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FF talks of fairness and equality. The Irish people remember pain and suffering — Harris

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow/East Carlow and Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Simon Harris has highlighted the hypocrisy of Micheál Martin’s efforts to position himself and his party as champions for fairness and equality.

DAA creating 350 new jobs for Dublin Fingal

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has said that the success of Dublin Airport and the news of an additional 350 jobs is a great boost for the area.

500 new jobs for Clare based company - Breen

Fine Gael TD for Clare and Chairman of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee, Pat Breen, has said that the announcement of 500 new jobs by healthcare recruitment company TTM, is very good news for Clare.

Fianna Fáil’s lack of any real jobs plan, while they talk about increased services, shows they have still not learned the lessons of the crash – Bruton

Don’t let Fianna Fáil come back to haunt us – Varadkar

Minister Varadkar was speaking as Fine Gael began a new advertising campaign to remind voters of the catastrophic mishandling of the economy by Fianna Fáil and the fact they cannot be trusted to manage the economy.

Over 5,800 additional new IDA jobs for Dublin in 2015 - Byrne

Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne, has welcomed the positive employment figures for Dublin released this week by the IDA, saying that continued job creation will keep the recovery going in Dublin.

How can Micheál Martin lead the country when he can’t lead his own party? – D’Arcy

Fine Gael Senator for Louth/East Meath, Jim D’Arcy, has this week called on all Fianna Fáil candidates to clarify their position on whether they will go into government with Sinn Féin as many seem to be definitively at odds with their party leader.

Sligo mammography procurement meeting underway – McLoughlin

Fine Gael TD for Sligo/Leitrim, Tony McLoughlin, has said that today’s meeting with a company hoping to provide a follow up mammography service at Sligo University Hospital, is another welcome step in the HSE’s procurement process.

New national plan aims to get half a million more people taking regular exercise – Fitzpatrick

Fine Gael TD for Louth and Member of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, Peter Fitzpatrick, has said that Ireland’s first ever National Physical Activity Plan will aim to get half a million more people taking regular exercise.

Neville represents Ireland in Geneva to discuss children’s rights

Fine Gael TD for Limerick and Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, Dan Neville, was one of only two Irish delegates to join the Minister for Children, James Reilly for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Geneva.