Latest news from Fine Gaelhttp://www.finegael.ie/latest-news/Fine Gael Meath TDs have this morning (Monday) welcomed the allocation of €1,549,868 under the Community Involvement Scheme which will be used to repair lesser trafficked rural roads in the county. This announcement follows on from a meeting the TDs had last week with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar TD, where they raised the state of the roads in Meath and pushed for action on the matter.http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/fg-tds-welcome-allocation/index.xmlMon, 20 May 2013 11:27:58 GMTWEXFORD'S Minister of State Paul Kehoe TD today has welcomed details of a new pilot Community Involvement Scheme for works on local roads which will see €398,8130 allocated to County Wexford through the Community Involvement Scheme (CIS) announced today.http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/wexford-roads-to-be-surfa/index.xmlMon, 20 May 2013 10:54:03 GMTSpeaking at a European Presidency conference on Monetary Union and Democratic Legitimacy in Madrid today (Friday), Fine Gael Dublin Central Deputy, Paschal Donohoe, said that for future European success we must deliver a viable and robust banking union that has the faith of the people at its very core (see full speech below).http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/banking-union-key-to-futu/index.xmlFri, 17 May 2013 17:06:35 GMTFine Gael Wicklow TD, Simon Harris, has today (Friday) said it is essential that parents and teachers play a central role in the working group set to be established to consider the report from the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), which has been published by the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn TD. http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/parents-and-teachers-must/index.xmlFri, 17 May 2013 11:56:50 GMTFine Gael Louth Deputy, Peter Fitzpatrick, has said news that almost 25,000 homes in Louth will be able to access high-speed broadband by next September will act as a boost for businesses in the region and allow households to experience the same connectivity speeds that have been taken for granted in other parts of the country for years.http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/eircom-gets-broadband-up-/index.xmlThu, 16 May 2013 18:46:23 GMTFine Gael Senator, Jim D’Arcy, has welcomed the discussion that took place today (Thursday) on the Narrow Water Bridge at the meeting of the Joint Committee on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/darcy-welcomes-strong-sup/index.xmlThu, 16 May 2013 18:44:53 GMTFine Gael Waterford Deputy, Paudie Coffey has today (Thursday) welcomed the cross party support from Cork County Council for his Private Member’s Bill, which aims to reduce the burden of costs for new businesses. Deputy Coffey introduced this Bill into the Dáil a number of weeks ago and has called on other councils to support him in this with a view to helping start-up businesses in towns and villages right across the country. http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/coffey-welcomes-cork-coun/index.xmlThu, 16 May 2013 18:18:18 GMTFine Gael Dublin Senator, Catherine Noone, has today (Thursday) urged Dublin communities to get involved in the Friend of Irish Heritage initiative launched this week by the Minister of State at the Office of Public Works (OPW), Brian Hayes TD. http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/noone-urges-dublin-commun/index.xmlThu, 16 May 2013 16:54:04 GMTFine Gael Laois/Offaly TD, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, yesterday (Wednesday) chaired the inaugural meeting of the Fine Gael Working Group on Gender Equality. The group, which was set up by the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party following a proposal from Deputy Corcoran Kennedy, aims to spearhead action to implement equal pay legislation. http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/corcoran-kennedy-chairs-f/index.xmlThu, 16 May 2013 15:45:41 GMTTá lúcháir orm a bheith anseo inniú ag an díospóireacht seo, ábhair iontach tábhachtach, cúig bliana déag inné síniú ath aontú Aoine an Chéasta. I am delighted to be here today at this debate, a very important subject 15 years after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/speech-by-joe-mchugh-td-d/index.xmlThu, 16 May 2013 14:34:18 GMTProposal is good for passengers, for company & for jobshttp://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/varadkar-welcomes-propose/index.xmlThu, 16 May 2013 12:21:19 GMTFine Gael Meath TDs last night (Wednesday) held a meeting with the Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar TD, to push for action on the condition of the roads in North Meath. The meeting was attended by Deputies Regina Doherty, Helen McEntee, Ray Butler and Damien English. http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/fg-tds-meet-transport-min/index.xmlThu, 16 May 2013 11:27:19 GMTFine Gael Cork South West Deputy, Noel Harrington, has welcomed the commitment by the Minister Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte TD, to undertake a review of the fiscal terms for oil and gas production, saying this could go a considerable way to increasing the confidence of the oil and gas exploration industry and attract future investment in Ireland.http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/harrington-welcomes-revie/index.xmlWed, 15 May 2013 18:29:11 GMTFine Gael Dublin Senator, Catherine Noone, has today (Wednesday) suggested that a small levy could be placed on smartphone sales to help fund suicide prevention measures. A similar measure was introduced in France recently to support the Arts. http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/smartphone-levy-could-fun/index.xmlWed, 15 May 2013 17:13:02 GMTFine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has welcomed the proposals to locate a Western Regional Rehabilitation Centre at Roscommon County Hospital. http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/roscommon-hospital-the-pe/index.xmlWed, 15 May 2013 14:35:20 GMTFine Gael TD for Dublin North, Alan Farrell, has called on Fianna Fáil TD and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, John McGuinness, to clarify whether he signed off on the €71,353 in overtime, mileage and subsistence claimed by his son, Cllr Andrew McGuinness, when he worked in his father’s Ministerial office at the Department of Enterprise from 2007 to 2009. This included €30,000 in overtime payments in 2008 alone, as reported in the Irish Independent.http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/mcguinness-must-clarify-w/index.xmlWed, 15 May 2013 13:49:54 GMTFine Gael Cork South Central Deputy and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Health, Jerry Buttimer, has said the Higgin’s Report on the Establishment of Hospital Groups and the Small Hospital Framework, which has been approved by Cabinet today (Tuesday), signals a new dawn in the organisation of our hospitals which will ultimately mean better outcomes for patients.http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/new-hospital-groups-repor/index.xmlTue, 14 May 2013 18:51:41 GMTFine Gael Louth Deputy, Peter Fitzpatrick, has said the Higgin’s Report on the Establishment of Hospital Groups and the Small Hospital Framework which is expected to be approved by Cabinet this afternoon (Tuesday) will give hospitals like Louth County Hospital the support they need to treat more people in the future to the highest possible standards. http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/new-hospital-group-will-h/index.xmlTue, 14 May 2013 18:49:56 GMTFine Gael Cork North West Deputy, Áine Collins, has said the Higgin’s Report on the Establishment of Hospital Groups and the Small Hospital Framework which has been approved by Cabinet this afternoon (Tuesday) will result in better service provision, the retention of well trained staff and the development of specialities in smaller hospitals.http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/new-hospital-reform-plan-/index.xmlTue, 14 May 2013 18:48:38 GMTFine Gael Waterford Senator, Maurice Cummins, has said the fact that Waterford Regional Hospital (WRH) is to retain its current suite of cardiology, trauma and oncology services under the Report on the Establishment of Hospital Groups and the Small Hospital Framework, which has been approved by Cabinet this afternoon (Tuesday), signals a bright future for the hospital in the years ahead.http://www.finegael.ie//latest-news/2013/wrh-services-maintained-a/index.xmlTue, 14 May 2013 18:47:22 GMT