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Ireland's tax measures should not be out of sync with other countries – Hayes

Brian Hayes, Fine Gael MEP, today (Tuesday) welcomed Ireland's tax measures which bring us into line with international tax principles but said that we should not adopt measures which are out of sync with other countries. Mr. Hayes made the following comments after reports that Ireland is set to become one of the first countries to introduce country-by-country tax reporting:

22nd September 2015

Getting people back to work has saved the taxpayer €3bn - Harrington

“The recent recovery in the jobs market has saved the taxpayer approximately €3 billion,” says Fine Gael Cork South West TD, and Chair of Fine Gael’s Internal Social Protection Committee Noel Harrington.

22nd September 2015

Fianna Fáil in retreat on the economy – Harris

Fianna Fáil have abandoned all pretence of being interested in the economy. They prefer to engage in political theatrics to disguise the fact that they have no economic plan to secure the recovery.

22nd September 2015

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Finance

To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to respond positively to the Council of Europe Development Bank request to supplement their proposed new grant facility to finance emergency reception and transit centres of asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

22nd September 2015

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Finance

To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the legislation governing the Rent-A-Room Scheme prohibits the exclusion of Airbnb from the scheme or if this is an interpretation of the legislation by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

22nd September 2015

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Education and Skills

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will announce the location of the new Educate Together secondary school to serve the Stepaside/Ballinteer area, Dublin which is due to open in September 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter?

22nd September 2015

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Health

To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will consider including the Sapropterin drug, Kuvan, in its Re-imbursement Scheme, in order to help patients here with Phenylketonuria; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

22nd September 2015

Speech by the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD IBEC President’s Dinner

The Journey to Recovery. There can be no doubt that we’re in a new phase in Ireland.

21st September 2015

Plans for European Parliament revamp would be political and economic madness – Hayes

Brian Hayes, Fine Gael MEP today (Monday) criticised new plans for a massive overhaul of the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels. The Secretary General of the Parliament presented the plan to Parliament's Bureau last week and it is understood that the proposal was heavily criticised.

21st September 2015

Kelly calls for fair market competition for ambitious businesses

Fine Gael MEP for Ireland-South and leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, Seán Kelly, has called on the European Commission to create an environment of fair competition in the single market and to ensure that all market actors have equal opportunities to succeed.

18th September 2015