News & Statements
Increase in pay packets for many on first pay day of 2016 – English
Minister of State at the Department of Jobs and Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Damien English, has said that the USC changes introduced in Budget 2016 will be evident to thousands of people who are getting paid today (Friday) for the first time in 2016.
Enterprise Ireland figures show that Govt’s job creation plan is working – English
Damien English, Fine Gael TD for Meath West and Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, has said that Enterprise Ireland figures released today (Tuesday) show that the Government’s job creation plan is working.
Fianna Fáil, the party that destroyed 300,000 jobs, still has no jobs plan – English
“Fianna Fáil, the party that destroyed 300,000 jobs, still has no job creation plan”, according to Damien English, Fine Gael TD for Meath West and Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
5 years ago today FF introduced USC. FG will abolish it – English
Five years on from the introduction of the USC by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael is on course to abolish the punitive tax according to Fine Gael TD for Meath West and Minister of State, Damien English.
Fall of 36.5% in Meath Live Register as local economy strengthens – English
Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Damien English, has said that the steady reduction in the number of people signing on the Live Register in Meath is strengthening the growing local economy.
34,000 rise in employment shows that Action Plan for Jobs is working – English
Fine Gael TD for Meath West and Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Damien English, has today (Thursday) welcomed figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) which show that employment has risen by 1.8% in the last year. Unemployment has dropped from a peak of 15.1% in February 2012 when the Action Plan for Jobs was launched to 13.7% now.