Laois-Offaly Constituency

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Local News Stories

Government’s ‘Secret’ Contingency Plans for Retirements Not Good Enough – Fleming

12:30 06/02/12 by Sean Fleming

Fianna Fáil Public Expenditure Spokesperson Sean Fleming TD has called on the Government to make time available in the Dáil this week for Minister Brendan Howlin to detail the plans in place in each Department to manage the large scale retirements from the public sector this month. Ministers should also publish the sectoral plans in place locally to protect frontline public services. Read More

Howlin should immediately publish contingency plan to protect frontline services – Fleming

13:58 31/01/12 by Sean Fleming

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform Seán Fleming TD has called on the Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin to publish the Government’s plan to protect frontline services and fill the staffing gaps to arise from the early retirement scheme. Read More

PAC exposes true value of savings from public service retirements – Fleming

12:26 26/01/12 by Sean Fleming

Fianna Fáil Public Accounts Committee Member Seán Fleming TD has highlighted that it took today’s meeting of the Committee with the HSE Chief Executive Cathal Magee to uncover the actual savings to the exchequer as a result of the public service retirements that will occur in the coming weeks. Read More

Quinn refuses to confirm cost of moving Offaly VEC to Portlaoise - Cowen

12:58 25/01/12 by Barry Cowen

The Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn has refused to comment on the cost to the taxpayer of moving Tullamore VEC to Portlaoise. Minister Quinn was challenged about the reasons behind this decision by Offaly Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen at the Oireachtas Education Committee today (Wednesday, 25 January 2012). Read More

Cowen Condemns Government Effort to Demonise Unemployed

9:10 24/01/12 by Barry Cowen

Fianna Fáil Social Protection Spokesperson Barry Cowen TD has criticised the comments of Minister Joan Burton in today’s media presenting existing control measures as a ‘crackdown’ on the unemployed. Read More

Cowen welcomes further progress on Edenderry-Enfield road

15:39 16/01/12 by Barry Cowen

Local Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen has welcomed the announcement that the Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar TD has allocated €26m towards the construction phase of the new Edenderry-Enfield road. Read More

FF Welcome Troika Clarity on Asset Disposal and Budget Flexibility – Fleming

15:37 16/01/12 by Sean Fleming

Following tonight's briefing between Fianna Fáil and representatives from the EU, ECB and IMF, party spokesperson on Public Expenditure Sean Fleming TD has welcomed the clarity offered by the Troika in a number of areas. Read More

Fleming calls for reform of special allowances paid to Independents

12:27 12/01/12 by Sean Fleming

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Public Expenditure & Reform Seán Fleming TD has called for reform of the special allowances paid to Independents after it emerged that the 12 Independent Senators receive €23,000 each, on top of their salary. Read More

Fleming to demand clarity on who knew what on Pensioner Tax Fiasco

13:15 10/01/12 by Sean Fleming

Fianna Fáil member of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Committee Seán Fleming TD has said ‘the Revenue Commissioners must clarify what interaction it had with the Minister for Finance and his Department before they decided to issue inaccurate and false letters to thousands of pensioners who have no new tax liability across the country.’ Read More

FF calls for urgent clarity on backdating of tax liabilities for pensioners

7:35 06/01/12 by Barry Cowen

Fianna Fáil has called for urgent clarification on the possibility that 115,000 pensioners may be liable for backdated taxes over a number of years due to an under calculation of their liabilities. Read More

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