Speech by an Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. at the Launch of Center Parcs Project in Newcastle Wood, Longford
1,000 jobs for Longford. The majority of them to be filled locally with many roles filled by employees between the ages of 16 and 24.
O’Donovan welcomes review of building regulations
“In February I raised the issue of huge costs imposed on people building one off houses or extensions due to the new building regulations. The Minister for Housing, Paudie Coffey, committed to a review and today he has confirmed that it is to take place”, says Patrick O’Donovan, Fine Gael TD for Limerick
€74m initiative implemented to tackle delayed discharges - Buttimer
Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the confirmation by the HSE that a €74m initiative is now being implemented to tackle delayed discharges and Emergency Department overcrowding.
€86 million investment in social housing will help tackle Kildare housing crisis - Durkan
Fine Gael TD for Kildare North, Bernard Durkan, has said that the €86 million investment in social housing announced today by the Government will help bring an end to the Kildare housing crisis.
Minister Coffey welcomes the end of milk quotas for Dairy farmers
Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has said as of midnight, Wednesday 1st April, Irish dairy farmers are no longer obliged to limit their productivity in order to comply with milk quotas. Farmers will be free to increase their productivity as they will no longer be constrained by the limitations of milk quotas. Minister Coffey welcomed the long awaited abolition of milk quotas:
20% drop in number of people under 25 signing on as Live Register drops to 10% - Corcoran Kennedy
Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has said that while the drop in the Live Register to 10% is very much to be welcomed, it is the fall in unemployment among those under 25 that is most encouraging.
McFadden informed by HSE that review of St Hilda’s and St Christopher’s services to be finalised in the next week
Fine Gael Longford/Westmeath TD, Gabrielle McFadden, has been informed by the HSE that the independent review of intellectual disability services at St Hilda’s Services in Athlone and St Christopher’s Services in Longford is nearing completion, and is expected to be finalised in the next week.
Speech by the Taoiseach at the launch of Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme
From the very early days of this State, we have chosen to commemorate this time as marking the birth of our sovereign Nation.
Fine Gael is standing up for small business and the self-employed
Fine Gael today (Tuesday) launched a campaign to stand up for small businesses and self-employed people across Ireland. The campaign was launched at Krust Bakery in Dublin this morning by An Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael, Enda Kenny TD, Aine Collins TD, Liam Twomey TD and Tom Barry TD.
Routes, not debt relief, will secure the future of Cork Airport - Daly
“Developing new routes to Germany, Scandinavia, northern Italy and France would provide a sustainable future for Cork Airport and boost tourism in Cork,” says Jim Daly, Fine Gael TD for Cork South West.