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The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today (Thursday 9 March) launched the new Primary Curriculum Framework for all primary and special schools.

The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar and the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman have announced the Government’s intention to hold a referendum on gender equality as recommended by the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality and the Special Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality.

The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, has today, March 8th 2023 launched a new public consultation forum to encourage members of the public, and civil society organisations, to submit their ideas for Ireland’s Open Government National Action Plan 2023-2025.

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin T.D. – together with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Tourism Ireland, the I.D.A., Enterprise Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs – will lead a trade mission in Los Angeles to promote the Irish screen industry and Ireland’s cultural power ahead of the Academy Awards this Sunday.

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., and the Minister of State with Responsibility for the Gaeltacht, Patrick O’Donovan T.D. today (8 March) announced a grant of up to €902,419 to be made available by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to Údarás na Gaeltachta for further development of the Emigrants and Diaspora Centre in Carna, Co. Galway.

The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, has secured agreement from the Cabinet for the DART+ South West rail project to enter the planning system

The President of Eurogroup and Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery, and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, will travel to Slovenia on 8th and 9th March 2023 to attend a conference on the “EU Economic governance framework reform – finding consensus to ensure sustainability and growth”.

Irish agri-food companies of all sizes are being encouraged to apply for grant funding to explore and seize exciting opportunities to develop new markets in Africa.

The Minister for Finance Michael McGrath TD has today (Wednesday) launched a public consultation seeking stakeholder views on the personal tax system.

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D, has announced that the 2022 Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environmental Scheme (GLAS) balancing payments have commenced this week