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Fine Gael wants to make work pay with increase in minimum wage - Byrne

Fine Gael Dublin South Central, TD Catherine Byrne, has said that the proposed rise in the minimum wage will help remove welfare traps and is in line with Fine Gael’s plans to make work pay more than welfare. Deputy Byrne was speaking after the launch of the Low Pay Commission report which recommends increasing the minimum wage to €9.15 per hour.

21st July 2015

Announcement of ChangeX100 Challenge Results and Seed Funding Round

At the beginning of this Government I said I wanted Ireland to be the best small country in the world for business, to raise a family, and to grow old with a sense of dignity and respect.

21st July 2015

600 out of 40,000 refugees to be relocated to Ireland as part of EU plan - Hayes

Fine Gael Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes has welcomed the news that Ireland will take part in the EU plan to relocate up to 40,000 refugees as part of the EU’s response to the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean. Yesterday (Monday), Ireland agreed to take 600.

21st July 2015

Time for real poster restrictions - Noone

Senator Catherine Noone has called for poster restrictions of 400 per candidate, per constituency, to be imposed ahead of the next General Election.

17th July 2015

Ports should be competitive and profitable, but also accountable - Doyle

Fine Gael TD for Wicklow/East Carlow, Andrew Doyle, says Ireland’s ports should be competitive and profitable, but they also need to be accountable.

17th July 2015

Ministers Donohoe & Ring announce €100m additional investment in Transport, Tourism & Sport

Government intent on closing the gap between what is available and what is needed to deliver appropriate infrastructure and services for our people

17th July 2015

Minister for Transport working on ways to fund Blessington Greenway - Doyle

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohue TD has accepted the real value of projects like the Blessington Greenway and is working to see whether there is some way in which the Government would be able to fund the project, over of a number of years

17th July 2015

Crew of L.É. Eithne a source of pride for our nation - Buttimer

Cork South Central Fine Gael TD, Jerry Buttimer, today (Friday) congratulates the crew of the L.É. Eithne on their return home from deployment, assisting in the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean.

17th July 2015

Byrne discusses potential improvements to Home Help service with Minister for Health

Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne, yesterday raised the issue of home help service provision with the Minister for Health, Dr Leo Varadkar.

17th July 2015

New purpose built crèche for Tallaght Hospital - Keane

A new purpose built crèche is to be established at Tallaght Hospital in conjunction with the new Paediatric Satellite Centre. “This is the culmination of a successful campaign to get a high quality purpose built childcare facility in the hospital”, says Fine Gael Dublin South- West Senator Cáit Keane.

16th July 2015