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EU to consider scrapping Daylight Savings Time – MEP Kelly

Published: Fri, 09 February 2018

Seán Kelly MEP and Leader of the Fine Gael delegation in the European Parliament has welcomed the Parliament’s vote in favour of reviewing the bi-annual time change across Europe.

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EU-ETS: MEP Kelly ensures fair deal for dairy sector

Published: Tue, 06 February 2018

Amendments made by Seán Kelly MEP (Ireland South) and leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament will ensure the dairy sector gets a fair deal under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) with proper assessments, following a vote in the European Parliament today (Tuesday). Mr Kelly welcomed the adoption of the final text on […]

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Kelly welcomes European Commission adoption of Plastics Strategy

Published: Tue, 30 January 2018

Leader of the Fine Gael Delegation in the European Parliament Seán Kelly MEP welcomed the European Commission’s adoption of the first-ever Europe-wide strategy on plastics this month, as part of the transition towards a more circular economy.

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Seán Kelly hosts Clare farmers petitioning the European Parliament

Published: Tue, 23 January 2018

Seán Kelly MEP (Ireland South) has confirmed that the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee will request that the Department of Agriculture reviews the case of a Co Clare husband and wife who were refused cattle identity tags and suffered financially as a result. The case will also be referred to the Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture for […]

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Kelly secures target of 35pc renewables by 2030, surpassing Commission proposal

Published: Wed, 17 January 2018

The European Parliament today strongly backed the target to make 35 percent of the EU’s energy supply come from renewable sources by 2030, following today’s vote on the Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources report which Seán Kelly MEP negotiated for the EPP Group. The Parliament’s call for the higher target surpasses […]

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