Jerry Buttimer, TD

Frances Fitzgerald, TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, today launched the National Quality Standards for Volunteer-led Youth Groups in St Andrews Resource Centre, Pearse St, Dublin. The Minister also launched an innovative ‘Route Map’ resource to support volunteers and staff.

Major initiative to meet ICT skills demand and reduce unemployment.

On behalf of the Government and the people of Ireland, I offer warm congratulations to Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on his election as Pope Francis.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has welcomed the announcement by the Government of a comprehensive plan to tackle mortgage arrears.

I am delighted to be able to join you again today, and to thank you for the time you are taking to be here, and for all the work of the Assembly throughout the year.

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update in the status of the investment programme application submitted by Fingal County Council in August 2011 regarding the Malahide waste water management.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin North, Alan Farrell, has today (Wednesday) highlighted the blatantly populist stance being taken by Micheál Martin and Fianna Fáil in relation to the property tax. Despite having signed up to the introduction of the property tax with the Troika, Fianna Fail is now opposing the tax.

To ask the Minister for Finance if the date on which the property tax for 2014 becomes payable is January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin North, Alan Farrell, has today (Wednesday) highlighted the blatantly populist stance being taken by Micheál Martin and Fianna Fáil in relation to the property tax. Despite having signed up to the introduction of the property tax with the Troika, Fianna Fail is now opposing the tax.

€1.5 billion on 275 school projects nationally, creating 18,000 jobs