News & Statements
Covid-19 highlights importance of the digital skills grant scheme for older people – O’Dowd
Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd has called on funding to be ringfenced to provide older citizens with digital skills training which has proven so important during Covid-19.
O’Dowd welcomes extension to annual TaxSaver ticket by the NTA
Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd has welcomed an extension to annual TaxSaver tickets by a period of six months for commuters affected by Covid-19.
O’Dowd calls for flexible commuter tickets to accommodate changing working environment
Commuters must be facilitated with flexible travel tickets to deal with the changing working environment, a Fine Gael TD has said. Louth TD Fergus O’Dowd said: “COVID-19 has changed the way we work forever.
Clarity needed from NTA on public transport ticketing for commuters – O’Dowd
Commuters need clarity on public transport ticketing during the Covid-19 upheaval, a Fine Gael TD has said.
Time for Fianna Fáil and Lisa Chambers to come clean on Dáil voting – O’Dowd
Fianna Fáil TD Lisa Chambers needs to give a full and frank account of her questionable Dáil voting record, a Fine Gael TD has said.
More hot air from Fianna Fáil on housing with their latest nonsensical proposal – O’Dowd
• Bill would mean that Local Authorities would be free to remove social housing requirement from build-to-rent developments • Darragh O’Brien’s Private Members Bill the latest FF housing initiative that doesn’t pass basic scrutiny • Fine Gael calls on other Dáil parties not to back this poorly thought out Bill
FF continue to dodge questions on their lack of housing policy – O’Dowd
Fianna Fáil’s policy on housing is to simply talk about producing one but failing to ever do so, a Fine Gael TD has said.
Gardaí need the continuing support of local community to combat Drogheda feud – O’Dowd
Gardaí in Louth are working tirelessly in difficult circumstances and will need the continuing support of the local community to combat Drogheda’s criminality, a Fine Gael TD has said.
Micheál Martin cosying up to Sinn Féin in search of electoral gain – O’Dowd
Micheál Martin and the Fianna Fáil party are cosying up to Sinn Féin in search of an electoral bounce in the Local and European elections, and may be laying the ground for a future coalition on the national stage, a Fine Gael TD has warned.
700 days without representation in North during Brexit – O’Dowd
Tomorrow (Monday) marks 700 days since Stormont fell, leaving the Northern electorate without political representation at a critical time, a Fine Gael TD has said.