Fianna Fáil Jobs Spokesperson Dara Calleary has described the government’s latest Action Plan on Jobs as a PR exercise that ignores long-term unemployed, ignores Ireland’s competitiveness challenge and offers pure lip service to the regions. Deputy Calleary commented: “Once again we are being treated to a spinfest around job creation, a spinfest that frustrates job […]

Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo Dara Calleary says hundreds of families across Mayo will be trapped in their homes, unable to trade up, because of new Central Bank rules on mortgage lending.  Under the new regulations non-first time buyers will have to save a 20% deposit in order to secure a home loan. Deputy Calleary […]

Fianna Fáil Senator Averil Power has welcomed new guidelines for primary schools on promoting positive mental health among their pupils. However, she warned they will only be successful if backed up by extra resources for schools and community mental health services. Senator Power worked with schools and mental health professionals to develop Fianna Fáil’s Youth […]

Fianna Fáil member of the Oireachtas Banking Inquiry Senator Marc Mac Sharry has said it is totally unacceptable that the IMF and OECD have joined the ECB in refusing to attend public sessions of the Oireachtas Banking Inquiry. Senator Mac Sharry commented: “The people who sacrificed most during the economic crisis deserve to hear from […]

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Environment Barry Cowen has said new detail released to the party under Freedom of Information shows there was little planning and thought put into the implementation of the Water Conservation Grant. It’s emerged in documents released to Fianna Fáil that the Department of Social Protection has written to the Department of […]

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health Billy Kelleher TD has called on the Health Minister to re-establish the National Treatment Purchase Fund to address the huge surge in waiting list numbers.  In a 10 month period to the end of November 2014, the numbers waiting for scheduled hospital care rocketed by almost 14,000. Deputy Kelleher commented, […]