Fitzgerald announces continuation of scheme for inclusion of women in communities

With Ronanstown Women's CDP

-    Scheme to continue to give a voice to women
-    Government committed to ensuring supports for women’s groups are maintained

Local TD Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Justice and Equality, has announced the continuation of a scheme to promote social inclusion and equality for women. The scheme will in the future operate under the aegis of Minister Fitzgerald’s Department of Justice and Equality.

Speech at the British Irish Chamber of Commerce Annual Conference

Good Morning,

May I thank the Chair of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce, Aidan Lynch, for the kind invitation to address you this morning.  I would also like to thank the Chair of this session, Richard Eardley, for the opportunity to address you on the relevance of Europe to the British-Irish relationship.  I believe it is important that we celebrate the scale and potential of our trade links but also consider the strength of the relationship that goes well beyond trade.

Fitzgerald Welcomes €26 million Liffey Valley Extension

-    National economic recovery beginning to take root locally
-    450 new jobs to be created as extension of Shopping Centre gets underway
-    Investment to bring a new Penneys store, six new restaurants, a cinema upgrade and a new civic space

Local TD for Dublin Mid-West Minister Frances Fitzgerald has today (24th February 2015) welcomed the imminent €26 million extension of the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre as a “massive vote of confidence in our area as a commercial hub and evidence that national economic recovery is beginning to take root locally”.

'Cracking Down On Crime" - Address by Minister Fitzgerald

Fine Gael National Conference – Castlebar.

February 21st, 2015.

Colleagues,

If there's one thing Fine Gael has always stood for, it's preserving law and order. Our police service is called An Garda Síochána for a very good reason: their job is, first, last and always, to preserve the peace.

Op-Ed on Internet Safety

Local TD Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Justice & Equality, writes about her work to promote online safety and tackle cyberbullying, and outlines supports available for parents who wish to ensure safe online experiences for their children.*