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Fine Gael will support growing numbers of self-employed – Collins

Fine Gael TD for Cork North West, Áine Collins said today (Wednesday) the growing numbers of self-employed people is encouraging and Fine Gael is committed to supporting further growth by standing up for the self- employed and small businesses.

-  Daniel Rowan

Airline records are essential in fight against terrorism - Hayes

Fine Gael MEP for Dublin, Brian Hayes, today called for new EU laws to be introduced that would oblige airlines to give police in EU countries the data of passengers in order to help fight terrorism. Passenger Name Record (PNR) data is information provided by passengers and collected by airlines during reservation and check-in procedures.

-  Aoife Carragher

Excise Duty increase is not “the old reliable” - Noone

Fine Gael Senator, Catherine Noone, has today backed research undertaken by Alcohol Action Ireland which highlights that, despite what alcohol companies try to spin, beer is in fact not a budget “old reliable” when it comes to increasing excise – with only three increases between 1990 and 2015, and one decrease.

-  ClionaDoyle

We need to plan ahead for our ageing population – Burke

Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator and the Party’s Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke, has said that we need to plan ahead for our ageing population and that there is an urgent need to develop and grow professional home care services.

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