Members of the Young Fine Gael (YFG) National Executive met with Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD to present this year’s Pre Budget Submission, aptly titled The Way Forward highlighting key areas where Budget 2022 could improve the lives of youth in Ireland. YFG President Art O’Mahony commented, “This pandemic has been particularly challenging for young … Continued
Young Fine Gael is proud to launch our national campaign “Cheaper Pints and Longer Nights” to help stimulate business and reduce the cost of going out. We are calling on the government to introduce a twelve-month suspension of VAT and excise duty on the sale of alcohol and soft drinks in pubs and restaurants in order to boost … Continued
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
Young Fine Gael and Fine Gael LGBT have jointly expressed their outrage at the HSE’s decision to discontinue its essential PrEP treatment clinic within the Gay Mens Health Service (GMHS). This comes on top of the continued closure of the GMHS testing service, which has not been open for a number of months. Eoghan Howe, … Continued
Young Fine Gael notes the recent comments on the Mercosur Trade Deal by An Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, that “it would be wrong to ask Irish farmers to embrace stringent measures, on the one hand, while significant damage continues to be inflicted on the Amazon”. He also stated that he has “raised this matter at EU … Continued
Young Fine Gael is calling on the Government to repeal the young-employee sub-rates, which are contained in the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, and that the full Minimum Wage should be granted to young workers. At present, the National Minimum Wage is €10.10 per hour. However, Sections 14(a) and 15 of the Act provides that … Continued
Young Fine Gael and Fine Gael LGBT have both welcomed the restoration of the Gender Recognition (Amendment Bill) 2017 and the Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018 to the Order Paper of Seanad Éireann. These bills had lapsed at the dissolution of both Houses of the Oireachtas earlier this year. They will both now resume … Continued