News & Statements
Statement from Deirdre Clune MEP
Earlier this month, I informed the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar that I will not be seeking nomination from my party to contest the European elections in June 2024.
Fine Gael backing business with Cork workshop – Clune
Fine Gael is continuing to prioritise business and enterprise and will host a workshop event in Cork next week, which will focus on how Government can continue to assist businesses to prosper around the country.
COVID-19 vaccine cert to boost tourism – Deirdre Clune MEP
Deirdre Clune MEP has backed today’s European Commission proposal for a COVID-19 vaccine certificate (Digital Green Certificate) as a positive boost for tourism, preparing the way for safer and easier freedom of movement in Europe.
Steady hands needed at the tiller as we enter choppy waters of Brexit – Clune
Steady hands are needed at the tiller as we enter the choppy waters of the next phase of Brexit negotiations, Fine Gael MEP candidate Deirdre Clune has warned.
New survey shows 80% of Irish see the EU as a “good thing”- Clune
Same poll also showed that 55% of UK Citizens see EU membership as a good thing prompting Clune to ask whether the poll could be used as a basis for a new referendum on Brexit
Clune welcomes 13% reduction in Irish road deaths
Garda figures show that road deaths are down since 2016- but we still have a long way to go
Stream like home anywhere in the EU- Clune welcomes new Netflix rules
European Parliament gives its final approval to new rules around paying streaming services such as Netflix and Spotify, guaranteeing access to your domestic subscription in all EU member states
European Parliament joins calls for Volkswagen consumers to be compensated- Clune
Fine Gael Ireland South MEP and member of the European Parliament's Commission of Inquiry into the Volkswagen Emissions scandal, Deirdre Clune, has welcomed the Committee’s final report on the use of defeat devices which was adopted in the European Parliament, Strasbourg. The report called for compensation for European consumers, as well as highlighting the ways in which car testing and the supervisory process must be improved to prevent the use of defeat devices in the future.
Whether Britain stays or leaves David Cameron’s demands will have to be addressed – Clune
Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune, has said that whether Britain decides to stay or leave the EU, David Cameron’s reform demands will have to be addressed
67 million unregistered firearms in the EU – Clune
Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune, has expressed her shock at estimates from the European Parliament research service showing that there may be as many as 67 million unregistered firearms in the EU.