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Minister Harris announces roll-out of €300,000 in funding for Travellers in Higher Education

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today (Monday) announced the roll-out of €300,000 in funding to support students from the Traveller community...

Minister Harris launches 8 week campaign to help educate students and staff to deal with disclosures of sexual harassment and violence

Minister Harris has today (Monday) launched an eight week social media campaign aimed at helping education students and staff in higher education institutions manage disclosures of sexual harassment and violence...

Minister Harris meets EU Ministers for Research & Innovation to discuss their contribution to the Recovery and Resilience Plans in response to the COVID -19 pandemic

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today (Friday) met with EU Ministers on the role of Research & Innovation in the Recovery and Resilience Plans in rebuilding economies and societies post pandemic...

Statement on Mother and Baby Homes Confidential Committee Audio Recordings

On Monday 21st February, the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters notified the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth...

Minister O’Gorman announces gradual lifting of restrictions on delivery of early learning and childcare services from 8 March

The announcement comes as part of the COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021 - The Path Ahead approved by Government...

Pandemic Unemployment Payment & Enhanced Illness Benefit to continue until end June – Minister Humphreys

PUP to remain open to new entrants; rates to remain unchanged...

Minister O’Brien asks all Government Departments to provide detail on their engagement with the C&V sector

Minister Joe O’Brien, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development with special responsibility for Community Development and Charities...

Minister of State Anne Rabbitte announces €5m funding for 9 additional Respite Houses nationally including first to open – St Gabriel’s Children’s Respite House in Mungret, Limerick

Minister Rabbitte today announced funding has been provided to the HSE to open St Gabriel’s Children’s Centre–based Respite Service in Mungret, Limerick...

Update on Payments Awarded for Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment and Enhanced Illness Benefit

473,400 receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week, a decrease of 4,252 on last week...

Bilateral Meeting between Taoiseach and Catholic Church leaders

Bilateral Meeting between Taoiseach and Catholic Church leaders...

 

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September  4th,  2023

Increased use of speed detection cameras authorised by Minister McEntee and Garda Commissioner

December  29th,  2022

Minister McConalogue announces International Development Assistance funding of €28.9 million for 2022

December  28th,  2022

Department of Health and Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage announce €1m for initiatives to support the health and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugees

November  18th,  2022

Government announces commencement of tender process for iconic Narrow Water Bridge

November  16th,  2022

Digitisation of the 1926 Census

August  8th,  2022

Taoiseach releases white tailed sea eagle chicks in significant biodiversity initiative to restore a native and once extinct bird to Irish skies

August  2nd,  2022

Ministers Humphreys and O’Brien announce over €1.5 million for The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Protestant Aid

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