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The Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, T.D., welcomes the publication by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of new COVID-19 Guidance on visitations to Long Term Residential Care Facilities. The new guidance aims to further support long-term residential care services (including nursing homes) and residents in planning visiting across all levels of the framework for restrictive measures in response to COVID-19 contained in the Government’s Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19...

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar T.D., alongside the Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English T.D., and Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien T.D. have today published a new voluntary Code of Conduct that has been agreed between landlords and business representatives for commercial renters...

The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD; and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, have today (Thursday) welcomed the commencement of the Stay and Spend Scheme which is aimed at consumers to help drive sales in the hospitality sector which has been negatively impacted as a result of COVID19...

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team...

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., chaired his first meeting of the Dairy Forum today, Wednesday 30th September, by video conference...

Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced the start of the National Fuel Scheme for the 2020 / 2021 season...

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, today (Wednesday, 30 September) announced the launch of a new partnership between the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) and Creative Ireland...

The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has today announced that she has secured Government approval for the drafting of a Family Court Bill...

Joe O’Brien TD, Minister of State for Community Development and Charities, at the Department of Rural and Community Development, today (Wednesday, 30 September) published the comprehensive independent review of the Community Services Programme by Indecon International Economic Consultants...

€744,739 from the Environment Fund allocated to Local Authorities under the Anti-Litter & Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant Scheme for public awareness and education initiatives at a local level...