Posted 12/05/13
Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform, Thomas Byrne, says Minister Leo Varadkar has failed thousands of Bus Éireann passengers affected by today’s bus strike.
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Posted 21/03/13
Fianna Fáil Senator Thomas Byrne has demanded to know why Meath developments exempt from the Household Charge now find themselves with property tax bills. The government has given a bizarre excuse - that there has been a sudden and dramatic reduction in the number of unfinished developments and estates over the past year. Read More |
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Posted 08/03/13
Meath Fianna Fáil Senator Thomas Byrne has welcomed the long-awaited reprieve for workers at Tara Mines.
"This dispute has been going on for far too long and has caused immense distress to the 670 workers at Tara Mines and their families, and to the local community in Navan,” said Senator Byrne. Read More |
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Posted 07/03/13
Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Public Expenditure Senator Thomas Byrne has written to the Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Finance committee requesting that Ulster Bank and the Central Bank be invited to attend before the committee to answer questions on a series of IT blunders at the bank. Read More |
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Posted 06/03/13
Local Fianna Fáil Senator Thomas Byrne has condemned the shooting dead of a man in broad daylight outside the Huntsman Pub in Co Meath this afternoon. Read More |
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Posted 20/02/13
Fianna Fáil is calling on the government to use its position as owner of AIB to prevent hundreds of thousands of AIB customers being hit with a hike in variable interest rates. Read More |
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Posted 13/02/13
Fianna Fáil has described the local property tax amendment bill published today as “a missed opportunity.” Read More |
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Posted 28/01/13
Senator Thomas Byrne has this week called on the Fine Gael party in Meath to set out the exact position on the new Regional Hospital for the North East. Read More |
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Posted 28/01/13
Meath Senator Thomas Byrne has said that he is reserving judgment on the Constitutional Convention which held its first meeting this past weekend. Senator Byrne is representing his party at the Convention. The Convention opposed the Government's proposals by voting in favour of lowering the voting age (to 16 and not 17 as suggested by the Government) but against reducing the length of the presidential term. Read More |
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Posted 27/01/13
Meath East Senator Thomas Byrne has commended the response of members of the gardaí in the North East region to the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe.
Senator Byrne commented, “I want to commend the gardaí for their swift and professional response to this terrible tragedy. Read More |
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