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I am pleased to have this opportunity to brief the House ahead of the next meeting of the European Council in Brussels. As the House will be aware, this was to have taken place next Monday...

Leaders' Questions took place in the Dáil today at 10.30am. The full session can be viewed below, divided into segments by speaker...

The Minister for Finance, Mr Michael Noonan, TD, today announced that the Government had approved the publication of the Report of the Inter-Departmental Group on Mortgage Arrears. On publication of the Report...

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D., will start a visit to Japan and Korea tomorrow until Saturday, 15 October. The Tánaiste’s visit will strengthen bilateral political and economic relations...

At its meeting today, the Government decided to nominate Judge Michael White who is currently a Judge of the Circuit Court and Mr. Kevin Cross, S.C., for appointment by the President to the High Court....

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD congratulated the Irish Competitors on their success at the Worldskills Competition in London. The WorldSkills competition recognises excellence in traditional...

The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan T.D. was informed yesterday by Mr. Peter Stewart of his resignation from the Board of the National Asset Management Agency...

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has welcomed the commitment by the main educational publishers to give substantial discounts to schools that run book rental schemes....

Their Excellencies, the Ambassadors of the Republic of Hungary, India, Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of Singapore and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, presented their Letters of Credence to the President at Áras an...

In Luxembourg this morning (Tuesday 11 October) the Minister of State for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton T.D., set out Ireland’s priorities for EU action to restore confidence and stability in the Eurozone....