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A new Bill proposing tougher sentencing for repeat burglars has been approved by the Government today...

I have today received the Report of the Working Group on Seanad Reform and held discussions with the Chairperson on its contents. Last December, I gave this independent Working Group a wide remit to propose Seanad reform within the constitutional parameters...

The Working Group on Seanad Reform has published its report. The Working Group saw as its principal objective the restructuring and reforming of Seanad Éireann to bring it...

Ministers Leo Varadkar and Kathleen Lynch have welcomed the agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and the Irish Medical Organisation for the delivery of free GP care for all children aged under 6...

The Exchequer Statement for the first quarter of 2015 shows that the Exchequer surplus at end quarter 1 2015 stood at €197 million...

A Ceremony to mark the 99th Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising will take place outside the GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin on Easter Sunday 5 April 2015 commencing at 12 noon...

The Taoiseach is in Longford today to visit the site where holiday resort firm Center Parcs plans to develop a forest holiday village, creating 1,000 jobs. The village...

Health Minister Leo Varadkar and Minister for Primary Care, Social Care & Mental Health Kathleen Lynch today announced further measures to reduce the problem...

A programme of commemorative events has been launched to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising....

This is the most fundamental change to Irish Agriculture in a generation. Since 1984, the industry has operated within a quota environment but now the shackles are off and the sector can start to realise its full potential...