Martin Heydon, TD

Fine Gael Clare TD and Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, Pat Breen, has welcomed confirmation from the Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar TD, that a report to be published next month will propose possible changes to the motor tax regime for the haulage industry.

Fine Gael TD for Limerick, Fine Gael Party Chairperson and President of the Irish Association of Suicidology, Dan Neville TD, has today (Thursday), said that it is unacceptable that minors should be placed in psychiatric units with adults.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has welcomed confirmation form the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, that the Government has absolutely no intention of changing the Free Travel Pass Scheme for older people in any way.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I am very pleased to be here with you today for the United Nations Day in Support of Victims of Torture and I was very happy to accept the invitation to this event from the Director of SPIRASI, Mr. Greg Straton. I think it’s important that, at a national level, we mark this day and I thank SPIRASI for organising today’s events.

Fine Gael Meath East TD and member of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Regina Doherty, has today (Thursday) reminded Fianna Fáil that the supplementary budget for Health was €595 million during the Party’s last year in Government. Her comments come after Micheál Martin criticised the Government over the challenges facing the health budget for this year.

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has called for a sea change in attitudes to maritime safety, as he launched a new consultation process on maritime safety: Sea Change – Building a new Maritime Safety Culture.

To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which this economy continues to remain competitive...

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has today (Wednesday) highlighted how Brian Crowley’s defection to the far right, euro sceptic European Conservative and Reformist Group

Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, has said that strict enforcement will be essential if the new ban on sunbed use for under 18s is to be a success. Deputy Byrne has strongly welcomed the ban, which she said would help protect teenagers from the dangers of tanning radiation.

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has published his Department’s Annual Report for 2013, which outlines key milestones achieved by the Department last year.