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“Illicit cross-border trade remains a major problem; fines are too low and there is not a strong enough deterrent” commented Martin Heydon, TD for Kildare South who was speaking today (Monday) at the 50th British Irish Parliamentary Association Plenary.

The only policy Fianna Fáil has is to maintain a high tax burden on working people.

“Today alone (Monday 23rd Feb), 660 new jobs were announced, bringing employment to Dublin, Athenry and nationwide through the ESB. This brings the Government one step closer to meeting the target of creating 40,000 new jobs in 2015”, says Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Fine Gael TD for Laois/Offaly and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee.

If there's one thing Fine Gael has always stood for, it's preserving law and order.

Speaking on ‘Ireland 2016’ at the Fine Gael National Conference, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD, emphasised the importance of reconciliation when approaching commemorations.

We have travelled a long and hard road together but the journey has not been in vain.

Following the recent launch of Irish beef in the US for the first time in more than 15 years, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today welcomed the announcement by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D., that China has also lifted its ban on Irish beef.

“If we are to believe the opposition, rural Ireland is desolate, lacking in innovation and generally to be pitied. As a resident of rural Ireland this is not what I see and experience”, says Tom Barry, Fine Gael TD for Cork East.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, TD, today announced the opening this week of the on-line application facility for both the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the Greening Payment Scheme.

Our job in Government is to secure the recovery for all the people of Ireland. We still have far too many families who have yet to feel the benefits of recovery, which means our job is far from done.