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The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D. brought to Cabinet yesterday, Tuesday 21st March, 2023 a new government initiative aimed at supporting SME participation in public procurement.

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, will today (Wednesday 22 March) introduce legislation in the Dáil aimed at abolishing adult public in-patient charges in public hospitals from next month.

Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI), an office within the Department of Transport, has confirmed the maximum private vehicle car grant will be set at €3,500 for applications from July 1, 2023, down from the current maximum of €5,000.

The Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Hildegarde Naughton TD today launched the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026.

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney T.D. today welcomed the appointment of Michael Lohan as CEO of IDA Ireland. The appointment was announced by the Board of IDA Ireland.

The Minister for Justice, Simon Harris TD, has today announced that a new recruitment campaign for An Garda Síochána will open for applications this Friday, 24 March 2023, for three weeks.

The Government has today (21 March) approved the Defence Forces’ continued participation in the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) for a further twelve months.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today announced a €1 billion co-funded investment in employment, skills, social inclusion and poverty in Ireland.

The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD, today (20 March) reviewed the 67th Infantry Group, who will shortly deploy to the Golan Heights as part of the United Nations’ Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).

Speaking at the Agrifish Council, Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue today emphasised the importance of ongoing transparency and clarity regarding the impact of Free trade agreements on the European Agriculture Sector.