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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team...

Second Stage Opening Speech 4 November 2020...

The Minister of State for Mental Health & Older People, Mary Butler TD, today announced the appointment of Mr John Saunders as independent chair of the National Implementation and Monitoring Committee (NIMC), which will be responsible for driving and overseeing the implementation and roll out of Sharing the Vision – a Mental Health Policy for Everyone...

4 November 2020 Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English T.D. and Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Company Regulation and Digital, Robert Troy T.D., will today jointly chair a forum with the Social Partners to discuss redundancy & insolvency issues...

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has given a firm commitment that the SuperValu TidyTowns competition will proceed in 2021...

Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan TD, has welcomed the first UN International Day Against Violence and Bullying in Schools including Cyberbullying. The first Thursday in November each year is now designated as the International Day Against Violence and Bullying in Schools including Cyberbullying...

Government Task Force on Emergency Planning...

3rd November 2020 Are there are plans to reverse notice served on the many new Irish who last Friday (Oct 30th) were advised as to the rejection of their appeals for leave to remain from INIS? Many have spent the past four to five years in Direct Provision and during this time have become very much part of our local communities. They have been issued with five days to leave the State voluntarily or face deportation

The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD are delighted to announce the launch of a new initiative that will see three new education programmes to upskill registered post-primary teachers to teach mathematics, physics and Spanish...

Statement of the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar T.D., Dáil Éireann, Tuesday 3 November 2020...