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Energy Minister Pat Rabitte today launched Better Energy – The National Upgrade Programme, a programme that is designed to ensure more opportunities for householders and businesses to reduce their...

Environment Minister Phil Hogan is pictured launching the 2011 programme of Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL)'s Anti Litter League today in Merrion Square...

"Taking just two minutes to check the battery in a smoke alarm could save lives. Working Smoke Alarms save lives, pure and simple. So during this bank holiday weekend..."

I would like to thank the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Ireland (CIWM) for the opportunity to address your conference here this morning. I’d like to thank your Secretary Toddy Cuthbert...

Speaking at the Teagasc National Bioenergy Conference in Tullamore today, Minister of State McEntee emphasised the important contribution that the agriculture and forestry sectors have to play...

Minister Rabbitte today announced the opening of the Electric Vehicle grant scheme. All vehicles with CO2 emissions of less than 75g CO2 per km will be eligible for a purchase subsidy of up to €5,000...

Heritage Minister Jimmy Deenihan today opened a public seminar at Dublin Castle on Skellig Michael, one of Ireland’s two World Heritage properties...

Justice Minister Shatter has announced his intention to bring forward proposals to reform and streamline landlord and tenant law and has invited submissions from interested parties...

"This new water utility company will take over responsibility for managing and supervising investment in water services infrastructure and to manage the domestic water metering programme..."

Speaking in the Dáil today Minister Hogan outlined a range of measures in relation to waste policy to be finalised by year-end. During the debate he stressed that “The Government’s intention is to ensure the development of an efficient...