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The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence and Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD, is travelling to Lebanon this morning (25 January) for a visit during which he will meet members of the 121st Infantry Battalion UNIFIL, one of whom, Private Seán Rooney was killed on 14 December.

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin has today congratulated the Irish Oscar nominees for the upcoming 95th Academy Award ceremony.

Minister McConalogue has launched a consultation process on a review of the 2012 Herring Management Policy, in relation to the quantity of herring set aside from the southern North-West herring stock (Herring 6A South) for smaller/ inshore fishing vessels.

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has today (Tuesday 24 January 2023) received Government approval to publish the General Scheme of the Health (Abolition of Public Inpatient Charges) Bill 2023.

Minister of State of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett welcomed the significant progress highlighted in the Organic Strategy Forum report published today

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, will introduce the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill for Second Stage debate in the Dáil later today.

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys and Minister of State Joe O’Brien, have today set out the details of the €50 million Community Recognition Fund.

The Minister for Finance Michael McGrath TD has today (Tuesday), announced the publication of a public consultation process on the transposition of the EU credit servicers’ and credit purchasers’ directive.

Ministerial approval has been obtained to continue to provide funding to Sail Training Ireland for three more years from this year, 2023. This funding will be used to provide sail training to young persons from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, today visited Co Meath. Minister O’Brien officially opened 96 new social homes in Dunshaughlin and visited the site in Ashbourne where a further 74 homes are under construction. In total, 170 social homes are being delivered across the two sites.