Martin Heydon, TD

Fine Gael’s Cllr Pearce Flannery and Mr John Higgins will contest the Seanad General Election on the National University of Ireland Panel.

Today's meeting of the Fine Gael parliamentary meeting was open, positive and constructive. We welcomed new members and acknowledged good colleagues who lost their seats.

The Fine Gael members of the Cabinet met this morning to review the general election.

Micheal Martin has now abandoned Fianna Fail’s apology for wrecking the economy and reverted to Bertie-speak, according to Health Minister and Fine Gael candidate in Dublin West Leo Varadkar.

Taoiseach and Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny TD, along with Fine Gael Ministers, today (Wednesday) said that Fine Gael is the only party that people can rely on to provide the stability and certainty needed to keep the recovery going and bring it into every home in the country. He said that the choice on Friday is clear for the electorate: vote for a Government that will keep the recovery going or one that will put the recovery at risk.

Minister of State for Finance, Simon Harris, has today (Wednesday) warned voters that Fianna Fáil cannot be trusted on pensions policy. He pointed out that Fianna Fáil is criticising Sinn Féin for adopting a pension policy first proposed by Fianna Fáil.

An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, today (Monday) launched Fine Gael’s plan to support jobs growth throughout Ireland and to bring unemployment below 7% in every region.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charlie Flanagan has said that it is vital that a well-informed debate on the possible consequences associated with a UK exit from the European Union takes place in Northern Ireland, given its unique and special circumstances.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny & Minister for Tourism Paschal Donohoe today (Sunday) outlines the party’s plan to create 50,000 new jobs in tourism and increase the number of visitors to 10 million. To help achieve this ambition the party also outlined a new €100 million capital injection in the Wild Atlantic Way and a nationwide greenways network. Fine Gael’s plans for the tourism sector will boost revenues from overseas tourists by €5 billion and will make a significant contribution to regional job creation.

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and Fine Gael General Election candidate for Dublin Central, Paschal Donohoe, has called on Fianna Fáil to come clean on how it plans to fund commitments made in its manifesto, such as the DART Underground and the construction of the M20. Minister Donohoe warned people to ‘mind the gap’ in Fianna Fáil’s transport policy proposals.