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Mr Michael Ring TD, the Minister for Rural and Community Development and Minister of State, Mr Seán Canney TD today (Thursday 10 October) welcomed the funding allocations made available to the Department of Rural and Community Development as part of Budget 2020...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health Simon Harris and Minister for Health Promotion Catherine Byrne today announced that a HIV PrEP programme will begin from 4 November 2019...

The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD, and Minister of State for the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands, Seán Kyne TD, has announced details of €354m funding allocated in Budget 2020 – an increase of 5% on 2019 - which represents a cumulative increase of 17% for our culture, language and heritage over the last 2 years. ..

The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD, today published the Family Law Bill 2019. The main purpose of the Bill will be to amend the law in relation to divorce following the referendum on 24 May...

Minister Madigan - Budget 2020 Dáil Speech...

Budget 2020 Dáil Speech - Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD...

Increase of €1 billion since October 2016, Overall increase of 16.5% on 2019.

Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development John Halligan T.D., speaking at a budget press conference at Government Buildings today, announced a major investment package from the National Training Fund (NTF) in skills development.

Increase includes a multi-annual programme of €90 million for Technological Universities and a new initiative to promote Research Excellence

Budget increases by €360 million to €11.1 billion as special education, small schools and teaching principals benefit from new investment