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Doherty urges Meath householders to have their say on water charges

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty, has today (Monday) urged Meath householders to have their say on water rates by engaging in the public consultation process due to begin in April. It comes after Deputy Doherty urged the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) to set lower water rates for households with hard water.

Adams shows willingness to let FF back into Government – Harris

Fine Gael Wicklow TD, Simon Harris, has today (Sunday) said that the Sinn Féin leader, Gerry Adams, has shown his willingness to allow Fianna Fáil back into Government. Deputy Harris was speaking after Gerry Adams refused to rule out going into Government with Fianna Fáil on RTE’s This Week programme.

App users must be vigilant about their personal data – Clune

Fine Gael Cork Senator, Deirdre Clune, has today (Wednesday) urged all phone app users to exercise vigilance with their own personal data when using so-called 'leaky apps' on their smart phones. Senator Clune was speaking after she raised the issue in the Seanad with the Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter TD, who agreed that current data protection Directives need to be updated.