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Childrens’ Minister Charlie Flanagan and Tánaiste Joan Burton today announced that the afterschool childcare programme and the community employment childcare programme, will undergo...

Charlie Flanagan TD, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D. have today (08 July 2014) announced that the afterschool...

The Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, T.D., praised the determination and commitment of 46 young unemployed people from Tallaght, Clondalkin, Ballymun, Swords, Donabate, Lusk...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D., today (Friday, 4 July 2014) hosted the Department’s annual Pre-Budget Forum in the Conference Centre, Dublin Castle.  The Forum, moderated...

Mr. Charlie Flanagan T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, today announced that he has issued the first Performance Framework for the consideration of the Child and Family Agency, Tusla...

Mr. Charlie Flanagan T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, today announced that 31 local authorities have been granted funding to run events on National Play Day, which takes place this year on Sunday, 6th July...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D., has today welcomed the latest Live Register figures from the Central Statistics Office which show the unemployment rate continuing to fall...

Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government, today announced funding of €8.015m over the coming two years to 55 national community and voluntary organisations...

Ms Kathleen Lynch T.D., Minister for Disability, Equality, Mental Health & Older People today (Wednesday 25th June 2014) launched a new iFightDepression self-management programme...

Following the Government decision to establish a Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, the process...