Fergus O'Dowd, TD

Fine Gael TD for Carlow/Kilkenny, Pat Deering, has today (Tuesday), welcomed the establishment of a new process which will reinvigorate the technological university of the South East project, announced by the Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD.

To ask the Minister for Health his plans to utilise the new facility purchased at Mount Carmel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.?

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Jerry Buttimer, has said today (Monday) that the decision by OpenText to create 105 new high-skilled roles in Cork is further evidence that the economic recovery is strengthening. OpenText’s new operation will provide customer support for its information management services.

Fine Gael Clare Senator and Seanad Spokesperson on Justice and Disability, Martin Conway, has called on the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, to review the recent success of London’s pioneering Family Drug and Alcohol Court and to consider the establishment of a similar court in Ireland.

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South and Chair of Fine Gael’s Internal Committee on Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Martin Heydon, has today (Monday) welcomed the news from the Irish trade mission to China, marking a major step forward in opening up the export of Irish beef to that country.

The Minister for European Affairs and Data Protection Dara Murphy TD announced today that the Canadian company OpenText, a global leader in the software sector, is to expand its operations in Cork - with plans to create up to 105 highly skilled roles over the next two years.

"The Chair of the Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), Danièle Nouy informed me that she is confident that Permanent TSB will find a solution to capital shortfall problems and attract private investment," Brian Hayes MEP said today.

Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has today welcomed the establishment of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes, said today (Sunday) that ECB President Mario Draghi must hold firm on a commitment to acknowledge Ireland's concerns when it loses out on voting rights in ECB Governing Council meetings.

Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator and the Party’s Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke, has today (Sunday) called on the HSE to disclose a full list of all current hospital consultant vacancies.