Deputy Derek Keating has expressed his concerns about the proposed ACTA legislation that has recently been signed by the state. Speaking in Dáil Eireann earlier today, Deputy Keating…

Dail question to the Taoiseach: re Retirement of DPP

Following an enquiry to the Dept of Social Protection Derek Keating TD confirmed the the grant will be paid automatically in Mid June to families who were similarly entitled to the grant last year. 85% of applicantions to the Dept in 2010 were successful.

I’d like to take this moment to wish the people of Midwest a huge thank you for electing me to Dáil Éireann. To have received third place

The primary duty of the State is to protect the health and physical safety of its citizens, so criminal gangs must be stopped now from waging their war of terror over our communities.

A Message from Enda Kenny:
For the last ten years the Government’s answer to any problem in the health service was to throw taxpayers’ money at it. Billions were wasted and the health service was never reformed in any fundamental way. As a result, Ireland’s health system is now ranked 24th in Europe in terms of value for money.

The debate surrounding third level reform has intensified in recent months. It has focused primarily on the funding aspect of the system and has not considered the wider potential for reform in the sector. Fine Gael has put forward this Green Paper on Higher Education in a wider context.

There is a better way, and a fairer way, than anything offered by the current failed Government. Fine Gael will make jobs and economic growth a precondition, not an aspiration. International experience shows clearly that cuts in spending are more effective at fixing deficits and are better for growth and jobs than tax increases.

Michael Noonan TD has accused Brian Lenihan of giving up on Ireland after the Minister ruled out renegotiating the punishing bailout interest rates, even though reports suggest this can be done.

“Fine Gael raised serious concerns about the terms of the bailout from the moment it was announced. The punishing interest rates of more than 5.5% are one of the worst elements of the deal.

The purpose of this Bill is to provide for a change in the composition of Joint Labour Committees and the manner in which they formulate