Peter Burke, TD

With their motion on the Government this week, Sinn Féin are wasting Dáil time needed for the real issues that matter to people, a Fine Gael Minister has said.

Sinn Féin have failed to provide or suggest any meaningful approaches to tackling the Covid crisis, instead exploiting the pandemic for political gain and ignoring public health advice, a Fine Gael Minister has said.

Sinn Féin still believes there is "no place" for Special Criminal Court to take on gangs, according to Fine Gael Minister of State Peter Burke.

Minister Peter Burke confirms that there will be no future ban on rural or one-off housing.

Minister Burke approves over €23m in funding for the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme & Improvement Works in Lieu of Local Authority Housing Scheme

Sinn Féin must come clean on their controversial international database and admit whether they received consent to store, manage and harvest data from Facebook users for supposed electoral purposes, Fine Gael Minister of State Peter Burke has said.

Minister Peter Burke has signed new regulations which will mean that school extensions and additional buildings will be exempt from applying for planning permission, subject to conditions.

Fine Gael Minister of State Peter Burke has announced that Local Authorities will receive an increased level of funding to provide home adaptations for older people and those living with disability and mobility issues.

The Government has today approved the drafting of legislation for the new role of a directly elected mayor for Limerick City and County with executive functions (responsibilities). The Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Peter Burke, today confirmed that the legislation required to enable the first election for a directly elected mayor will be advanced as quickly as possible, with the aim of an election taking place before the end of 2021. As the role is due to come into existence in the middle of the local government electoral cycle the first mayoral term will run until the local elections of 2029.

Peter Burke, Minister of State for Planning and Local Government has urged all those who need assistance with grocery shopping, prescriptions or general supplies, to call the Community Call number, which is 1800 805 816 in Westmeath and 1800 300 122 in Longford.