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Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 Private Members' Bill - Second Stage

Section 5 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 is of its time. I accept that it should be repealed. It does not reflect current thinking and international developments concerning the rights of persons with disabilities.

10th June 2014

Ireland leading the way in anti-smoking measures - Byrne

Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, and member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health, Catherine Byrne, has today (Tuesday) welcomed the publication of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 which will introduce plain packaging for tobacco products.

10th June 2014

Ireland leading the way in anti-smoking measures - Byrne

Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, and member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health, Catherine Byrne, has today (Tuesday) welcomed the publication of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 which will introduce plain packaging for tobacco products.

10th June 2014

Minister Fitzgerald welcomes Government publication of Cooke Report

Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Justice & Equality, has welcomed the publication this evening of the report of Judge John D. Cooke on his Inquiry into reports of unlawful surveillance of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission.

10th June 2014

Minister Fitzgerald welcomes Government publication of Cooke Report

Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Justice & Equality, has welcomed the publication this evening of the report of Judge John D. Cooke on his Inquiry into reports of unlawful surveillance of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission.

10th June 2014

Plain packaging the latest progressive step in fight against smoking – Mitchell O’Connor

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire TD and member of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, has today (Tuesday) welcomed the publication of legislation which will introduce plain packaging for tobacco products, describing it as the latest progressive step in the fight against smoking.

10th June 2014

Plain packaging the latest progressive step in fight against smoking – Mitchell O’Connor

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire TD and member of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, has today (Tuesday) welcomed the publication of legislation which will introduce plain packaging for tobacco products, describing it as the latest progressive step in the fight against smoking.

10th June 2014

CRC report exposes former Board’s attitude to public and charitable funding - Buttimer

Fine Gael Cork South Central TD and Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer, has said that the report of the Interim Administrator to the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) exposes the former Board’s attitude to spending public and charitable funding as it liked. Deputy Buttimer added that the HSE must learn from the report and put in place robust oversight and financial controls when dealing with non-statutory agencies to ensure transparency in the sector.

9th June 2014

Doherty and Buttimer urge HSE to fast track assessment of life changing MS drug

Fine Gael TDs and members of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Jerry Buttimer and Regina Doherty, are urging the HSE to fast track the assessment of a new life changing drug being used to treat Multiple Sclerosis.

9th June 2014

Extension of Springboard courses to all unemployed people is welcome - Lawlor

Fine Gael TD for Kildare North, Anthony Lawlor, has welcomed the announcement made today (Monday) by Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn TD, that 6,100 Springboard courses will be available in 2014/15. In particular Deputy Lawlor welcomed changes made to the scheme which will now allow people to apply for a course as soon as they become unemployed.

9th June 2014

Government must constantly strive to remove barriers to entrepreneurship – English

Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Damien English, has today (Thursday) said that the Government must constantly strive to remove barriers to entrepreneurship. Deputy English was speaking at the launch of the Bank of Ireland Start-up Awards 2014 in Dublin.

9th June 2014

Martin must state whether he condones his Justice spokesperson’s intervention in a criminal trial – Doherty

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty, has today (Thursday) called on Fianna Fáil leader, Micheál Martin, to state whether he stands over his Justice Spokesperson’s intervention in a criminal trial.

9th June 2014