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Cork GAA confirm Páirc Uí Chaoimh is available to host Garth Brooks concerts – Murphy

Fine Gael Cork North Central TD, Dara Murphy, has said that he has been in touch with the GAA in Cork, who have confirmed that Páirc Uí Chaoimh is available to host the Garth Brooks concerts which have been cancelled in Dublin after Dublin City Council refused to grant licences for two out of the five planned gigs.

3rd July 2014

Public Health (Standard Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014

I fully support efforts by the Minister in particular to stamp out smoking. Unlike others, I accept the evidence that smoking really does kill and before it kills one, it makes one very unhealthy and it greatly reduces one's quality of life

3rd July 2014

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs

To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will communicate his disagreement with the World Health Organisation proposal which excludes universal access to reproductive health (currently MDG 5B) from its submission for a new health goal for the post 2015 framework; if he will further request that this vital health right is included in the final WHO proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

3rd July 2014

Statement by the Taoiseach on the outcome of the European Council Brussels, 26 – 27 June 2014

I am pleased to update the House on what was a very significant meeting of the European Council last week. The main outcomes of the Summit were the nomination of Jean Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission, agreement on a strategic agenda for the EU for the coming period and the adoption of strong conclusions on Ukraine.

2nd July 2014

Rhododendron control initiative good news for Killarney National Park – Coghlan

Government Chief Whip and Kerry Senator Paul Coghlan has today (Wednesday) welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaelteacht, Jimmy Deenihan TD, that a new Rhododendron control intiative will be put in place to bring the invasive species under control in Killarney National Park. Senator Coghlan was speaking on the order of business in the Seanad.

2nd July 2014

Positive Exchequer returns and Live Register figures show recovery is taking hold – English

Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chairman of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Damien English, has said that the positive Exchequer returns and Live Register figures published today (Wednesday) show that our economic recovery is taking hold.

2nd July 2014

Fine Gael’s team in Europe secures key positions – Murphy

Fine Gael Cork North Central TD and Chair of the Party’s Internal European Affair Committee, Dara Murphy, has today (Wednesday) said that Fine Gael’s team of MEPs has secured a number of key positions on European Parliament Committees, ensuring they will have an influential role in the Parliament.

2nd July 2014

Fine Gael MEPs secure membership of key European Parliament committees

The Fine Gael delegation in the European Parliament has secured membership of the most sought-after European Parliament committees, as the new parliamentary term officially began in Strasbourg this week.

2nd July 2014

Diageo right to call time on Arthur’s Day – Noone

Dublin Senator Catherine Noone today welcomed the announcement by Diageo that Arthur’s Day, the annual event which celebrated the anniversary of Guinness, will not be taking place this year.

2nd July 2014

Buttimer calls for legislative change to increase choice of wedding venues

Fine Gael Cork South Central TD, Jerry Buttimer, has called for changes to legislation to allow marriages and civil partnerships take place at a wider range of venues. Deputy Buttimer raised the restrictive interpretation of the Civil Registration Act 2004 as a topical issue in the Dáil.

2nd July 2014