Increases in payments to Dublin Fingal social welfare recipients begin this week
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell has said the continued strength of the tourism sector will greatly benefit the North County, particularly in terms of supporting small businesses and jobs in our local economy. “CSO figures have shown that the number of overseas visits to Ireland between December 2015 and February 2016 was 17.1% greater than in…
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, is delighted with the allocation of €1.5 million to the Swords Castle Cultural and Civic Quarter project. Deputy Farrell stated that this project will be a great boost to Swords in terms of revitalising the town, attracting more tourists to the area and providing vital social infrastructure for the greater community. “I…
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has welcomed the latest CSO tourism figures which show significant growth in the tourism sector since Fianna Fáil’s were booted from office. “The number of overseas visitors to Ireland has grown by 39% when the figures for quarter 3 in 2010 are compared to quarter 3 of this year, which translates as…
Fine Gael TD, for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has said that Sinn Féin’s latest tax bomb would wreck the recovery and put the economic progress of the North County at risk. “Sinn Féin’s pre-budget submission has revealed yet more tax hikes for working people and families that would damage the recovery. They have proposed €1.1 billion in new taxes,…
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has strongly criticised the alternative budget plans announced by Fianna Fáil and said they would threaten Ireland’s fragile economic recovery. “Fianna Fáil’s pre-budget submission provides further evidence of why they are not fit to be trusted with our economic recovery. They are clearly still addicted to high taxes and spending and they…
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has welcomed recent figures which show an increase of 18.5% in the number of jobs in the construction sector since this time last year. “The latest CSO figures show that 126,000 people are now employed in the construction sector, that’s an increase of almost 20,000 in twelve months. These are national figures…
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has said that the significant drop in the Live Register figures from every local social welfare office in Dublin Fingal, since the launch of the Action Plan for Jobs in 2012, indicates steady growth in the local economy in the North County. “Since the launch of the Action Plan for Jobs in…
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has said that “the Government’s Spring Economic Statement will set out the strategy to ensure that the benefits of the economic recovery will be felt in every household in the North County.” “The economic recovery is gaining momentum and the Government has a plan to ensure its benefits are felt in…
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell is encouraged by findings in the SME Credit Demand Survey which show that trading conditions for SMEs have improved significantly over the last six months. “The Credit Demand Survey has shown that trading conditions for SMEs improved in the period between April and September of this year. In fact, 84% of…