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As we approach the end of the year, the final tally of passports issued in 2022 now stands at 1,080,000 which sets a new annual record for the Irish Passport Service.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today announced the roll-out of up to 10 new apprenticeship programmes in 2023.

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, today announced funding of €28.9 million from his Department for international development for 2022.

Minister Naughton, Minister O’Brien, and Paul Dunne, Chief Executive Officer, Local Government Management Agency, today announced the allocation of €1 million to Local Authority Community Response Forums across the country.

The Government on the nomination of the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin TD, has appointed Dara Calleary as Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD, today (Wednesday) had Government-to-Government meetings with his Japanese counterparts in Tokyo, as part of the Minister’s agri-food trade mission to Japan and South East Asia.

Taoiseach Michéal Martin TD has laid the foundation stone for Phase 2 of the Ulster Canal project, marking the beginning of works which will see the section of the canal between Clones and Clonfad in Co. Monaghan restored.

The group of early-stage female entrepreneurs, who took part in the latest ACORNS programme, doubled their combined turnover to €3.1m in just six months.

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, have today announced over €1.5 million in funding to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) and Protestant Aid.

The Government has reached agreement on Sectoral Emissions Ceilings which will ensure Ireland plays a leading role in combatting climate change and leave the planet in a better shape for our children.