News & Statements
Annual recruitment campaign will repair the taxi industry, not fare increases – Richmond
National Transport Authority (NTA) recruitment campaigns must be an annual occurrence to solve ongoing issues with the taxi industry, rather than fare increases, a Fine Gael TD has said.
Pensioners willing to rent rooms to students should not have to worry about medical card income threshold – Byrne
Pensioners interested in renting rooms to students should not be discouraged by the possibility of losing their medical card, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Future of dairy employees must be secured – Dolan
Dairy staff whose Galway production business is reportedly set to be sold must have their jobs secured, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Emergency mental health rescues during pandemic show importance of HSE helpline – Richmond
A HSE mental health helpline provided more than 1,000 ‘rescues’ during the pandemic.
Online patient records vital to a modern healthcare system – Farrell
Dublin Fingal TD, Alan Farrell, has said that the report on patient records, published by HIQA, echoes his calls for online patient records as far back as 2013.
Use bus drivers aged over 70 to resolve school transport issue – Lombard
School bus drivers aged 70 plus should be used to ease the concerns of school transport, Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has said.
Ireland must follow Scotland’s lead in tackling period poverty – Seery-Kearney
Last week, the Scottish Government officially rolled out a scheme providing the right to free period products, a monumental step towards ending period poverty. Ireland must follow their lead in combatting this issue, said a Fine Gael Senator.
Parking costs at train stations need to be reduced in line with public transport fares – McGahon
High parking costs for rail commuters should be reduced in line with new lower public transport fares, according to a Fine Gael Senator.
Speech of the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar T.D, Annual Béal na Bláth Commemoration
Taoiseach, Ministers, Mayor of Cork County, Danny Collins, Lord Mayor of Cork City, Deirdre Forde, Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Sean Clancy, members of the Defence Forces, Canon O’Mahony, members of the Collins family, colleagues and friends.
Reduce cost of childcare for parents, and ensure availability of places for children – Carroll MacNeill
It is vital that the issue of extremely high childcare costs faced by parents in Dublin is meaningfully addressed, and that childcare providers are supported to stay in business so that parents know places will be available for children when needed, a Fine Gael TD has said.