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Minister of State with Special Responsibility for Rural Economic Development, Ms. Ann Phelan, T.D., today (Friday, 22 January 2016) announced the publication of a Framework Policy for Local and Community Development in Ireland, which was approved recently by Government...

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, T.D., today announced the allocation of €13.5 million in 2016 for sustainable transport projects in our regional cities...

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. has signed a statutory instrument to introduce management measures from the start of February for non-commercial pot fishing for crab and lobster...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD, is encouraging visitors to Holiday World exhibition at the RDS this weekend to visit the Passport Office stand where they can get advice from members of staff and view samples of the new passport card which has been a huge success since the Minister launched it in 2015...

The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, has today (Thursday) announced more than €400,000 in funding for arts organisations across the country. The funding is being allocated as part of the Department’s Small Capital Grants Scheme and will be used to support...

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr Brendan Howlin TD, today welcomed the high level of compliance with Ireland’s Register of Lobbying. The register was established under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 to give transparency on ‘who is contacting whom about what’...

Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government, Alan Kelly has today (Wednesday 20th January, 2016) met with the EU Environment Commissioner Vella in Brussels to brief him on the Irish Government’s response to the recent flooding events in Ireland...

Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald T.D., has today launched the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021 which was agreed by the Government on 13 January 2016...

The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White, TD, today obtained Government approval for the reappointment of Ms. Noreen Wright to the Board of ESB for a second term of office. Ms. Wright will be reappointed as a Ministerial nominee to the Board with effect from 28 June 2016...

The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, will today travel to Davos to attend the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Taoiseach, who will visit from Wednesday 20 January to Friday 22 January, will promote Ireland in Davos as a key location for international business and investment...