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Housing and Planning Minister Jan O’Sullivan today launched a user-friendly guide to planning enforcement in Ireland. Speaking at the launch Minister O’Sullivan said...

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today launched new school self-evaluation guidelines to support schools to evaluate their own work and to set targets to improve teaching and learning...

15th November 2011 The Taoiseach, Tánaiste, President Higgins and Mrs Sabina Higgins pictured with Sam Stynes, collecting the award on behalf of her late husband Jim Stynes, one of the recipients...

Health Minister Dr. James Reilly and Ministers of State Kathleen Lynch & Alex White have today published Future Health: A Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Service 2012-2015. It sets out the main healthcare ...

Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte today welcomed the "digital dividend" so soon after the digital switchover, as ComReg announced their spectrum auction...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny welcomed the Prime Minister of Malta, the Hon. Dr Lawrence Gonzi, to Government Buildings today as part of ongoing engagement with EU Heads of Government in advance of Ireland assuming the EU Presidency...

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney today said that “the defence of our CAP funding remains at the core of the Irish Government’s stance...

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today warmly welcomed the start of construction of eight schools which are being delivered under the Public Private Partnership model. These are the first public sector projects to be funded under the PPP model since June 2010.

I welcome the positive result of the Children referendum. It is a historic day for the children of Ireland as it is the first time the Constitution of this Republic will recognise them as citizens in their own right...

Defence Minister Alan Shatter and Transport Minister Leo Varadkar today launched the ‘Be Winter-Ready’ 2012 - 2013 Information Campaign at the National Emergency Coordination Centre ...