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Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Agriculture Charlie McConalogue says the Taoiseach’s comments about eating less red meat were ill-judged and have angered beef farmers across the country. Deputy McConalogue said, “As the Taoiseach, he is in charge of implementing the Programme for Government, which clearly commits the government to promote the Irish beef sector and exports. […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Business, Enterprise & Innovation Billy Kelleher has criticised the government for delaying legislation which would clamp down on insurance fraud. He made the comments following findings from the insurance industry, which has labelled half of all personal injury claims brought to court as “potentially fraudulent”. False and misleading claims have negative […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Business, Enterprise & Innovation Billy Kelleher says he is concerned that by the lack of urgency with which the government is activating contingency plans to protect exposed businesses from a hard Brexit. A series of Parliamentary Question replies reveal that the government has yet to formally make a request at EU […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Louth and Junior Spokesperson on Cross Border Co-operation, Declan Breathnach has expressed concern for local economies along the border as a result of the high volume of people travelling across the border to shop. Deputy Breathnach was speaking as new figures from the CSO show that fourteen percent of Irish households […]
focus on supports for the border region, particularly in relation to the impact that Brexit will have on the area. Deputy Smyth was speaking at a meeting of the Oireachtas Rural and Community Development Committee earlier this week. The meeting heard from representatives from the Centre for Cross Border Studies. Deputy Smyth commented, “Having grown […]
Fianna Fáil Dublin Mid-West TD, John Curran has said that in order for the increases provided for in Budget 2019 to have a positive impact on people’s quality of life, a cross departmental review of all income thresholds needs to be conducted. Deputy Curran raised the matter directly with the Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann this […]
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