Bernard Durkan, TD

Flood defence scheme applications across the country need to be processed more quickly to allow fast construction to combat weather bombs such as the deluge which hit this week, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Fine Gael’s Cork and Waterford TDs and Senators have tonight ensured Government funding for flood relief for communities across the Southern regions is opened immediately.

Local communities left heavily flood damaged from Storm Babet’s torrential rainfall should have access to immediate emergency funding from separate Government departments, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Significant changes to the free travel scheme will benefit those with epilepsy and other disabilities that have resulted in a person being deemed medically unfit to drive, according to a Fine Gael TD.

Budget 2024 is highlighting the important role played by family carers with an increase in payments and other commitments made by the Department of Social Protection, said a Fine Gael Senator. 

Speech delivered by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D, to Dáil Éireann

The extension and expansion of vital home ownership measures in Budget 2024 will be welcome news to those who are intent on buying their own homes, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Farmers can be reassured that Fine Gael is looking out for rural communities by the measures included in Budget 2024, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Budget 2024 is significantly reducing the cost of higher education to help students and their families, said a Fine Gael TD.

The provision in Budget 2024 for increased pay for trainee Gardaí will attract more people to join An Garda Siochána, a Fine Gael TD has said.