AN TAISCE TO BE INVITED TO OIREACHTAS TRANSPORT COMMITTEE Statement by Brendan Griffin TD (FG) Kerry Wednesday, 25 February 2015 THE Oireachtas Transport Committee is to invite An Taisce to appear before it following a request by Kerry Fine Gael TD, Brendan Griffin. Deputy Griffin made the request so that members of the Committee would […]

Tuesday, 17th February 2015 New policies for small schools are a welcome step in the right direction – Griffin “Two new policies to support the sustainability of small schools announced today by the Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, while not all encompassing, are a welcome step in the right direction for rural communities”, […]

Minister Visits Small Kerry Schools Statement by Brendan Griffin TD (FG) Kerry February 12th 2015 KERRY Fine Gael TD, Brendan Griffin, brought Junior Minister for Education, Damien English, on a tour of some small schools in South Kerry on Thursday. While in the county, Minister English visited Tuosist and Lauragh schools about threshold numbers and […]

Brendan Griffin Kerry Monday, 9th February 2015 47.5% increase in goods vehicles sold indicates business is on the up – Griffin “The latest CSO figures show that the number of new goods vehicles licensed in January 2015 was up by 47.5% from January 2014. New businesses are investing in vehicles and existing businesses are showing […]

First Day of New Kerry/Dublin Flights Statement by Brendan Griffin TD Sunday, February 1st, 2015 KERRY Fine Gael TD, Brendan Griffin, says that the continuation of the Kerry/Dublin flights, which were due to have ceased today, is a major boost for access to and from Kerry. The Government has decided to continue subsidising the four […]