Richard Bruton, TD

Following the publication of an EPA report highlighting Ireland’s declining recycling rates due to a rise in packaging waste, now is the time for higher ambition, a Fine Gael TD has said.

The Climate Action Bill which will pass in the Dáil today will help Ireland thrive in the years ahead while tackling one of the greatest challenges of our times, Fine Gael Dublin Bay North TD and Party Chair Richard Bruton has said.

If present trends continue, it will take three planets for nature to replenish the materials we use each year, Fine Gael Dublin Bay North TD and Party Chair Richard Bruton has said. Deputy Bruton raised the need for more ambition in Ireland’s circular economy strategy in the Dáil this morning.

Circular economy thinking should become a central spine of our climate planning, a Fine Gael TD has said.

As we exit the Covid pandemic, we have a unique opportunity to learn from the stress suffered by school leavers and implement rapid change in the Senior Cycle, a Fine Gael TD has said.

The sustainability of borrowing and debt levels will soon become the biggest looming question we face in seeking to shape a post-Covid world, the Fine Gael PP Chairman Richard Bruton has said.

Opposition claims that a State scheme to assist home ownership will result in a price spiral are false, completely exaggerated and ill founded, the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party Chairman has said.

Homes across Limerick, Galway and Roscommon are to follow Cavan and Cork and become connected to high speed broadband in the near future, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Fine Gael TD Richard Bruton has backed the call from the Chair of the CAO for a strategic review of the pathways to Higher Education and to other career pathways.

The review of the National Development Plan provides an opportunity to chart out the transformative change we need, particularly after the dramatic impact Covid-19 has had on our society, a Fine Gael TD has said.