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I was delighted to be invited here today to officially launch a new Irish business - Theirishstore.com. This is a new export-led business that will provide a virtual shop window for Irish made crafts and goods targeted principally at...

The devastating economic legacy inherited by this Government demands that we fundamentally re-examine what we do and look for new approaches. Our economic difficulties may be...

I am delighted to join you today as we celebrate the projects chosen for this year’s Annual Showcase and the very talented and hard-working teams responsible for them. This year’s Showcase is extra special as it marks the 10th anniversary of Young Social Innovators....

Ireland is currently experiencing a very challenging and difficult time. This Government, in its Programme for Government, has produced a credible plan to restore confidence and growth in our economy. Part of this plan is the Jobs Initiative announced today by my colleague...

Today’s Initiative is one more step in delivering the promise in the Programme for Government to get Ireland working again.This Government has inherited an enormous and unprecedented economic challenge. We are determined to meet this challenge head on....

I am very happy to open this first Europe Day debate in the Dáil and to commemorate the sixty-first anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. Today’s debate represents the fulfilment of an important commitment in the Programme for Government...

I am delighted to be back here in the heart of Dublin’s ‘Digital Docklands’ to launch the campaign Getting Irish Business Online. It is a continuing and welcome vote of confidence in Ireland that many of the worlds’ leading...

Any of us in medicine know that if we’re at a party, and if people hear we’re a nurse or a doctor, sooner or later, they’re going to ask for free medical advice. Not for themselves, of course. They just have this “very good friend who’s having a bit of a problem…”...

According to a recent RTE radio programme in a ghost estate in Co. Longford there is a man driving a red Maserati with a sticker on the back window that reads "it seemed like a good idea at the time". Lots of other...

And on behalf of those for whom you carry out these duties, the public, I thank you for your hard work and the dedication you bring to this most important role in the criminal justice system.Since my appointment as Minister, I have visited a number of prisons...