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County Winners announced for the 2023 ZEVI Electric Vehicle Dealership of the Year Awards

27 January 2023: Zero Vehicles Emissions Ireland (ZEVI), a dedicated office within the Department of Transport, and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today announced the winners of ZEVI’s EV Dealership of the Year Awards which is now in its second year. These awards recognise and reward excellence in the promotion and sales of electric vehicles (EV) in Ireland.

Publication of the Civil Defence Bill 2023

The new Civil Defence Bill 2023 and associated Explanatory Memorandum was today, 25th January 2023, published on the Houses of the Oireachtas website.

Minister McConalogue opens 2023 Nitrates Derogation applications 2023

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD, today announced that 2023 Nitrates Derogation applications can now be submitted using the Department’s on-line portal, www.agfood.ie

Credit Demand Survey April 2022 – September 2022

The Department of Finance has today published the latest in its series on SME Credit Demand Surveys which covers the period April 2022– September 2022

Minister Calleary encourages Irish businesses to prepare for new European Sustainability Reporting Standards

Minister of State with responsibility for Company Regulation at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Dara Calleary T.D., today held a webinar on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which entered into force on January 5th, 2023. EU Member States now have 18 months in which to transpose the directive into law.

Improved planning regime takes step closer with publication of Draft Planning and Development Bill 2022

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, the Minister of State for Planning and Local Government, Kieran O’Donnell TD, and the Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan TD, have welcomed the publication today of the Draft Planning and Development Bill 2022.

Address by Micheál Martin TD - Tánaiste - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence UNP 2-45 UNIFIL Thursday, 26 January 2023

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Minister O’Brien welcomes figures showing highest annual housing supply in over a decade

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has welcomed the new dwelling completions figures for Q4 2022, published by the CSO this morning, which showed 29,851 new dwellings were completed in 2022

Our Rural Future: Minister Humphreys announces successful applicants under Stage 1 of the LEADER programme

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, today (Thursday January 26th) announced the details of the 46 applicant groups who were successful under Stage 1 of the 2023-2027 LEADER programme.

Speech by Minister Heather Humphreys at the Opening Ceremony Future Forum on Rural Development (ZFLE), Berlin, 25th January 2023

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September  4th,  2023

Increased use of speed detection cameras authorised by Minister McEntee and Garda Commissioner

December  29th,  2022

Minister McConalogue announces International Development Assistance funding of €28.9 million for 2022

December  28th,  2022

Department of Health and Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage announce €1m for initiatives to support the health and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugees

November  18th,  2022

Government announces commencement of tender process for iconic Narrow Water Bridge

November  16th,  2022

Digitisation of the 1926 Census

August  8th,  2022

Taoiseach releases white tailed sea eagle chicks in significant biodiversity initiative to restore a native and once extinct bird to Irish skies

August  2nd,  2022

Ministers Humphreys and O’Brien announce over €1.5 million for The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Protestant Aid

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