Domestic and Sexual Violence report calls for zero tolerance – Corcoran Kennedy
Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Member of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has called for the criminalisation of domestic violence. Deputy Corcoran Kennedy was speaking today at the launch of the Committee’s report on domestic and sexual violence.
Budget 2015 sees €35m invested in Mental Health services - Neville
Fine Gael Party Chairman and President of the Irish Association of Suicidology, Dan Neville TD has commended the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar and Minister of State for Health, Kathleen Lynch, after €35 million extra was allocated to mental health care in Budget 2015.
EU Proposals could save up to €41 billion for businesses per year - Hayes
Fine Gael MEP, Brian Hayes, today (Thursday), said that new EU proposals aimed at slashing administrative red tape could save up to €41 billion annually for businesses.
Speech by An Taoiseach – Budget 2015 15th October 2014 Dáil Éireann
A Cheann Comhairle, Yesterday this Government delivered its fourth Budget to the House. This is a Budget to secure our recovery and to get Ireland working again. A recovery that many in this House said was impossible.
€29.1 million investment in sports capital shows Govt commitment to a Healthy Ireland - Farrell
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has today (Tuesday) commended the Minister for Sport, Michael Ring TD on the allocation of €29.1 million for the Sports Capital Programme announced in Budget 2015. This is in addition to the €80m this Government has already allocated to the Sports Capital Programme, a scheme Fianna Fáil abolished and we restored.
Joint Policing Committees can find solutions to local problems – Conway
Fine Gael Senator for Clare and the Party's Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Disability and Equality, Martin Conway, has today (Tuesday), welcomed the commencement by the Government Reform Unit of the Department of Public Expenditure of the Statute Law Revision Programme.
Health budget an opportunity to refocus on delivering reforms - Buttimer
Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer, has said the first budget since 2009 which does not cut the health budget offers an opportunity to stabilise the delivery of services and refocus reform.
Savings from RTÉ Longwave closure are not great enough to justify cutting off the Irish abroad – O’Donovan
Fine Gael TD for Limerick and Member of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications, Patrick O’Donovan has called on RTÉ to reconsider their plan to close the longwave transmitter.
€12.2m investment in Farm Safety Scheme to address doubling of farm related deaths – O’Reilly
Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Joe O’Reilly, has today (Wednesday), encouraged all farmers to apply for a Farm Safety Scheme grant and to use the funds to address the very important issue of farm safety.
Kehoe welcomes heavy investment in Justice including commitment for new Wexford Garda HQ
Government Chief Whip, Minister Paul Kehoe TD, is pleased that there will be heavy investment in the area of Justice specifically recruitment of Gardaí, the purchase of Garda vehicles and a commitment to the of the new Garda divisional Headquarters in Wexford.