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I am delighted to be here at this important conference on China’s economy and its global impacts. I commend the Confucius Institute at UCD and the Chinese Economic Association for their decision to host the...

We are today publishing the Commission of Investigation Report into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne. We should be clear about one thing.This is not a report about some terrible wrongs that were done long ago....

Today, my colleague Minister Shatter & I, with the approval of Government, are publishing the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Diocese of Cloyne....

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to appear before the Select Committee today. I look forward to a constructive discussion covering the 2011 estimates for my Department’s group of Votes and the recent Stability...

I move, "That the Bill be now read a second time." IntroductionThe Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011 is a short but important Bill. The Bill contains three important electoral reforms. It amends the terms of..

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to address you at the beginning of your Delegate Conference here in Killarney. We meet at a critical time for the future of our country...

let me wish the Institute a happy birthday as it marks twenty years of activity this year. In those two decades the Institute and its staff have made a large and very valued contribution to informed...

I am very happy to be in a position to speak to you today and in this particular venue. This Conference is an important opportunity for all of us to come together to review the progress ...

The primary purpose of this Bill is to provide the legislative basis which will allow for the formal establishment of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and for the transfer of certain functions from the Minister for...

Last week’s meeting of the European Council focussed on number of issues of vital interest for the future of the Union and its citizens. On Thursday evening we discussed economic...