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At its meeting today the Government approved the appointment of Mr Brian Purcell to the post of Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality with effect from 1st August 2011 on the retirement of Mr Sean...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today announced that a new further education and training authority called SOLAS (Seirbhísí Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna) is to be established....

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today released the results of testing carried out under the National Residue Control Plan (NCRP) for 2010. The NCRP, which is an important component of the...

The past, we are told, is a foreign country. Fifty years ago so much was different. The Everly Brothers were top of the charts, Spurs were league champions and a new broadcasting service called...

I am very pleased to be here today to present this Bill to the House. The purpose of the Bill is to encourage the greater use of community service as an alternative sanction to imprisonment. This Bill reflects the commitment...

The Government today, on the nomination of the Taoiseach, appointed Martin Fraser to be Secretary General to the Government and Secretary General of this Department...

Environment Minister Phil Hogan today briefed the media following a Cabinet meeting. The Minister began by speaking about the new household charge...

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today launched ‘Food Harvest 2020 Milestones for Growth’ his view of the journey and milestones which need to be reached to attain the eventual...

26th July 2011 Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Gilmore today visited the Norwegian Embassy in Dublin to sign...

The Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan TD today (Tuesday 26th July 2011) announced the introduction of a Household Charge of €100 to fund ...