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The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, today published the Scheme of a Bill to create a criminal offence of withholding information relating to the commission of arrestable offences, including...

We are today publishing the Commission of Investigation Report into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne. We should be clear about one thing.This is not a report about some terrible wrongs that were done long ago....

Today, my colleague Minister Shatter & I, with the approval of Government, are publishing the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Diocese of Cloyne....

We want to acknowledge, first of all, that this report has been possible only because of the willingness of victims to tell their harrowing stories to the Commission...

The Government today approved changes to the Fuel Allowance and Household Benefits schemes that will bring annual savings of €65 million. Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, said: “While we want to protect...

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald TD has, today, told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health, Children and Youth Affairs that her new Department will leave a lasting legacy in ensuring that...

The preliminary results of the 2011 Census were published today,and a press conference was held at Government Buildings by the Central Statistics Office (CSO)....

Wednesday 29th June 2011 JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, was launched today by Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Social Protection Minister Joan Burton....

I move that "Dáil Eireann; Supports the need for a broad based amendment to the Constitution in relation to children and that, in accordance with the commitment given in the Programme for Government 2011, the wording...

Speaking at the launch of JobBridge, the new National Internship Scheme today (Wednesday 29th June 2011), Joan Burton TD, the Minister for Social Protection, said she was very encouraged by the positive feedback from many employers to the new National Internship Scheme...