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Galway Live Register drops by 22.5% as economic recovery takes hold – Kyne

Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South, Seán Kyne has welcomed the news that the Live Register has fallen for the 33rd consecutive month with a drop of 22.5% in the number of people signing on in Galway.

2nd April 2015

European Commission has key role in dairy markets post milk quota- McGuinness

“The new era of quota free milk production in the EU does not allow the EU Commission to take a stand off approach to the milk sector”, cautioned Mairead McGuinness Vice President of the European Parliament and Fine Gael MEP for Midlands North West. McGuinness was speaking after the abolition of EU milk quotas started on Wednesday 1st April.

2nd April 2015

€74m initiative implemented to tackle delayed discharges - Buttimer

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the confirmation by the HSE that a €74m initiative is now being implemented to tackle delayed discharges and Emergency Department overcrowding.

2nd April 2015

25 Meath schools to benefit from summer works scheme – Butler

Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Ray Butler, has today (Thursday) welcomed the news that 25 schools in Meath are set to benefit from the Summer Works Scheme in 2015. Deputy Butler was speaking after the Minister for Education, Jan O’Sullivan TD, announced a €36 million investment in 559 schools across the country.

2nd April 2015

€200m holiday village resort in Ballymahon to become Midlands jewel in the crown – McFadden

Fine Gael TD for Longford Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has said the €200 million Center Parcs Holiday Family Resort to be built near Ballymahon, will become the shining jewel in the tourism crown for the Midlands region.

2nd April 2015

Minister Coffey welcomes the end of milk quotas for Dairy farmers

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has said as of midnight, Wednesday 1st April, Irish dairy farmers are no longer obliged to limit their productivity in order to comply with milk quotas. Farmers will be free to increase their productivity as they will no longer be constrained by the limitations of milk quotas. Minister Coffey welcomed the long awaited abolition of milk quotas:

1st April 2015

Minister Coffey announces €35 million for Waterford Social Housing Projects

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has announced €35 million for Waterford Social Housing Projects for the period 2015-2017. Minister Coffey said that this will reduce the housing waiting list by 40% in that period in Waterford and deliver 760 units, this investment will create and sustain 280 jobs in Waterford over that period.

1st April 2015

McFadden informed by HSE that review of St Hilda’s and St Christopher’s services to be finalised in the next week

Fine Gael Longford/Westmeath TD, Gabrielle McFadden, has been informed by the HSE that the independent review of intellectual disability services at St Hilda’s Services in Athlone and St Christopher’s Services in Longford is nearing completion, and is expected to be finalised in the next week.

1st April 2015

Great news for Dundalk as 40 new jobs announced –D’Arcy

‘Prometric’s investment of over €3.5m is great news for Dundalk’, stated Senator Jim D’Arcy in relation to the announcement that US firm, Prometric, is to create 40 new jobs in the town.

1st April 2015

Boost in Garda recruitment is good news for communities in Cork

Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Dara Murphy has welcomed the announcement that Garda recruitment will be accelerated in 2015, saying it is good news for communities in Cork and a clear demonstration of Fine Gael’s commitment to strengthening the Gardaí.

1st April 2015