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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD welcomed the publication today of the results of the...

The Government Chief Whip, Minister Paul Kehoe T.D., today announced the Government’s Legislative Programme for the Summer 2013 Parliamentary session. Speaking after today’s Cabinet meeting which approved the Legislative Programme...

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, today announced the publication of the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013. This short Bill is necessary to transpose in full the criminal...

In addition to the official visit of President Higgins to Strasbourg to address the European Parliament on Wednesday, this week’s plenary session will be a busy week for the Presidency, with Minister of State Creighton representing the Council...

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD has welcomed the commitment by Director Generals for Fisheries of EU Member States (meeting at the National Seafood Centre, Clonakility on Tuesday 16th April) to achieve...

The Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dinny McGinley T.D., has announced today (Tuesday 16th April, 2013) that he is sanctioning a €63,000 grant to Coláiste UISCE, Co. Mayo, to enable them to...

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen; welcome to Ireland and welcome to Dublin. It is my great pleasure to open the CBRNe World Convergence – All Hazards Response 2013 conference and exhibition...

Speaking today, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, said "There is a report today of 150 business leaders being present at a dinner on Thursday last addressed by a widely respected member of the judiciary...

The Minister once again reiterates that it is his and the Government’s view that an independent judiciary and courts system is a cornerstone of our constitutional democracy. The Minister again confirms that within Constitutional parameters there...

Minister Shatter welcomes publication by European Commission of Information Booklet on ‘The EU Rights of Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings’. The information booklet ‘The EU rights of victims of trafficking in human beings’...

 

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