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Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Sean Fleming TD today (Wednesday 27 April) launched Ireland’s first Women in Finance Charter at Euronext Dublin.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, TD, today (Wednesday) met his counterpart, US Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) headquarters in Washington DC, for a wide-ranging discussion.

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, T.D., will travel to the United States from 27 to 29 April for a number of meetings and engagements in Washington, D.C. and Boston.

“I am aware of allegations published in relation to a board member of An Bord Pleanála recently, allegations which have been denied by the member concerned.

The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD has noted today’s publication of the latest statistics on victims and suspected offenders of serious crimes recorded by An Garda Síochána.

Following this morning’s Cabinet meeting, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien today provided an update on his Department’s work in relation to the Ukrainian crisis.

• Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced the appointment of five Ordinary Members to the Charities Regulator.

Government Chief Whip Jack Chambers TD has published the legislative programme which contains 34 bills for publication and priority drafting for the forthcoming Oireachtas session.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 1,236 PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19. In addition, on Monday 25 April, 1,601* people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. As of 8am today, 477 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 33 are in ICU.

The Minister for Overseas Development Aid and the Diaspora, Colm Brophy, T.D., today announced the award of €2 million to four Irish based International NGOs in support of their work on the ground in Ukraine, Poland and Moldova responding to the needs of those affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.