Young Fine Gael welcomes the publication yesterday of the government’s White Paper detailing the introduction of a new system to ensure the protection and safety of asylum seekers. Young Fine Gael voted overwhelmingly at our summer school in 2018 to support an end to the Direct Provision system and raised the organisation’s view regularly through … Continued
Young Fine Gael is horrified by the release of thousands of intimate photos of women without any of their consent. We are even more disturbed at a number of vile comments that have been made on social media in relation to the actions of many of the pictured women. We stand in solidarity with these … Continued
Following a meeting with the Taiwanese Permanent Representative to Ireland yesterday (Tuesday, 20th October), the Young Fine Gael International Committee has called on the Irish Government to follow the European Union and a number of our fellow Member States by formally establishing a representative office in Taipei. During the meeting with Representative Pierre Tzu-pao Yang, … Continued
Young Fine Gael has called on the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Innovation & Science, Simon Harris to launch a review of the SUSI Grant Process as soon as possible. The organisation believes that the review should mainly focus on the current eligibility criteria – as well as the current maintenance payments. YFG also … Continued