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Update from the National Public Health Emergency Team

The Minister for Education and Skills announced a special €10 million fund to support the purchase of technology and devices for disadvantaged students.

All Mass Gatherings have been restricted since the March 24th. Further health advice will be updated in advance of May 5th...

Minister for Finance and for Public Expenditure and Reform, published the Government’s Stability Programme Update 2020 (SPU).

Government Statement regarding the Cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19...

The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton T.D. today (Wednesday the 15th of April 2020) announced that all major telecoms providers have committed to a number of measures to help people stay in touch and work from home during Covid 19...

The public health measures, introduced on 27 March 2020 to halt the progress of Covid-19, necessarily imposed restrictions on many areas of the economy including the construction sector...

At the Department of Health today, Minister for Health Simon Harris TD launched a mental health and wellbeing initiative aimed at supporting the diverse mental health needs of the public during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Following a meeting this morning between An Taoiseach, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, and the Minister for DPER/Finance, a pathway to introduce measures already outlined for the Childcare Sector has been agreed.

Leaving Certificate written examinations postponed until late July/August. Junior Cycle examinations in June replaced with school-based exams and assessments early in the new school year