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Update: Class Sizes in Leixlip 10th July 2014

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary school places and class requirements in Leixlip, County Kildare continue to be met; if class sizes fall within the national average...

10th July 2014

Update: Class Sizes in Clane 10th July 2014

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary school places and class requirements in Clane, County Kildare continue to be met; if class sizes fall within the national average...

10th July 2014

Update: Class Sizes in Celbridge 10th July 2014

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary school places and class requirements in Celbridge, County Kildare continue to be met; if class sizes fall within the national average...

10th July 2014

Update: Audit of Deficits in Vital Infrastructure 10th July 2014

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent, if any to which any audit of deficits in vital infrastructure has been undertaken with a view to identifying major capital works...

10th July 2014

Update: Attracting Savings to the Private Sector 10th July 2014

To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which consideration might be given by his Department into the launch of a Government bond to attract savings to the private sector...

10th July 2014

Varadkar announces breakthrough on Irish driving licences with Ontario

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has today signed an agreement to allow for mutual exchange of driving licences between Ireland and Ontario.

9th July 2014

Study recommended on the impact of the arts in combating social disadvantage – Corcoran Kennedy

Fine Gael TD and member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and Gaeltacht, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy has, today (Wednesday), presented recommendations from the committee for a comprehensive study on the impact of funding through the arts.

9th July 2014

South East hoteliers offer free accommodation to Garth Brooks objectors

Fine Gael Wexford Senator, Michael D’Arcy, has today (Wednesday) said that he has been in contact with a group of hoteliers in the South East, who are offering to provide hotel accommodation for 300 Croke Park residents free of charge for the five nights of the Garth Brooks concerts, if they withdraw their objections to the events.

9th July 2014

Review of concert licensing process needed - Coghlan

Seanad Chief Whip and Fine Gael Senator for Kerry, Paul Coghlan, speaking during the Seanad Order of Business, today (Wednesday), called for a review of the concert licensing process following the cancellation of all five Garth Brooks concerts that were scheduled to take place in Croke Park.

9th July 2014

Refusal of Garth Brooks licences surprised GAA and promoters - Bannon

Fine Gael Longford Westmeath TD, James Bannon has, today (Wednesday), welcomed the announcement of a special Transport Committee meeting to discuss the cancellation of the Garth Brooks concerts.

9th July 2014