97,000 Under 35s on Live Register as Govt turns blind eye to soaring youth unemployment

29. 5. 2008

Fine Gael Spokesperson for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD (Dublin West), has accused Tánaiste Mary Coughlan of turning a blind eye to the alarming rise of youth unemployment. [...]

Dublin West job losses mount as Creative Labs announces 50 lay-offs

28. 5. 2008

Fine Gael Enterprise Spokesman and local TD Leo Varadkar has today (Wednesday) expressed his deep regret at the announcement of 50 job losses at Creative Laboratories in Blanchardstown.   “This [...]

A Fairer Deal for Modern Living

27. 5. 2008

My colleague Phil Hogan launched a policy document last on the issue of management companies in residential areas. It contains detailed proposals on this subject, a summary of which can [...]

Lisbon Treaty Meetings

26. 5. 2008

Image via WikipediaI will be hosting four meetings on the Lisbon Treaty over the course of the next two weeks. The purpose of these meetings is to allow members of [...]

Partial roll back of Connolly Hospital cuts not good enough

26. 5. 2008

The decision to roll back some of the cuts at Connolly Hospital is ‘not good enough according’ to Fine Gael TD, Leo Varadkar.   ‘I understand a proposal to close [...]

SFX to lose a teacher due to broken promises in education

26. 5. 2008

St Francis Xavier Senior School in Roselawn is one of forty national schools around the country that will lose a teacher as a consequence of the Fianna Fail – Green [...]

Coughlan’s response to rip-off prices is ‘insult to consumers’

22. 5. 2008

Fine Gael Enterprise Spokesman Leo Varadkar TD has accused Tánaiste Mary Coughlan of insulting consumers by suggesting that a meeting with the toothless National Consumer Agency will tackle rip-off prices. [...]

50% increase in jobless men since election

22. 5. 2008

Young men losing their jobs at startling rate   Ordinary workers and families continue to suffer from Fianna Fáil’s botched handling of the economy as a new CSO analysis shows [...]

Gormley Cock Up Costs 50,000 People Their Right To Vote

19. 5. 2008

Fine Gael Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD has accused the Green Party of disenfranchising tens of thousands of young voters by waiting until two days before [...]

Cowen welcomed to Farmleigh & Dublin West

19. 5. 2008

Leo Varadkar, Fine Gael TD for Dublin West, has welcomed the news that Brian Cowen will take up residence in the Stewards Lodge in Farmleigh in Castleknock. The Taoiseach and [...]