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The Minister for Education & Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D. is calling on parents and students in particular to vote in the Children’s Referendum this Saturday 10th November. This is the first time that a referendum vote has taken place on a Saturday and...

The Government has approved the drafting of the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2012. The Bill will transpose into Irish law, Council Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA, which amends Council Framework Decision...

Today, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter, T.D., and Mr. Leo Varadkar T.D. Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, launched the ‘Be Winter-Ready’ 2012 - 2013 Information Campaign at the National Emergency...

A delegation of Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) including the leader of the ALDE group and former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, travel...

The Personal Insolvency Bill 2012 completed its passage through the Dáil yesterday (7 November 2012) and will shortly commence in the Seanad....

I would like to thank the Chairman and Committee members for inviting me to speak to you today in advance of the Ecofin Council of Ministers early next week. I would like to open by...

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore, T.D., has condemned the publication of tenders for the construction of 1,285 settlement housing units in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank by the Israeli authorities..

Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter, T.D., is to publish a consultation before the end of the year on his plans for bringing the Charities Act into force...

Jimmy Deenihan TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht today (Thursday 8 November, 2012) officially launches new online resources at the National Archives, - the Tithe...

The number of students staying in school to complete their second level education is now at its highest rate ever – more than 90%. The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has today published the “Report on...