Minister Fitzgerald welcomes over €1.5 million funding for traffic & cycle lane improvements in Clondalkin, Lucan & Palmerstown

-    Improvements to enhance quality of life for local families
-    National Transport Authority funding to South Dublin County Council will lead to major improvements in traffic and greater options for cyclists and pedestrians

New Post Office for Lucan Area

Local TD Frances Fitzgerald has today (3rd February) welcomed the news that a new Post Office will open in the coming months to service the Lucan area.

She said: "An Post have informed me that the new Lucan Post Office will open in Ballyowen Eurospar Shopping centre by the end of March. The new office will complement the existing offices in Lucan village and Dodsboro and allow for a better service for residents in the greater Lucan area.

Minister Fitzgerald “disappointed” at Council approval of fast food outlet

Local TD Frances Fitzgerald today (2nd February) said she was “extremely disappointed” at the decision by South Dublin County Council to grant permission for a fast food outlet at the former Abtree unit in Supervalu, Lucan.

Taoiseach and Minister for Justice visit Garda College Templemore as 100 new recruits start training

- 300 recruits currently training in Garda College
- Minister Fitzgerald says: “today’s intake builds on the Government’s promise of seamless ongoing recruitment”

In the third intake to the Garda College in a matter of months, 100 new recruits entered training in Templemore today (2nd February). Marking this day, the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, the Tánaiste, Joan Burton TD and the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD joined Garda Commissioner Noírín O’Sullivan at Templemore.

Op-Ed by Minister Fitzgerald on Ireland's role in the EU fight against terrorism

Ireland isn’t immune to international terrorism - We have to work closely and effectively with all our European partners in dealing with this threat

January 30th 2015

(An edited version of this Op-Ed appeared in today's Irish Independent)

Yesterday's meeting in Riga with my European colleagues on the Justice and Home Affairs Council  took place under the dark shadow of the recent terrorist events in Paris and Brussels.