News & Statements
Byrne welcomes progress on Richmond Barracks restoration project
Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne, has welcomed the progress on the Richmond Barracks restoration project for the Ireland 2016 commemorations.
Coghlan expresses disappointment at high number of repossessions by state owned banks
Fine Gael Senator for Kerry and Government Chief Whip in the Seanad, Paul Coghlan, speaking in the Seanad today (Friday), expressed his disappointment that the banks driving the largest number of repossessions are those supported by the State.
EU-US trade deal opposed by Sinn Féin could create up to 10,000 new jobs – Farrell
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell has said today (Friday) that an EU–US trade deal could lead to the 5,000 to 10,000 new jobs in Ireland and increase Irish GDP by 1.1%, that’s an average of €1,200 per family. An independent study on a potential deal was launched today by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD.
Heydon welcomes new option for Grid Link
Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon, has welcomed the announcement by EirGrid this morning (Friday) of a new option for Grid Link.
Increase in number of tourists visiting the North-East – Fitzpatrick
“The latest CSO data shows that the number of visitors coming to Ireland has increased by 10.3% compared to the same period last year, this includes a jump in the number of people travelling to the North-East”, says Peter Fitzpatrick, Fine Gael TD for Louth.
Renua policies would increase LPT in rural Offaly and lower costs for towns and cities – Corcoran Kennedy
Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has called on Renua to clarify how increasing Local Property Tax (LPT) in rural Ireland, in order to ease the burden on urban areas, will help rural communities.
The future of Roscommon Hospital has never been more secure or safe – Feighan
Roscommon Hospital Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/ South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has definitively stated that Roscommon Hospital is safer than ever before. He also stated that, as a result of investments made at the hospital in the last four years, the future of the hospital has never been more secure.
Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Education and Skills
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the patronage determination process will commence for the new primary school in the Goatstown/Stillorgan area in County Dublin; the timeframe for this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter?
Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015:
I am not sure how many times over the years I have spoken on the topic of electoral or political reform but it has certainly been many times and the matter has been brought up repeatedly in different guises and by different Governments and Opposition.
Butler welcomes long overdue supports for children with Down syndrome
Fine Gael Meath West TD, Ray Butler, has welcomed what he terms “long overdue supports for children with Down syndrome”, following the announcement by Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan of an allocation of resource teacher support to children with Down syndrome.