Security in the country - particularly during the presidency of the Council of the European Union - will be taken extremely seriously.

the best interests of the child must be to the fore in efforts to tackle homelessness.

financial crime is "not a victimless crime", adding "behind every fraud, scam and money laundering operation are real victims, real communities and real economic consequences"

These are difficult, sensitive issues and it was my expressed wish that members of my parliamentary party would vote the way they wished to on this issue ...

I think that is quite healthy and there is a strong case for more opportunities for TDs to be allowed outside of the whip system.

I'm going to call it out every time.

Successive Budgets have increased the point at which workers enter the higher rate of income tax, helping people keep more of what they earn.

A protest is a protest, and protest is a perfectly legitimate thing in any democracy, and I'm never concerned around protest.

I think those learnings are that people have the right to protest but they don't have the right to blockade critical infrastructure.

There's certainly learnings from that last time - there's no doubt about that.

But lawlessness is not part of our democracy. This is a country of rules and laws and they will be enforced without fear or favour.

I'm not going to tolerate an à la carte approach to Government policy on dereliction. I'm going to call it out every time.

Our responsibility is to ensure that any discussion about the future is informed, inclusive and grounded in reality.

Success will not be measured by the amount of tax collected, but rather by the number of properties restored and homes created.

There isn't an arbitrary number, it's a judgment call based on what is a prudent use of taxpayers' money, and all of these things are a balance.

We will look at this in the round, based on the decision of whether it is a prudent use of the people's resources to continue or not.

Fine Gael believes that reconciliation, not triumphalism, that persuasion must come before politics, and that respect must be at the heart of every conversation.

This conversation is an essential step in building a new and better Ireland.

We cannot be passive observers to change. Nor can we approach questions on the future constitutional status of this Island through slogans, sentimentality, or simplistic assumptions, as some other political parties on this island do.

As we prepare Budget 2027, we will consider further increases in that threshold as a practical way of ensuring wage growth translates into higher take-home pay.

Some local authorities are doing a very good job at tackling dereliction. And some are appalling at it. Appalling.

It was RTÉ who was very critical of this issue. It was very good journalism by RTÉ.

Unity is not an event but a process requiring leadership, planning and patience.

The primary objective of the measure is to support the revitalisation of communities by bringing long-term derelict buildings back into productive use.

It’s about this being an exciting journey that people want to be on, and it’s about being honest with people, what are the costs, what would look different in relation to public services, what are the benefits.