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Funding for Carlow flood relief works - Deering

Fine Gael TD for Carlow/Kilkenny, Pat Deering, has today (Wednesday) secured a commitment from Minister for the OPW, Simon Harris, for flood relief works in Carlow.

3rd December 2014

€60m allocated for minor works schemes to enhance capacity and safety on our roads - Donohoe

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, has today (Wednesday) said the provision of €60 million in funding for minor works to be carried out on our national roads over the next three years will improve driving conditions for motorists, accessibility for local communities and will help in further boosting economic activity.

3rd December 2014

Release of Carrauntoohill Cross footage is sinister - Griffin

Fine Gael TD for Kerry, Brendan Griffin, has today (Tuesday) condemned the release of footage showing the Carrauntoohill Cross being cut down and has said this adds a further sinister element to the incident.

2nd December 2014

Dublin Central to benefit from HSE Service Plan and National Lottery funding – Donohoe

Fine Gael Dublin Central Deputy and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, has welcomed the news that Dublin Central will benefit from capital allocations made in the HSE Service Plan, as well as from numerous allocations made under National lottery funding.

2nd December 2014

Certainty for homeowners needed – Mitchell O’Connor

Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has said that a review of local property tax rates is needed to address the concerns of homeowners living in areas where house prices have increased.

2nd December 2014

Ambulance report a pathway for improving quality and level of service - Buttimer

Cork South Central Fine Gael TD and Chairperson of the Oireacthas Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer, has said that the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) report on ambulance services provides a pathway for improving the quality and level of service delivered to patients. Deputy Buttimer was commenting following the publication by HIQA of its report entitled Review of Pre- hospital Emergency Care Services.

2nd December 2014

Minister Donohoe welcomes further growth in visitor expenditure in 2014

Figures published today (Thursday) by the CSO confirmed that the revenue accruing to the Irish economy from overseas visitors has continued to grow in 2014.

1st December 2014

Martin’s tax claims don’t add up – Coveney

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister for Agriculture and Defence Simon Coveney TD has said today (Monday) that the tax cuts announced by the Government in Budget 2015 will benefit all who pay income tax and USC, despite Michael Martin’s claims to the contrary.

1st December 2014

Justice Committee seeking submissions on review of firearms licensing – Stanton

Fine Gael TD for Cork East and Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, David Stanton TD has welcomed the extension of the public consultation process for the review of firearms licensing.

1st December 2014

Conway welcomes increase of Ryanair passengers to Shannon Airport

Fine Gael Clare Senator, Martin Conway, has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement that Ryanair has grown its Shannon Airport 2014 traffic by 300,000 passengers to 750,000 passengers.

1st December 2014