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Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Health

To ask the Minister for Health if it is his Department or the Health Service Executive who will carry forward planned proposals to reduce, through mergers, the number of disability service providers; and if he will report on the progress?

4th October 2014

Orange Hall fire is a serious act of criminality - McGinley

Fine Gael TD for Donegal, Dinny McGinley, has said that the malicious burning of the Orange Hall in Convoy and the attempt to set the Presbyterian Church in Convoy on fire, coming in the wake of the destruction by fire of the Orange Hall in Newtown Cunningham, is to be utterly and completely condemned.

3rd October 2014

Neville remembers the late Dick Fitzgerald

Fine Gael Party Chairman and Limerick TD, Dan Neville has expressed his sincere condolences to the family of Dick Fitzgerald on his sad passing.

3rd October 2014

Mulherin welcomes new animal welfare guidelines for horses

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has today, welcomed the launch of new animal welfare guidelines for horses at gatherings and sales by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD.

3rd October 2014

Live register falls almost 10% in a year - Deering

Fine Gael TD for Carlow/ Kilkenny, Pat Deering, has welcomed this week’s CSO figures showing that the number of people signing on to the Live Register has fallen almost 10% year on year.

3rd October 2014

Hogan as Commissioner intent on supporting young farmers and reducing red tape - Fitzpatrick

Fine Gael TD for Louth, Peter Fitzpatrick, has strongly welcomed the proposed measures to support the farming sector as outlined by the European Agricultural Commissioner elect, Phil Hogan, during his confirmation hearing in Brussels.

3rd October 2014

Ericsson announcement good news for Athlone – McFadden

Fine Gael TD for Longford Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has welcomed today’s announcement by Ericsson that they have signed an €80 million contract with eircom. The new arrangement makes Ericsson the sole vendor for eircom’s radio access solutions for 4G LTE (Long-Term Evolution), 3G and 2G mobile technologies across Ireland.

3rd October 2014

Conway welcomes publication of PAC report on fixed charge processing system

Fine Gael Clare Senator and Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Equality and Disability, Martin Conway, has today (Friday) welcomed the publication of the PAC report on the Fixed Charge Processing System, and the commitment by the acting Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan to review the recommendations of the report.

3rd October 2014

Unemployment down almost 10% in a year – McFadden

Fine Gael TD for Longford Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has welcomed this week’s CSO figures showing that the numbers of people signing on to the Live Register has decreased by almost 10% year on year.

2nd October 2014

Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny T.D., at the official launch of West Pharma’s new investment in Waterford in the Tower Hotel, Waterford

I am delighted to be here today in Waterford to announce this major investment by West Pharma.

2nd October 2014