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€11 billion over seven years secured for Irish farmers

Kehoe welcomes the deployment of 25 extra staff for Garda vetting

GOVERNMENT CHIEF WHIP Minister Paul Kehoe TD has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter TD, that 25 additional staff have been deployed to the Garda Central Vetting Unit.

Motion in relation to Government Business

The elimination of the promissory note last week meant it was a good week for our country. As a people we can look forward once again with positive expectations.

Pilot Community Involvement Scheme will be welcomed in rural Cork - Daly

Potential for private roads to be brought up to standard and taken over by local Councils

Further investment by Genzyme will secure and retain jobs

Genzyme is one of the leading manufacturers in the pharmaceutical field, with locations in over 40 countries and holds and its products are used by patients in over 90 countries Worldwide.

Doherty pushes for youth café for Ashbourne

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty, has today (Tuesday) said that she is pushing the case for a youth café to be opened in Ashbourne. Deputy Doherty has established a founding committee to help make the project a reality.

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, the figures for pay and pensions to the Public Service for the month of January in 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Finance

To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of changes to the rate of universal social charge for the over-70s in Budget 2013, he will provide an update to the example he previously cited in Dáil Éireann (details supplied) which outlined the difference between the gross and net take-home pay of a single public service pensioner over the age of 70 whose gross income is €125,000 after paying the PSPR, universal social charge and all other relevant taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Health

To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to introduce legislation to provide for an opt-out system of organ donation; if other incentives to donation are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

€4 million plan for safer, smarter travel in Fingal

"The National Transport Authority has allocated €4 million to Fingal's Road Development Plan to improve safety and smarter travel throughout Fingal", according to Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal Alan Farrell. The funding was confirmed today through the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.