Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health, Billy Kelleher TD, has called on the Minister for Health to make a statement on the worrying recent developments with the national ambulance service. Deputy Kelleher was reacting to the news that an ambulance responding to an emergency for a 3-week-old infant, who later died, was despatched to the wrong […]

Fianna Fáil Senator, Denis O’Donovan, has called on the Minister for the Marine, Simon Coveney, to immediately provide grant funding for personal location beacons which help trace fisherman lost at sea. Senator O’Donovan commented: “The terrible fishing tragedy that occurred in Tramore last week highlighted the very real dangers that fishermen face every day they […]

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Education Charlie McConalogue has called on the Education Minister Ruairí Quinn to put the spin aside, and be up-front and honest about cuts to teaching supports for children with special needs. “No amount of spin or massaging of figures can hide the fact that 42,500 children with special needs will be […]

Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Public Expenditure Thomas Byrne has described the latest mortgage arrears statistics as ‘truly shocking’. Senator Byrne commented, “These figures confirm the true extent of this Government’s failure to tackle the mortgage crisis. With more than 12% of residential mortgages now in arrears of 90 days or more, it is clear […]

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Social Protection, Willie O’Dea TD, has launched the Pensions (Amendment) Bill 2013, which aims to address the crisis over insolvent Defined Benefit Pension Schemes. The Bill aims to tackle the inequality with the current priority order for pensions, which the Government failed to deal with in the Social Welfare and Pensions […]

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Michael Moynihan TD, has reacted to confirmation today from the Government that Coillte and Bord na Móna will be merged. Deputy Moynihan commented: “Today in the Dáil it was confirmed that Coillte and Bord Na Móna will indeed be merged. “Yesterday the Minister for Agriculture released […]