, Alan Farrell, has unreservedly criticised the failure of a Sinn Féin general election candidate, Louise O’Reilly, to criticise the murder of Garda Jerry McCabe.

It is now clearer than ever that a vote for Fianna Fáil could put Sinn Féin into government, according to Minister Damien English TD.

Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes has today (Thursday) said that the list of new anti-terror measures proposed by the Commission is an important step in the fight against terrorism. Mr Hayes was speaking in Brussels where the European Commission announced plans for a new Directive on Terrorism.

Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Joe O’Reilly, will tomorrow (Thursday) welcome the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton to The Errigal Hotel in Cootehill for an Action Plan for Jobs breakfast meeting.

“There is an urgent need to complete negotiations on the GP contract,” according to Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator and the party’s Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke. Senator Burke was speaking after raising the matter in the Seanad with Minister of State in the Department of Health, Kathleen Lynch.