Fine Gael Innovation & Research Spokesperson Deirdre Clune TD has described Brian Cowen’s deluded comments and the arrival of the IMF as a humiliating experience for Irish people that will leave a scar on Ireland’s international reputation. The last week has seen images on news broadcasts across the world that will scar Ireland’s reputation for [...]

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On the first anniversary of Cork’s devastating flooding Fine Gael TD Deirdre Clune has been given time for a Dáil debate on the Government’s lacklustre response to the flooding and the insurance implications of this inaction for local residents. Cork was hit by devastating flooding on 19th November 2009. Twelve months on, and facing into [...]

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Cork TD Deirdre Clune met with local members of Macra na Feírme in Carrigaline last week to discuss how Government policy is failing young farmers and damaging the prospects of economic growth in the Agricultural sector. I met Macra na Feírme to discuss the damage Government policy is wreaking on the Agricultural Sector. They are [...]

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With Science Week currently underway, Fine Gael Innovation & Research Spokesperson Deirdre Clune TD has raised the Government’s failure to invest in information and communication technology (ICT) and provide high speed broadband to Irish schools. The Government’s record on improving the quality of ICT and broadband to schools has been nothing short of abysmal. Just [...]

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Fine Gael Innovation & Research Spokesperson Deirdre Clune TD has challenged Enterprise Minister Batt O’Keeffe TD to ‘ramp up’ the Government’s initiatives to tackle graduate unemployment. Minister O’Keeffe claims the Government has been pro-active in addressing the growing problem of graduate unemployment – but the reality is totally different. The Government has a target of [...]

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A fatal flaw in one of the Government’s key job-creation initiatives means it has been a total flop, reaching just 6% of its 2010 job-creation target, Fine Gael Innovation & Research Spokesperson Deirdre Clune TD has warned. The Government’s Employer Job (PRSI) Incentive Scheme was launched with great fanfare during the last Budget. Batt O’Keeffe [...]

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Fine Gael Innovation & Research Spokesperson Deirdre Clune TD has expressed her disappointment at the announcement of 55 job losses at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Cork together with changes to shift patterns which will result in 66 fewer jobs. The Cork TD criticised the Government for the lack of any credible job creation policy and its [...]

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Fine Gael Innovation Spokeswoman Deirdre Clune TD has said she is ‘stunned’ that the Taoiseach has only now realised that Ireland is in the grip of its worst ever unemployment crisis. Speaking before the Taoiseach was due to meet a range of State agencies, all of which report regularly to the Government anyway, Deputy Clune [...]

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Cork Fine Gael TD Deirdre Clune has called for extra resources for Cork’s TB services to get the immunisation programme back on track and remove the current backlog. A two year waiting list in the Cork area for the BCG vaccine is totally unacceptable. The recent TB outbreak in a Cork primary school resulted in [...]

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Fine Gael Innovation & Research Spokesperson Deirdre Clune TD has warned that the Government is squandering a vital opportunity to capitalise on the high uptake of maths and science subjects in the Junior Cert. These results offer signs of hope for the future, but only if the Government seizes the potential now. Over 88% of [...]

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