At this evenings meeting of Dublin City Council, the majority Labour & Fine Gael Council approved the Fianna Fail emergency motion calling on Minister Phil Hogan to reverse his decision to cut funding for “housing adaptation grants”. I thank all Dublin City Councillors for putting politics aside tonight, recognising the stupidity of the Minister’s decision […]

At this evenings meeting of Dublin City Council the Fianna Fail group will propose the following emergency motion; “The elected members of Dublin City Council call on the Minister for the Environment to reverse his decision to cut funding to DCC for “Housing Adaptation Grants for People with a Disability and Mobility Aids / Housing […]

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Michael Moynihan TD, has expressed his concern at the announcement that Bord Gáis has been granted another price increase by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). Deputy Moynihan commented: “This is the third major gas price increase in 2 years and it sets alarm bells ringing […]

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health Billy Kelleher has called on Minister James Reilly to take a hands-on role in the dispute between the Irish Medical Organisation and the HSE over the working hours of junior doctors. Deputy Kelleher said: “The scale by which junior doctors have voted for industrial action is not surprising given that […]

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Agriculture, Éamon Ó Cuív TD, has criticised the fact that inspections carried out by Agriculture Inspectors on behalf of the Department of Agriculture seem to be much more rigorous for small farmers, compared to larger farmers. Deputy Ó Cuív commented: “For example, where Agricultural Inspections are carried out for herds of […]

Education Spokesperson Charlie McConalogue has described a proposal by the Labour Party’s Aodhán Ó Riordáin to cut chaplaincy services from VECs and community schools as the latest front in the party’s Culture War, criticising the plan as ‘typically myopic and mean spirited’. Deputy McConalogue commented, “The attempt of the Labour Party to remove all trace […]