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Update from the National Public Health Emergency Team

Minister Pippa Hackett, Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for land use and biodiversity, today welcomed the international recognition achieved by the Irish ‘Farming for Nature’ initiative amongst its international peers...

Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, today welcomed the re-enlistment of the first group of former personnel into the Army, Naval Service and the Air Corps...

Newly appointed Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney TD, attended this year’s Naval Service Commissioning Ceremony at the Naval base in Haulbowline, County Cork where 4 cadets of the 58th class were appointed to be Officers of the Permanent Defence Force...

Thomas Byrne, T.D., has been appointed Minister of State for European Affairs...

Today Thursday 2 July, Minister Colm Brophy TD began his first day as Minister of State with responsibility for Ireland’s international aid programme and for the Irish diaspora...

Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht, today (July 2) welcomed Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, the Irish Language and Sport and Government Chief Whip, Dara Calleary TD, to the Department, and said that she was looking forward to working in partnership with him across these important sectors...

Minister of State Josepha Madigan TD has today begun her new role at the Department of Education with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion...

An Exchequer deficit of €5,331 million was recorded to end-June 2020. This compares with a surplus of €260 million in the same period last year...

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien T.D., has today (2 July, 2020) welcomed the appointment of Peter Burke T.D. and Malcolm Noonan T.D. as Ministers of State within the Department...