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Micheál Martin signed off on savage cuts to pensioners’ benefits – Doherty

Fine Gael TD for Meath East, Regina Doherty, said today (Wednesday) that Micheál Martin sat at cabinet table and agreed to savage cuts to pensioners benefits.

10th February 2016

Micheál Martin signed off on savage cuts to pensioners’ benefits – Doherty

Fine Gael TD for Meath East, Regina Doherty, said today (Wednesday) that Micheál Martin sat at cabinet table and agreed to savage cuts to pensioners benefits.

10th February 2016

Supporting Working Families – Fine Gael’s plans to make work pay more than welfare

An Taoiseach and Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny TD and the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Wicklow Deputy Simon Harris today (Tuesday) launched the party’s plans to support working families by making work pay. The plan included details of a new Working Family Payment, to ensure that every parent working 15 hours or more per week takes home at least €11.75 per hour.

9th February 2016

Supporting Working Families – Fine Gael’s plans to make work pay more than welfare

An Taoiseach and Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny TD and the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Wicklow Deputy Simon Harris today (Tuesday) launched the party’s plans to support working families by making work pay. The plan included details of a new Working Family Payment, to ensure that every parent working 15 hours or more per week takes home at least €11.75 per hour.

9th February 2016

Spending without reform: FF health policy shows they’ve learned nothing – Varadkar

The Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD has accused Fianna Fáil of having learned nothing, with its health policy committing to keeping the HSE in place, offering no major reforms and raising serious questions about Billy Kelleher’s plans for the Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service.

9th February 2016

Sinn Féin confirms €2.6bn tax bomb – Donohoe

Following the release of Sinn Féin’s manifesto today (Tuesday), Minister Paschal Donohoe has said the party has confirmed its plans for a €2.6 billion tax bomb that would destroy the recovery.

9th February 2016

Shane Ross’s Independent Alliance exposed as Emperor with no Clothes - Shatter

Fine Gael candidate for Dublin Rathdown, Alan Shatter, has this evening (Thursday) said that Shane Ross has confirmed, without any shadow of a doubt, that the Independent Alliance has no policies – on anything!

9th February 2016

Martin silence on jobs frightening; 200k fewer jobs under FF would kill recovery - Coveney

In response to Micheál Martin’s interview on RTÉ, Minster Simon Coveney said that Fianna Fáil have again demonstrated their zero credibility on the economy and it is the same old Fianna Fáil, offering higher taxes and no jobs plan.

9th February 2016

Martin silence on jobs frightening; 200k fewer jobs under FF would kill recovery - Coveney

In response to Micheál Martin’s interview on RTÉ, Minster Simon Coveney said that Fianna Fáil have again demonstrated their zero credibility on the economy and it is the same old Fianna Fáil, offering higher taxes and no jobs plan.

9th February 2016

Martin running scared of Health since he handed it over to Mary Harney – Varadkar

FF’s only Health policy is to cling on to their failed HSE

9th February 2016