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Nine in every ten children enrolled in early learning and care and school-age childcare settings (185,971 children in total) were in receipt of State subsidies provided through at least one of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs funding programmes.

Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services and Insurance, Michael D’Arcy TD, today welcomed the publication of the First Report of the National Claims Information Database (NCID) on private motor insurance in the Irish market.

Michael Ring, Minister for Rural and Community Development, has announced funding of €600,000 to support the provision of sensory facilities and equipment in public libraries.

€24 million Government funding under new Human Capital Initiative creates additional university and college places on 138 undergraduate courses

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD today launched Ireland’s Industry 4.0 Strategy at the Irish Manufacturing Research Centre in Mullingar to help firms respond to the transformation of the manufacturing sector being driven by new digital technologies.

New Targeted Youth Funding Scheme “UBU - Your Place Your Space“ launched

The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD today published the findings of a new Brexit survey, which was commissioned by her Department.

Today Minister Michael Creed took the opportunity to remind people again of the risk African Swine Fever (ASF) poses to the pig sector in Ireland and what those travelling over the Christmas period can do to prevent the introduction of this very serious disease into Ireland.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., reflected on the progress being made to ensure the long-term sustainability of fishing, ahead of the upcoming annual EU Fisheries negotiations taking place in Brussels on the 16 and 17 of December.

The Minister with Responsibility for Defence Mr Paul Kehoe, T.D., has awarded a contract for the provision of two new Maritime Patrol Aircraft for the Air Corps.